Water Fees

Fees & charges

Please note, all charges are GST inclusive unless indicated otherwise.

Services Consents (Connection/Disconnections to Public Infrastructure)

Description 2025/26 (GST incl.)
Application Fee - Connection / Disconnection / Flow Alteration - all schemes $750.00
Application Fee - Request to deviate from Downlands Policy $966.00
Inspection / Re-inspection fee for non-compliant works or missing information (per inspection) $400.00
Charge for works that are non-remedied after non-compliant inspectionMonthly fee per site - $300.00
New Connection - Water Infrastructure$3,000.00

Connections / Disconnections / Flow Alterations (Physical Works)

Description 2025/26 (GST incl.)
Connections - All pipe sizes - all schemes Actual cost + 10% admin fee
Disconnections - Permanent / Temporary / Reconnections Actual cost + 10% admin fee
Flow alterations - Jet Alterations - all schemes Actual cost + 10% admin fee

Backflow Preventor and Water Meter

Description 2025/26 (GST incl.)
Backflow Testing – By Owner Actual cost + 10% admin fee
Backflow Testing – By Council$550.00
Installation Actual cost + 10% admin fee

Sale Price of Water (per cubic metre)

(Invoiced after 1 July irrespective of time period covered)

Description 2025/26 (GST incl.)
Geraldine$1.10
Pleasant Point $1.10
Seadown $1.24
Temuka $1.10
Timaru $1.10
Winchester $1.10
Urban Tanker Filling Points  (per cubic metre)$4.50
Fixed Annual Line Fee (for connections charged on a volumetric basis)$658.00

Rural Schemes - Connection Fee

Description 2025/26 (GST incl.)
Downlands - per new connection (ie each additional tank)$7,875.00
Downlands - per Unit $9,660.00
Orari $840.00
Seadown $2,152.50
Te Moana Downs - per new connection (ie each additional tank) $7,875.00
Te Moana Downs - per Unit$9,660.00

Other Fees

Description2025/26 (GST incl.)
Bond to cover remedial work$850.00 minimum to 10% of estimated value of work
Damage to network infrastructure by third partyActual cost + 10% admin fee
Regularising an unauthorised take of water, including illegal use of standpipes (obtaining retrospective consent)Actual Cost
Upper Pareora Water Supply (annual charges) - per Tank Connection$726.60
Upper Pareora Water Supply (annual charges) - per Unit$290.85

Last updated: 01 Jul 2025