Understanding your tariffs

 

The tariffs for managing water, the sewer system and refuse are based on the specific characteristics of the municipality of Cehegín and current legislation.

  • Water and sewers

    Water is a scarce resource in Cehegín. That is why water bills are divided into consumption tranches, so that users are charged according to their water use with an increasing tariff, so that rational water use is promoted. The income from the tariffs must cover both the regular costs of managing the system and investment in the infrastructures that the town requires.

    There are two parts to the tariff structure for the water and sewer service:

    • A variable part, which is billed according to consumption and is applied equally for the water and sewer tariffs. The water bill is also charged in tranches, considering the m3 consumed.
    • A fixed part, called the service fee, is a charge for immediate availability and permanent access to the service. It is applied to both water and the sewer system.

    • Drinking water supply tariffs

      Service fees (fixed amount) Tariffs
      Domestic service, Cehegín €12.0050/bimonthly
      Domestic service, surrounding towns and suburbs €12.0050/bimonthly
      Isolated domestic service €17.9942/bimonthly
      Burete domestic service €17.9942/bimonthly
      Commercial service 1 (< 30 mm) €32.4374/bimonthly
      Commercial service 2 (≥ 30 mm) €40.5470/bimonthly
      Industrial service 1 (< 40 mm) €210.7907/bimonthly
      Industrial service 2 (≥ 40 mm and < 65 mm) €243.2014/bimonthly
      Industrial service 3 (≥ 65 mm and < 100 mm) €405.3622/bimonthly
      Industrial service 4 (≥ 100 mm) €810.7250/bimonthly
      Consumption fees (variable amount) Tariffs
      Domestic service, Cehegín  
      0–20 m3/bimonthly €0.7720/m3
      21–40 m3/bimonthly €1.3841/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €2.4489/m3
      101–200 m3/bimonthly €3.2739/m3
      Over 201 m3/bimonthly €4.8707/m3
      Domestic service, surrounding towns and suburbs  
      0–20 m3/bimonthly €0.7720/m3
      21–40 m3/bimonthly €1.3841/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €2.4489/m3
      101–200 m3/bimonthly €3.2739/m3
      Over 201 m3/bimonthly €4.8707/m3
      Domestic  
      0–20 m3/bimonthly €0.7720/m3
      21–40 m3/bimonthly €1.3841/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €2.4489/m3
      101–200 m3/bimonthly €3.2739/m3
      Over 201 m3/bimonthly €4.8707/m3
      Burete domestic service  
      0–20 m3/bimonthly €1.9966/m3
      21–40 m3/bimonthly €2.6087/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €3.6734/m3
      101–200 m3/bimonthly €4.4720/m3
      Over 201 m3/bimonthly €6.1219/m3
      Commercial service 1 (< 30 mm)  
      0–40 m3/bimonthly €1.0647/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €1.6234/m3
      101–200 m3/bimonthly €3.2739/m3
      201–99999 m3/bimonthly €4.8707/m3
      Commercial service 2 (≥ 30 mm)  
      0–40 m3/bimonthly €1.0647/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €1.6234/m3
      101–200 m3/bimonthly €3.2739/m3
      201–99999 m3/bimonthly €4.8707/m3
      Industrial service 1 (< 40 mm)  
      0–200 m3/bimonthly €0.9849/m3
      Over 200 m3/bimonthly €1.3041/m3
      Servicio Industrial 2 (>=40 mm y <65 mm)  
      0–2000 m3/bimonthly €1.1448/m3
      Over 2000 m3/bimonthly €1.4640/m3
      Industrial service 2 (≥ 40 mm and < 65 mm)  
      0–2000 m3/bimonthly €1.1448/m3
      2001–3000 m3/bimonthly €1.3041/m3
      Over 3000 m3/bimonthly €1.3841/m3
      Industrial service 4 (≥ 100 mm)  
      0–50000 m3/bimonthly €1.3041/m3

    • Wastewater treatment/sewer tariffs

      Service fees (fixed amount) Tariffs
      Domestic use €1.985/bimonthly
      Commercial use €3.927/bimonthly
      Industrial use €18.109/bimonthly
      Consumption fees (variable amount) Tariffs
      Domestic use  
      0–20 m3/bimonthly €0.068/m3
      21–40 m3/bimonthly €0.159/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €0.228/m3
      Over 101 m3/bimonthly €0.294/m3
      Commercial use  
      0–20 m3/bimonthly €0.068/m3
      21–40 m3/bimonthly €0.089/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €0.159/m3
      Over 101 m3/bimonthly €0.228/m3
      Industrial use  
      0–20 m3/bimonthly €0.159/m3
      21–40 m3/bimonthly €0.159/m3
      41–100 m3/bimonthly €0.159/m3
      Over 101 m3/bimonthly €0.159/m3

    • Meter maintenance tariffs

      Service fees Tariffs
      All meters €1.7922/bimonthly

    View full legislation on the water and sewer fees:

    • Water tariffs (BORM 33 10/02/22)
    • Sewer tariffs (BORM 33 10/02/22)
    • Meter tariffs (BORM 33 10/02/22)

  • Wastewater treatment levy

    The autonomous community tax payable to the Entidad Regional de Saneamiento y Depuración de Aguas Residuales (ESAMUR).

    ESAMUR is a public regional company, founded by Law 3/2000, of 12 July on sewerage and wastewater treatment and the implementation of the wastewater treatment levy, assigned to the Department of Water, Agriculture and the Environment of the Autonomous Community of the Region de Murcia.

    • Wastewater treatment levy rates

      The following table shows how the wastewater treatment levy rates are comprised and provides an example of how they are calculated.

       ITEM NON-DOMESTIC USERS DOMESTIC USERS
      Consumption fee €0.42/m3 €0.30/m3
      Service fee €42/supply source/year €36/registered user/year

      Calculation of the fee for a family of --> 3 members and 75 m3/year based on the current tariff:

      Monthly: €4.88 - Quarterly: €14.63 - Yearly: €58.50

      See more information on the wastewater treatment levy.  

    View the full legislation on the wastewater treatment levy:

    • Wastewater treatment levy (BORM 7 11/01/17)

  • Refuse tariff

    The fee for provision of the refuse service is charged on the water bill on behalf of Cehegín Town Council.

    It is for the treatment, recycling and recovery of municipal waste, and its transfer to clean points, recycling plants and composting plants.

    • Tax rate by type of establishment

      The tax rate will be applied to the following bimonthly tariff:

      Section €/ bimonthly
      Private home €98.15
      Hotels, motels and apartment hotels €296.89
      Supermarkets, company shops and cooperatives €654.87
      Wholesale stores selling fruit and vegetables €415.56
      Fishmongers, butchers and bakeries €232.13
      Cosmetics shops, household goods shops, hairdressers and similar €139.47
      Beverage warehouse and similar €125.61
      Municipal fish market wholesalers €256.34
      Restaurants and bars €501.89
      Cafes, bars, pubs and taverns €415.56
      Cinemas and theatres, party venues and discotheques €415.56
      Pharmacies €922.20
      Bank branches €1,924.92
      Workshops €242.76
      Factories and manufacturing plants €806.77
      Professional offices, administrators and insurers €369.87

    View full legislation on refuse tariffs:

    • Refuse tariffs (BORM 291 20/12/11)
    • Tariffs for the transport, treatment and removal of solid urban waste (BORM 296 24/12/13)