At Yorkshire Water, we’re committed to environmental protection as a guiding principle, and we encourage you to think about the benefits of water efficiency and sustainable drainage too. That’s why we offer a range of discounts designed to reduce the load on our networks, and reduce the charges you pay.
The discounts are available as reductions to our infrastructure charges. These charges are payable for any property that is connecting to our water and/or sewer network for the first time.
Currently, our infrastructure charges are set at the following standard rates:
- Water infrastructure charge: £120 per household property
- Foul water infrastructure charge: £65 per household property
- Surface water infrastructure charge: £155 per property.
Please note that water and foul water infrastructure charges for non-household properties are calculated using a formula called the “Relevant Multiplier” – this puts the expected water usage of the property in ratio to a typical household property so that an equivalent charge can be produced. For more information about infrastructure charges, please see section 4 of our New Connection Charging Arrangements.
Water efficiency incentive
You’re entitled to a 20% discount on your water and foul water infrastructure charges if you can provide evidence that your property/ies will use 110 litres per person per day (lpppd) or less.
How do I apply?
Firstly, please use the UWLA water calculator to provide evidence that your property/ies will use 110 lpppd or less. We’ll only be able to apply your 20% discount if we have this evidence.
Then, when you fill out an application for a new water connection or new water main, you’ll be prompted to provide a copy of your water calculator evidence with your completed application. We’ll assess this evidence when we process your application and, if applicable, apply a 20% discount to the water and foul water infrastructure charges on your quote.
Please note: we cannot accept retrospective applications for the water efficiency incentive once the relevant service connections have been made. If you’d like to request a re-quote, an admin fee will apply.
We reserve the right to carry out checks to ensure compliance. If any non-compliance is found, we will recharge the cost of any deductions previously provided.
Sustainable drainage incentive
We will waive the surface water infrastructure charge entirely if you can provide evidence that the final destination of your property/ies’ surface water will be a soakaway or watercourse rather than a public surface water sewer. There is no discount to the surface water infrastructure charge – we’ll either apply it in full or not at all.
How do I apply?
When you fill out an application for a new water connection or new water main, you’ll need to select the proposed final destination of the surface water. We’ll assess your completed application and, if applicable, deduct the surface water infrastructure charge from your quote.
Please note: we cannot accept retrospective applications for the sustainable drainage incentive once the relevant service connections have been made. If you’d like to request a re-quote, an admin fee will apply.
We reserve the right to carry out checks to ensure compliance. If any non-compliance is found, we will recharge the cost of any deductions previously provided.
Infrastructure credits
If you are building on a brownfield site where we have previously billed for water and/or sewerage services within the last five years, you are entitled to infrastructure credits.
How does it work?
An infrastructure credit is a waiver equal to an infrastructure charge (water or sewerage as applicable).
The number of credits you could receive depends on the previous use of the site. For instance, a household property that has been permanently disconnected on site in the last five years is equivalent to one credit.
If a non-household property has been permanently disconnected or you’re proposing to downsize the water meter, we would check our records for the size of the water meter at the property and use this to calculate an equivalent number of credits.
|
Previous property type |
Meter size |
Infrastructure credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Household property |
N/A |
1 |
|
Non-household property |
15mm |
1 |
|
20mm |
2 |
|
|
25mm |
3 |
|
|
30mm |
3 |
|
|
40mm |
6 |
|
|
50mm |
16 |
|
|
80mm |
25 |
|
|
100mm |
64 |
|
|
150mm |
160 |
|
|
200mm |
252 |
If you’re proposing to downsize an existing meter as part of a redevelopment, we would deduct the difference and calculate an equivalent number of credits. For example, if you’re downsizing an 80mm meter to a 30mm meter, you would be entitled to 16 credits based on the difference of 50mm.
Please note: if the number of infrastructure credits you’re entitled to is higher than the number of infrastructure charges applicable to your development, the total infrastructure charge will be zero.
How do I apply?
When you fill out an application for a new water connection or water main, you’ll need to indicate whether there have been any billed connections on site within the last five years. We’ll assess your application against our records to determine the applicable number of infrastructure credits you’re entitled to and apply these to your quote.
Please note: we cannot accept retrospective applications for infrastructure credits once the relevant service connections have been made. If you’d like to request a re-quote, an admin fee will apply.
We reserve the right to carry out checks to ensure compliance. If any non-compliance is found, we will recharge the cost of any deductions previously provided.