METERED CONSUMERS - TARIFF
 
 
Category
Qty of water
Rate/KL

Rs.P.
Minimum Rate Chargeable
(including sew charges)
 Rs.  P.
Frequency of 
billing
Domestic
Residential

(i)Domestic Residential premises (Other than Flats or Block or line of Houses)
Upto 10 KL
  2.50
Rs.50/- per month per dwelling unit (including sewerage charges)
Monthly
11 to 15KL
10.00
16 to 25 KL
15.00
Above 25 KL
25.00
(ii) Flats or houses in a Block of flats or line of houses respectively used wholly for residential purposes.
 Upto 10 KL 2.50
Rs.50/- per month per flat(including sewerage charges)

 

 
Monthly
11 to 15KL
10.00
16 to 25 KL
15.00
Above 25 KL
25.00

 
(iii) Individual flats or Houses in a Block of Flats or line of houses respectively used for other than residential purposes.
Partly Commercial - Rs.150/- p.m. per flat (including sewerage charges)

Non Water Intensive - Rs.400/- p.m. per flat (including sewerage charges)                                                        Water Intensive -Rs.650/- p.m. per flat (including sewerage charges)                                                                                Private Hospital - Rs.800/- p.m. per flat (including sewerage charges)                                                                 Institutional -Rs.300/- p.m. per flat (including sewerage charges)                                                                            Pvt. Educational Instn -Rs. 400/- p.m. per flat (including sewerage charges)
Monthly
B. Commercial.
Private Hospital - upto 500 KL Rs.50/KL.
Rs.800/- * (Water Intensive) / Monthly
All others upto -500 KL  Rs.35/KL.

Private Hospitals - above 500 KL Rs.80/KL. for entire quantity. 

All others – above 500 KL Rs.60/KL. for entire quantity .
Rs.400/- (Non Water Intensive) / Monthly.

 
 

Rs.800/-* (Water Intensive) /Monthly 

Rs.650/- * (Water intensive) / Monthly.
C. Partly

commercial.
Upto 10 KL
5.00
 
 
11 to 15 KL 
15.00
Rs.150.00
Monthly
above 15 KL
25.00
 
 
D. Institutional
i)Pvt. Edn. Institution.
40.00/K.L. entire quantity
Rs.400.00
Monthly
ii) Govt. Hospital

 
20.00/K.L. entire quantity
Rs.200.00
iii) All others
30.00/K.L. entire quantity
Rs.300.00
E.  Municipal

Bulk supply
Entire consumption

 
 15.00 
 --- 
Monthly
E(i)  Municipal

Bulk supply
Entire consumption

 
7.00
(wherever Local
bodies met the cost of
infrastructure)
 --- 
Monthly
* Sewerage charges at 25% on water supply charges wherever sewer connections  are  provided
* Water intensive means premises used fully or partly as Theatres, Hotels, BoardingHouses, Lodges,
               Clubs, Private Hospitals, Private Hostels,Kalyanamandapams, Clinic with inpatient facility, Swimming  
baths Places for keeping animals, Vehicle Service Stations, Nurseries.

 
i.
Hydrant and Public Supply
Rs.400/- per fountain per month including maintenance charges
 

Monthly
ii.
Maintenance charges
G. 

i. Mobile Water Supply to Slums

 

ii. Maintenance charges for steel tanks

Rs.4/- per 1000 litres for entire quantity supplied.

Rs.200/- per month per tank

Monthly

 

Monthly
H. CASUAL WATER SUPPLY
Mobile Water supply to customers

i. Domestic

including Hostels of Colleges and Schools Recognised by State/Central Govt./Govt.Qtrs. etc.

ii.Partly Commercial

a) Domestic purpose 

 

b) Other than Domestic purpose
 

  iii. Commercial (Including Private Hospital)

 

iv. Institutional

a) Private Educational Institution including Hostels

b) Govt. Offices/ Schools/ Colleges/ Hospitals etc.

v. Water supply at the Metro water filling points

a)Domestic :                                    Including Govt. Schools / Colleges / Offices/ Instituitions / Hospitals

b)Commercial :
Including Private  Hospitals / Private Educational  Instutions. 

 

 

Rs.400/- per load of 6000 litres/ Rs.600/- per load of 9000 litres/Rs.670/-  per load of 10000 litres.
 

 

Rs.400/- per load of 6000 litres./ Rs.600/- per load of 9000 litres/Rs.670/-  per load of 10000 litres.

Rs.510/- per load of 6000 litres /Rs.765/- per load of 9000 litres/Rs.850/-  per load of 10000 litres. 

Rs.510/- per load of 6000 litres/Rs.765/-  per load of 9000 litres./ Rs.850/- for per load of 10000 litres.
 

Rs.510/- per load of 6000 litres/Rs.765/-  per load of 9000 litres./ Rs.850/- for per load of 10000 litres.

Rs.400/-per load of 6000 litres./Rs.600/- per load of 9000 litres/Rs.670/-  per load of 10000 litres.
 
 
 
 

  Rs.40/- per 1000 litres.


Rs.60/ per 1000 litres.

vi. For the employees of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board whodesires to avail the lorry water supply for their own household requirements, the cost will be calculated at actual cost price.

 

Rs.200/- per load of 6,000 ltrs.  

Rs.300/- per load of 9,000 ltrs.

I.Hire charges for tanks hired out
Rs.250/- for two days and Rs.50/- for every additional day.
         

UN-METERED CONSUMERS-TARIFF

 

 
Category
Water charges /Month
(including sewerage charges)
Sew.charges/ Month
Frequency of  Billing
 
 
A. Domestic
 
Residential

(i)Domestic Residential premises (Other than Flats or Block or line of Houses)
Rs.50/- per month per dwelling unit

Half yearly
(ii) Flats or houses in a Block of flats or line of houses respectively used wholly for residential purposes.
Rs.50/- per month per flat

Half Yearly.
 
(iii) Individual flats or Houses in a Block of Flats or line of houses respectively used for other than residential purposes.
Partly Commercial Rs.150/- p.m. per flat

Non Water Intensive Rs.400/- p.m. per flat

Water Intensive (All others)

Rs.650/- p.m. per flat

Private Hospital Rs.800/- p.m. per flat

Institutional Rs.300/- p.m. per flat

Pvt. Educational Institution Rs. 400/- p.m. per flat

Half yearly
 
 
B. Commercial
Water Intensive 

Private Hospitals Rs.800/ p.m.

All othersRs.650/- p.m. 

Non Water Intensive

All Others Rs.400/- p.m.

Half yearly
 
 
C. Partly Commercial

Rs.150/-p.m.

Half yearly
 
 
D. Institutional
i) Pvt. Educational Institution -      Rs.400/-p.m.

ii) Govt. Hospitals- Rs.200/- p.m.

iii) All others- Rs.300/- p.m.
--- 
Half yearly
 
 
E. Public supply  Tube Well  Pumps or Mark II pumps.

 

Rs.40/-
Rs.10/-
Half yearly
 

 

 
 
   

Sewerage service charges (where there is no water supply connection)


 
a. Domestic  Rs.25/- p.m. Half yearly 
b. Non domestic others Rs.150/- p.m. -do- 
c. Non domestic with water main (Water Intensive) Rs.650/- p.m. -do-
 
 
 * Water intensive means premises used fully or partly as Theatres, Hotels, Boarding Houses, Lodges, Clubs, Private Hospitals, Private Hostels, Kalyanamandapams, Clinic with inpatient facility , Swimming Baths, Places for keeping animals, Vehicle Service Stations, Nurseries.

Rates of Taxation (per annum) 

1) Water Tax 1.5% of assessed annual value.

2) Sewerage Tax 5.5 % of assessed annual value

Surcharge  

2% per month on recurring basis for the belated payment for water and Sew. Tax and other than domestic categories including metered and 1.5% per month for Domestic category upto 31.3.03 and reduced to 1.25% per month from 1.4.03 for all category of consumers/assessees. 

The Board is empowered to levy Surcharge towards belated payment as per Section 81(2)J of CMWSSB Act 1978 and the same confirmed vide Judgment in W.P.No.17906/2000, and WMP.No.25965 of 2000,   dated 3.12.2002.

Sale of water through lorries : – Within 24 hours
 
Category
Amount/Per load of 9 KL
Amount/Per load of 10 KL
Domestic

(including Hostels of Colleges and Schools Recognized 

by State/Central Govt./Govt. Qtrs. Etc.
 

Rs 600/-
 

Rs 670/-
Partly Commercial

Domestic purpose

Other than Domestic purpose

Commercial

(including private Hospitals)

Rs.600/-

Rs 765/-

 

Rs.765/-

Rs 670/-

Rs 850/-

 

Rs.850/-
Institutional

Private Educational Institution incl. Hostels.

Govt. Offices/Schools/Colleges/ Hospitals etc.

Rs.765/-

               Rs.600/-

Rs.850/-

                   Rs.670/-



 

RATES FOR SEPTIC TANK CLEARANCE

UNSEWERED AREA Rs.200/- Per load
SEWERED AREA Rs.400/- Per load
 

WATER TESTING CHARGES

 DOMESTIC Rs.75/-  Per test
Non-DOMESTIC Rs.200/-  Per test

Last Update 02.06.08