Understanding your tariffs

 

The tariffs for managing water and the autonomous community wastewater treatment levy are based on the specific characteristics of the municipality of La Carlota and current legislation.

  • Water

    Water is a scarce resource in La Carlota.  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.

    The tariff structure for the water service has two different parts:

    • The variable part, which is billed according to consumption.

    • A fixed part, called the service fee, is a charge for immediate availability and permanent access to the service.

    • Drinking water supply tariffs

      Service fees (fixed amount) Tariffs
      Large families, pensioners and people with disabilities, commercial, professional and garages, official centres and other uses €3.3077/month
      Industrial €6.4548/month
      Consumption fees (variable amount) Tariff
      Domestic, commercial, professional and garages, official centres and other uses   
      0-5 m3 /month €0.6017/ m3 
      6-12 m3 /month €0.8815/ m3 
      13-22 m3 /month €1.5741/ m3 
      Over 22 m3 /month €2.3300/ m3 
      Large families, pensioners and people with disabilities  
      0-5 m3 /month €0.3042/ m3 
      6-12 m3 /month €0.4455/ m3 
      13-22 m3 /month €1.5741/ m3 
      Over 22 m3 /month €2.3300/ m3 
      Industrial  
      0-12 m3 /month €0.7472/ m3 
      13-24 m3 /month €0.8815/ m3 
      Over 24 m3 /month €1.0033/ m3 

    • Wastewater treatment/sewer tariffs

      Service fees (fixed amount) Tariffs
      All uses €2.22/ quarter
      Service fees (fixed amount) Tariffs
      Single tranche m3 /quarter €0.18/ m3

    To view the complete legislation on water tariffs, click on the following link:

  • Autonomous community wastewater treatment levy

    Autonomous community levy of the Government of Andalusia, charged according to the consumption of drinking water.

    • Wastewater treatment levy rates

      Service fees (fixed amount) Tariffs
      Domestic and domestic with tranche extension €1/month
      Consumption fees (variable amount) Tariffs
      Domestic  
      Less than 4 m3 /bimonthly Exempt
      4–20 m3 /bimonthly €0.10/ m3 
      21-36 3 /bimonthly €0.20/ m3 
      Over 36 m3 /bimonthly €0.60/ m3 
      Not domestic  
      Single tranche m3 /bimonthly €0.25/ m3 

      Domestic consumption fee (fixed amount), tranche extension: if there are more than four people living in the dwelling, the upper limit of each one of the tranches of the progressive tariff will be increased by three cubic metres a month for each additional person who lives in the dwelling.

      To view the full legislation on the autonomous community wastewater treatment levy, click on the following link:

 

 

Average consumption reference data for one month

 

The price of water is determined based on different progressive price brackets to promote responsible consumption and the corresponding service fee. The average price of water consumption for a home per month is equivalent to:

 

Monthly consumption Total
7 m3/month 8.4212 €
15 m3/month 18.1557 €
30 m3/month 50.7802 €

 

The average price per cubic meter (1,000 liters) amounts to 1.2030 €.