water charges

The way that water bills are structured means that the fixed fees, plus taxes, are usually the larger part of the bill, and that consumption is only a small part of it. Compared to my last bill, I'd say that yours seems a bit on the high side, but there should be a breakdown of charges on the bill so you can see for yourself.

Also see if the bill has a charge for basura - refuse collection. This is sometimes collected by a water company on behalf of the municipality.

Hi Alan and Anita hopefully you can get to your home soon your water charges are for supply to property what your paying is right for where you live it would be same for electric you still pay standing charge even if you have not used any electric or water all the best Marcus

Sounds about right. Our last water bill was 52. Electric 25ish a month. 2 bed,1 bath empty at moment.

Sorry, but it doesn’t sound right to me. I know I’m in north CB but my last bill (June) , for three months, in an empty property, was 19.39. 🤪🥂

Hi, 

I agree with this and Jim. We have a 2 bed house with 2 of us and our last water bill was 48€ , so I would have thought with no one living in your apartment it would be alot lower, even with the standard charges.

To give an example from my May Hidraqua bill:

Water supply service charge €23.70 + 10% IVA

Meter rental €1.35 + 21% IVA

Sewage system charge €6.84 + 10% IVA

That's €35.23 without using any water.

Because Hidraqua charge me for basura collection, you can add another €13.25 to the above, making a fixed charge of €48.48 for three months.

many thanks to all who wrote about this, i have received some positive answers, hopefully we can get over in october, (flights booked for the third time ).

In Orihuela Costa there is the additional practice of adding your rubbish collection standing charge to the water bill as well rather than being billed separately once a year.  Sounds like all standing charges only.  If this is your first bill it may be for more than the usual 3 months so check the exact dates on the bill to see what period it has covered.  It actually doesn't sound excessive, especially if for slightly longer than a standard bill.