Water Charges

In most of the older societies there is one / two common meter for water supply to the various flats / shops / bungalows etc. Hence they are required to collect the "Water Charges" from its members. This most of the time leads to lot of arguments and debuts on the method of calculation of the water charges. Some of the suggested bases for calculating "water charges" which society can adopt are as below;

1. Common water charges (for Garden, Car washing, Lobby /Staircase washing, Fire-tanks, Rain-dance showers, Swimming pool etc.), are to be borne equally by all members, irrespective of anything.
2. Actual Water bill amount must be divided by the total number of Inlets, irrespective of water usage pattern to arrive the per inlet charges.
3. Add the number of each Inlet-pipe connected and going inside the members flat. This can be determined by Plumbing-Layout diagram, as approved by corporation.

Society can accordingly amend its Bye-Laws, to change the criteria for levy of water charges to it's members.

Now-a-days most of the new societies are installing individual water meter to avoid any confrontation with the members and just collect the "Water Charges" equally for the common services like Garden, Car washing, Lobby /Staircase washing, Fire-tanks, Rain-dance showers, Swimming pool etc. which perhaps is the best way to handle such issues.