Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997)NoticesNorms and Standards for Tariff Setting, 2024 - effective 1 April 2026Norms and Standards in respect of Tariffs for Sanitation Services supplied directly to consumers23. Procedure for setting sanitation tariffs |
A WSA/WSP must, before determining the tariff that it charges for sanitation services to its consumers:—
| (1) | estimate the revenue required to provide sanitation services on a sustainable basis for the current and projected period of a minimum of five (5) consecutive years for each system or sanitation services supply area within its area of jurisdiction on in accordance with regulation 24; |
| (2) | estimate the quantity of effluent discharge for the current and future period as stated under regulation 23(1) above for each system or sanitation services supply area within its area of jurisdiction; |
| (3) | propose a tariff structure that would provide the revenue required as determined in regulation 25; |
| (4) | consult with its consumers on its proposed tariffs and the assumptions that it used to determine the proposed tariffs; and |
| (5) | the WSA must complete the internal processes of tariff determination within the time- lines as provided for in the MFMA. |
| (6) | The tariffs must be submitted, on or before 15 April each year, to the Minister responsible for water and sanitation to monitor for the appropriateness of the tariffs in compliance with sections 10 and 62 of the Water Services Act, prior the implementation of the tariffs. |