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Fees and charges

Find out about the fees we can charge for licences, approvals and other dealings, water management charges and 2-part tariff billing.

Picturesque Lake Burragorang.
Water storage.
Setting fees and charges

Water access licence holders in NSW pay water management charges and other fees set by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.

Water birds in the Hunter wetlands.
Two-part tariff

Water management charges for your unregulated river or groundwater licence can be billed under a 1 or 2-part tariff. Find out more.

Water meter.
Water management charges

Information on the three categories of fees and charges are levied for the water management services in NSW.

Lake Pamamaroo, part of the Menindee Lakes system, north of Kinchega National Park.
Reports to IPART

The Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (WAMC) reports to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) on certain output measures and performance indicators IPART has set.