Questions and Answers on Adjusting Tap Water Price and Implementing Step Water Price in Xichong County

1. About the time to adjust the water price in the county town (including Duofu Town) and to implement the step water price for residents?

According to the spirit of Xichong County Development and Reform Bureau (Notice on Adjusting the Price of Domestic Water for Residents in County Towns (including Duofu Town) and Establishing the Step Price System of Domestic Water for Residents in County Towns and Constructing Towns) and Xichong County People's Government's Request for Implementation Plan of Water Price for County Towns (including Duofu Town), the price of tap water in Xichong County is adjusted.Implementation from 20 February 2017.

2. What are the categories of tap water supply and the composition of water price?

The categories of tap water supply are mainly divided into four categories: residential water, non-residential water, industrial enterprise water and special water.

Tap water price: It consists of water charge, sewage treatment charge and garbage disposal charge, of which sewage disposal charge and garbage disposal charge are used as substitutes.Fee standard for sewage treatment fee: 0.85 yuan/cubic meter for residents and 1.20 yuan/cubic meter for non-residents: 0.5 yuan/square meter/month for production and operation units and commercial outlets in County town.

3、Price of water before adjustment (excluding waste disposal fee and sewage treatment fee)

3.98 yuan/m3 of living water for residents before adjustment;Water consumption for non-residents is 6.00 yuan/m3;Water consumption for industrial enterprises is 2.48 yuan/m3;Water consumption for special industries is 10.00 yuan/m3.

4、Adjusted water price (excluding waste disposal fee and sewage treatment fee) in RMB/m3/month

用户类别	分档水量	户月用水量	水价	备注
居民生活用水	第一阶梯	0-15（含15）	2.67	——
	第二阶梯	15-25（含25）	4.01	——
	第三阶梯	25以上	8.01	——
	——	——	3.07	合表居民户，军、警部队办公用水，学校教学和学生生活用水，养老福利机构，城市市政、园林、环卫、绿化等公共设施用水。
非居民生活用水	——	——	5.00	——
工业企业用水	——	——	2.38	——
特种用水	——	——	8.00	——

5、Why step water price?

Implementing the water price ladder system is to give full play to the price's regulating function in water resource allocation, water demand, etc., so as to enhance the national awareness of water saving and effectively reduce the waste of water resources.

6、Implementation scope of stepped water price?

Family users of urban residents in the county town and structured towns have implemented "one household, one list".In principle, residential water consumption is based on residential buildings and one property certificate corresponds to one residential household.If there is no house property certificate, the water meter installed for residents by the local water supply enterprise shall be taken as the unit.

7、Residential stepped water pricing cycle?

The payment cycle is monthly.

8、How is the stepped water price charged?

The monthly water consumption of residential users is divided into three grades. When the accumulated water exceeds the base value of monthly stepped water consumption, stepped price increase will be implemented.

9、Water Price Policy Advisory Telephone 4222731