GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 12830

in accordance with the requirements of section 139 of the Water Act, 2016. After considering the application, the written and oral submissions by all stakeholders during the consultation period, and based on the latest available data, WASREB has determined an upward tariff review for TEAWASCO is justified to improve service delivery, operate sustainably and protect consumer interests by meeting the tariff conditions attached to the tariff. WASREB gives a one (1) months’ notice to all existing and potential customers of TEAWASCO that the approved tariffs for the five financial years 2024/2025, 2025/2026, 2026/2027, 2027/2028 and 2028/2029 shall be as follows: 10 Approved Tariff Structure for the period 2024/2025 to 2028/2029 1.1 Water Tariff Consumer Categories Consumption Block Approved Tariff (M3) (KSh./M3) Domestic/Residential 1-6 95 7-20. 100 21-50 105 51-100 110 101-300 120 >300 140 Multi- Dwelling Units Per M3 100 Commercial/Industrial/ 1-50 105 4th October, 2024 THE KENYA GAZETTE Consumer Categories Consumption Block Approved Tariff (M3) (KSh./M3) Government/Institutions 51-100 110 101-300 120 >300 140 Public Schools 1-600 100 601-1200 120 >1200m3 140 Unique Consumer Categories Commercial Plots/Yard Taps -Per M3 105 Water Kiosks -Per M3 110 Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bill. 1.2 Indexation The utility’s approved tariffs for water and sewerage shall be eligible for annual indexation, as per the regulations of the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB). The inflation adjustment shall come into effect every July of the tariff period commencing July 2025. 1.3 Miscellaneous Charges Item/ Service Charge (KSh.) Water Deposit Category of consumer Domestic 2,500 Retail shops less than 10m3 3,000 Retail shops more than 10m3 3,500 Bar and restaurants less than 15 m3 4,000 Bar and restaurants more than 15 m3 6,000 Hotel class “A” and “B” less than 150 m3 12,000 Hotel class “A” and “B” more than 150 m3 15,000 Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ less than 150 m3 18,000 Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ more than 150 m3 20,000 Hospitals and Health centres more than 150 m3 20,000 Hospitals and Health centres less than 150 m3 12,000 Schools and other institutions more than 200 m3 20,000 Schools and other institutions less than 200 m3 10,000 Minor construction sites of more than 200 m3 15,000 Major construction sites more than 300 m3 50,000 Light industries less than 200 m3 30,000 Medium industries between 200 m3 and 300 m3 50,000 Heavy industries of more than 300 m3 100,000 Water Kiosks 5,000 Customers with only sewer connection are to be charged a deposit equivalent to a water connection Other Charges Service New water connection fee – Connection size: ½ inch to 1 inch 2,500 New water connection fee – Connection size: 1.5 inches to 3 inches 7,500 New water connection fee – Connection size above 3inches 15,000 Water Reconnection fee – at meter point 1,000 Water Reconnection fee – at mains 5,000 and double deposit Tanker – 8000, and 16,000 litres 2,500 and 5,000 respectively per tanker within TEAWASCO’s area for all consumers Sale of water Per M3 at bowsing point (own tanker) KSh. 105 Replacement of stolen or damaged meters 100% of the market cost of the meter Meter testing on request 500 Sewer Connection- Residential/ Domestic 5,000 Sewer Connection- Commercial, Government, Schools, Universities and Colleges 7,500 Sewer Connection- Industrial 15,000 Private sewer unblocking 2,500 Leak detection services 1,000 Sewer Reconnection fee 15,000 Statement of account fees 200 For cutting off the supply at the request of the consumer 200 For turning on the supply otherwise than in respect of a first connection 200 Exhauster Services (Company Exhauster) 5,000 for other customers and 4,000 for informal settlements Private Exhausters (Dumping into the company’s sewer system) 15,000 per Truck per month Penalties Illegal water connection, -Commercial, Industry, Construction (Fraud) 100,000 plus estimated consumption during the period of illegality Illegal water connection,– Domestic (Fraud) 30,000 plus estimated consumption during the period of the illegality Overcharging (fraud) at water kiosk 15,000 Illegal sewer connection- Commercial, Industry, Construction 100,000 Illegal sewer connection- Domestic, Government, Schools, Universities and Colleges 30,000 Self-reconnection after cut-off for non-payment 5,000 and billing to be backdated from the date of cut-off Surcharge for tampering with meters (this to include meter removal, reversing of meter etc) 5,000 Surcharge for direct suction of water from the supply line using a pump 10,000 THE KENYA GAZETTE 4th October, 2024 2.0 Cost Summary Below is the summary of the recommended cost structure that makes up the total costs to be incurred by TEAWASCO during the tariff period: Expenditure Item 2022/23 (KSh.) 2023/24 (KSh.) 2024/25 (KSh.) 2025/26 (KSh.) 2026/27 (KSh.) 2027/28 (KSh.) 2028/29 (KSh.) Operations 48,941,344 55,609,531 75,321,021 83,941,612 85,818,705 90,056,307 95,773,117 Maintenance 6,249,116 6,561,572 6,889,650 7,234,133 7,595,840 7,975,632 8,374,413 Regulatory Levy 2,700,396 2,825,652 6,771,984 6,945,426 7,122,172 7,301,756 7,484,182 Total O&M Costs 57,890,856 64,996,755 89,019,440 98,121,171 100,536,717 105,333,695 111,631,712 Investment Costs 10,580,000 13,702,100 45,403,000 50,073,000 54,107,000 53,270,800 58,892,000 Total Costs 68,470,856 78,698,855 134,422,440 148,194,171 154,643,717 158,604,495 170,523,712 Total Billing (KShs) 67,758,820 70,641,294 168,380,014 172,692,562 177,087,365 181,552,699 186,088,716 Collection Efficiency (%) 93% 94% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% Projected Revenue 63,015,703 66,402,816 159,961,013 164,057,934 168,232,997 172,475,064 176,784,280 Total Cost Coverage 92% 84% 119% 111% 109% 109% 104% 3.0 Conditions attached to the tariff approval The conditions attached to this approval which shall form part of the license conditions of TEAWASCO are: 3.1 Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff Target 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 2028/2029 Water Coverage (%) 94% 95% 95% 96% 96% 97% 97% Water quality standards (%) 95% 100% Compliance with Standards Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M 55% 54% 52% 51% 49% 48% 47% Non-Revenue Water 36% 35% 35% 34% 33% 32% 31% Hours of Supply (Hrs.) 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 Staff per 1000 connections 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 Metering ratio (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Resale at Kiosk KSh. 5.00 per 20l Jerry Can (ii) Annual budgets: The WSP shall adhere to the budgetary levels set in the tariff. (iii) Surpluses: The surpluses realised during the tariff period shall be used to implement priority service delivery capital projects approved by WASREB. (iv) Reporting: The utility shall submit quarterly performance reports to WASREB in the prescribed format. (v) Investments: The utility shall undertake the following investments within the tariff period: Table 1: Investments Internally funded Investments during the tariff period Metering Project Area Guide Size Type Unit Unit Cost Qty 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 A. Bulk meters Aguthi Tetu and Titie scheme Production meter 300mm Class C No 145,000 5 435,000 145,000 145,000 Production meter 250mm Class C No 65,000 5 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 Transmissio n mainlines 200mm Class C No 60,000 5 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 Transmissio n mainlines 150mm Class C No 38,000 10 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 Zonal meters 80mm Class C No 22,000 30 132,000 132,000 132,000 132,000 132,000 Zonal meters 50mm Class C No 18,000 40 144,000 144,000 144,000 144,000 144,000 B. Customer meter Aguthi Tetu and Titie scheme New water connections 15mm Class C No 5,000 2,500 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 Replaceme nt 15mm Class C No 5,000 2,500 5,000,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 D. Rehabilitati on of Service Lines Tetu Thegenge Scheme 160mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Kagwat hi M 2,400 4,262 550,000 1,300,000 2,650,000 2,848,800 2,880,000 50mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Gachuir o M 240 33,458 900,000 1,250,000 2,200,000 1,840,000 1,840,000 110mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Nyamba ri M 950 8,632 850,000 1,300,000 1,950,000 2,000,000 2,100,000 50mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Karongo M 240 24,375 750,000 1,350,000 1,200,000 1,250,000 1,300,000 63mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Kinunga M 390 22,821 800,000 2,250,000 1,900,000 1,950,000 2,000,000 50mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Kihatha M 240 62,084 800,000 1,250,000 4,200,000 4,300,000 4,350,000 32mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Kiriara M 100 85,060 950,000 1,175,000 2,081,000 2,100,000 2,200,000 4th October, 2024 THE KENYA GAZETTE Internally funded Investments during the tariff period Metering Project Area Guide Size Type Unit Unit Cost Qty 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 110mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Jolly line M 950 14,821 955,000 1,925,000 3,950,000 3,750,000 3,500,000 160mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Munuga ine M 2,400 11,542 7,500,000 6,500,000 2,500,000 5,400,000 5,800,000 280mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 AC Line M 6,200 2,476 4,000,000 2,900,000 3,000,000 2,800,000 2,650,000 Titie Scheme 160mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Gathung uya - Ihari M 2,400 2,913 800,000 1,250,000 1,700,000 1,560,000 1,680,000 32mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Kiangut a - Gathuthi M 100 78,900 450,000 1,700,000 1,930,000 1,870,000 1,940,000 Aguthi Scheme 110mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Gititu - Ithe Kahuno M 950 4,263 700,000 1,550,000 1,800,000 1,850,000 1,900,000 90mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 FT line - Gathaith i M 770 4,545 450,000 1,450,000 1,600,000 1,550,000 1,650,000 32mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 PC line & Karathi M 100 70,500 800,000 1,400,000 1,500,000 1,650,000 1,700,000 90mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Ithekahu no- Karo M 770 6,624 400,000 1,350,000 850,000 1,150,000 1,350,000 90mm Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 Ithekahu no - Thage- ini M 770 4,013 400,000 1,850,000 1,000,000 1,050,000 1,100,000 Transport Single cab pick hardbody 4x4 3.0 Diesel Engine No 6,000,000 1 - 6,000,000 - - - Motor Cycles 200cc No 200,000 12 600,000 600,000 600,000 300,000 300,000 Billing Software ERP Upgrading No 5,000,000 1 5,000,000 Water Quality Procurement of Lab Equipment for Titie Treatment plant Ls 10,293,000 1 700,000 460,000 3,633,000 500,000 5,000,000 Procurement of two lister engines for backwashing No 1,600,000 2 400,000 800,000 1,000,000 500,000 500,000 NRW Reduction Activities To reduce NRW from 37% to 31% As per NRW Management Schedule 8,236,000 7,486,000 7,386,000 7,430,000 7,530,000 Total 45,403,000 50,073,000 54,107,000 53,270,800 58,892,000 Dated the 6th September, 2024. RICHARD K. CHERUIYOT, MR/6547681 Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Service Regulatory Board.