From Saturday 1 July 2023, the below prices and charges apply to all non-residential/business customers.
For more information, see our 2023 - 2024 Pricing Guidelines.
Not a business customer? See our residential prices and charges for 2023 - 2024.
Flow Capacity Factor
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For non-residential/business customers, Flow Capacity Factor is used to calculate water and sewerage service charges.
Flow Capacity Factor is a numerical value (also referred to as a multiplier) attributed to a water meter, which indicates how efficient it is at allowing water to flow. Each multiplier represents the increased efficiency of larger water meters (>25mm) to draw water from our network compared to standard meters (≤25mm).
Combined Flow Capacity Factor (CFCF) is the combined total (Maximum = 156.25) of all multipliers (FCF’s) where there are multiple meters supplying a property.
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| Actual Meter Size |
Multiplier |
20mm
25mm
32mm
40mm
50mm
65mm
80mm
100mm
150mm
200mm
Maximum
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1
1
2.56
4
6.25
10.56
16
25
56.25
100
156.25 |
Water services
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| Urban Utilities distributor-retailer charge |
Per kilolitre |
| Usage x Price/kL |
Tier 1 Usage 2023-2024 (up to 822L per day)
Tier 2 Usage 2023-2024 (over 822L per day) |
$0.838
$1.742 |
| State bulk water charge |
Per kilolitre |
| Usage x Price/kL |
| State Bulk Water Charge 2023-2024^ |
$3.371 |
| Urban Utilities water service charge |
Daily Price |
| Combined Flow Capacity Factor x Daily Price x Days Charged |
| Water Service Charge 2023-2024 |
$0.647 |
Sewerage services
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| Urban Utilities Sewerage service charge |
Daily Price |
| Combined Flow Capacity factor x Daily Price x Days Charged x Discharge Factor* |
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Sewerage service charge 2023-2024 - Brisbane
Sewerage service charge 2023-2024 - Ipswich, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Lockyer Valley
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$1.995
$2.082
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| Urban Utilities Sewage disposal charge |
Per kilolitre |
| Usage x Discharge Factor x Domestic Strength Waste Price/kL ($2.45) |
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Sewage disposal charge 2023-2024
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$2.450
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Trade Waste
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| Urban Utilities Category 2 charge |
Per kilolitre |
| Usage x Discharge Factor x Category 2 Price/kL |
| Trade waste category 2 2023-2024 |
$1.050 |
| Urban Utilities Category 3 charge |
Per kilogram |
| Detailed in separate advice |
Suspended solids
BOD
Nitrogen
Phosphorus |
$1.950
$1.160
$2.940
$5.570 |
^ Set and controlled by the State Government. Urban Utilities simply passes it on at cost to customers on their bills without any mark-up.
* A percentage value identifying the proportion of water used at a property considered to be discharged back into our sewers. Discharge Factors are determined by Land Use Code and differ across property types and industries.
Want to learn more about our prices and tariffs? Download our 2023 - 2024 Pricing Guidelines