Community Wastewater Management System
The Flinders Ranges Council has Community Wastewater Management Systems (CWMS) in Hawker and Quorn.
In case of an emergency please phone the Director of Works on 0428 486 031.
Pricing Policy Statement
The Council provides a Community Wastewater Management System (CWMS) to all properties in the township of Hawker. The full cost of operating, maintaining and improving this service for this financial year is budgeted to be $78,200. This includes setting aside funds for the future replacement of the assets employed in providing the service. The Council will recover this cost through the imposition of an annual service charge of $400 per occupied unit and $390 per unoccupied unit.
The Council provides a Community Wastewater Management System to all properties in the township Quorn (south of the railway line). The full cost of servicing the construction loan, operating, maintaining and improving this service for this financial year is budgeted to be $326,600. This includes setting aside funds for the future replacement of the assets employed in providing the service. The Council will recover this cost through the imposition of an annual service charge of $400 per occupied unit and $390 per unoccupied unit.
The Flinders Ranges Council sets its CWMS charges based on the SA Water Country Septic Charge from year to year, which is adjusted for additional remote area transport penalties which are currently around 13%.