(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will start charging fees for some of its services from individuals and establishments starting from today.
The Authority has taken the decision under the provisions of Ministerial Resolution (No. 211) of 2019 on setting the fees for the services provided by the authority to establishments and individuals.
The services include connecting facilities to the sewerage network, usage of the networks and providing permits for services related to the operation and maintenance of both drainage and roads networks, Ashghal said in a statement issued yesterday.
The foul water network services include the drainage of foul water from houses and organisations to the foul water network. This service is provided free of charge to Qatari houses.
For non-Qatari houses and all organisations, the fees for this service will be calculated as 20 per cent of the value of the monthly water bill issued by the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa).
Ashghal provides the service to connect the first house for Qataris to foul water network free of charge. As for the second house (or more), the service fee will be QR12,000.
The service fee to connect the first house for non-Qataris to the foul water network will be QR6,000. While the service for the second house (or more) connection, the service fee will be QR12,000.
The service fee to connect all type of organisations to the foul water network will be QR12,000. Issuing and renewing permits for foul water tankers service fee is only QR50, while the fees to discharge the foul water via tankers into the treatment plants, is QR1 per cubic metre.
Treated drainage water is used for various purposes including irrigation of green areas, fodder agriculture, beautification of roads, in addition to its use in cooling systems, and factories and road projects.
According to the resolution, establishments using treated water may submit a request to connect to the treated water network and shall pay for the actual connection cost, while the fees for using the treated water are paid at a fee of one dirham per cubic metre if the use is for agricultural and fodder purposes and 25 dirhams per cubic metre for beautification and industrial purposes.
Contractors and developers requesting a Dewater permit or renewal of the permit shall be required to pay QR300 as service fees. A fee of 10 dirhams per cubic metre shall be applied for pumping groundwater into SGW network.
If a customer requests to connect their building or installation to the SGW Network, the customer shall pay for the actual connection cost. A fee of 10 dirhams per cubic metre shall be applied for pumping waste cooling water into SGW network.
Road permits include requests for moving abnormal loads that would affect road safety, due to greater size and weight that exceeds the designed road capacity, which requires special arrangements to ensure safe transport of such loads on the road.
This service shall cost QR5,000 as a fixed fee to be paid when submitting an application to issue a permit for moving abnormal loads. The application for inspection to estimate the cost of damages caused to Ashghal's assets such as (streetlight poles — directional signs - barriers, etc.) due to accidents require paying QR100 for each inspection.
In accordance with the Law No. (14) of 2015 on ‘Organisation of Works within the Road Corridor', Ashghal shall grant the permit for any excavation work, road diversions or closures, extension or maintenance of utility lines, and occupancy of the right of way.
As per the ministerial resolution, permit fees for occupancy within the right of way is calculated using two formulas based on permit type. Ashghal will provide various services and permits through the customer zone portal on Ashghal's website. Details regarding each service and the required documents will be available on the website. To simplify the payment process Ashghal will issue bills to customers via email. Customers can pay bill directly to Ashghal by credit card at the Customer Services Centres located in Ashghal buildings at West Bay and Salwa Road. In addition, customers may pay the bill by deposit or bank transfer into Ashghal's bank account. Foul water service fees shall be included in Kahramaa's water bill.
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