New water tariff for Selangor announced

PETALING JAYA: Domestic users of treated water in Selangor will see a minimum increase of 50sen in their monthly water bill soon.

Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said this means the current minimum charge of RM6 will be raised to RM6.50 starting next month.

He said for the domestic category, rates for water usage up to 20 cubic metres a month will see the price moving up to 65sen per cubic metre, due to the increase of 8sen for each cubic metre from the current 57sen.

Those using more than 20 cubic metres but still below 35 cubic metres will see their rate increase to RM1.32 per cubic metre, up 29sen from the current RM1.03, Amirudin said in a statement yesterday.

For houses with water consumption exceeding 35 cubic metres, the new rate is RM2.63 per cubic metre, compared with the previous RM2.

For high-rise buildings without individual water meters for each unit, the minimum bulk meter charge will remain at RM173 per month, but there will be a 30sen increase for every cubic metre of water consumed.

For estates and government quarters, the new rate is RM1.68 per cubic metre, an increase of 68sen, while the new minimum charge is RM16.80 per month, an increase of RM4.80.

Low-cost houses will be charged at a new rate of 98sen per cubic metre, up by 18sen.

Commercial enterprises as well as other non-domestic buildings will see a new rate shift to RM2.70 for water usage of up to 35 cubic metres, while those exceeding 35 cubic metres will be charged RM2.94 per cubic metre.

For houses of worship and welfare institutions, the flat rate of 60sen per cubic metre will be raised to 66sen.

For the shipping category, an increase of 8sen will move the new rate to RM7.08 per cubic metre.

Meanwhile, in Cyberjaya, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the water tariff increases had been requested by state Mentri Besar and Chief Ministers.

“It has been explained that all states asked us to increase it during a meeting with the MBs and CMs,” he said of the price hikes, which had been approved by the federal water authority.

“There are states that haven’t increased (their tariffs) for more than 40 years.

“After they (states) proposed it, the Federal Government agreed with it,” he said.