If you do not have a water meter
These are fixed amounts payable by all customers. Part covers the cost of billing and part reflects some of the fixed costs of providing you with water and/or wastewater services.
If you have a water meter
Standing charges are an annual fixed charge based on the connection size of your water meter and are paid by all customers receiving water and/or wastewater services. They include costs of maintaining and reading meters for water supply customers. Your bill includes a proportion of the standing charge based on the number of days since your last meter reading.
Wastewater bills include a charge for taking away rainfall running off roofs and highway drainage. This is included in the standing charge, not in the rate per cubic metre.