VWASS3000 - Supplies of sewerage services
The following table summarises the liability of sewerage services:
Supply | Supplied to an industrial user (see VWASS2200) | Supplied to a non- industrial user |
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The reception, disposal or treatment of foul water or sewerage against payment of an unmeasured charge, standing charge, other availability charge, or a specific charge, such as by reference to the quantity and/or the nature of the effluent | zero-rated | zero-rated |
The cleaning, maintenance, unblocking etc. of sewers and drains | standard-rated | standard-rated |
The emptying of cesspools, septic tanks or similar receptacles | standard-rated | zero-rated |
The reception, treatment or disposal of the contents of cesspools, septic tanks or similar receptacles | zero-rated | zero-rated |
Note: other than those services listed above, the removal, treatment and disposal of industrial, farm, hospital, domestic or other waste is standard-rated.