Water is a precious resource, and its prudent use is key to our water sustainability.  

Water pricing is an important and effective mechanism to reflect the scarcity value of water. Water is priced not only to recover the full costs of its supply and production, but also to incorporate the higher cost of producing water from unconventional sources, specifically NEWater and desalinated water. 

The water price was last revised in 2000, over the period from 1997 to 2000. 

The Integrated Water System

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The water price was last reviewed in 2017, over two phases in 2017 and 2018.

GST Voucher-U-Save

At the same time, the Government had in July 2017 permanently increased the annual GST Voucher - U-Save rebate for eligible HDB households by between $40 and $120, depending on the flat type. 

In total, eligible HDB households receive between $220 and $380 in U-Save rebates per year, which are automatically credited to their utilities account. The average change in water bill after increased U-Save rebates is given in the table below.

View press release on 2017 Water Price Revisions​ here.

Water Price Revisions (Phase 2) brochure comes in 4 languages. 

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Average Monthly Water Bill (by HDB Flat Type)

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After additional U-Save rebates:

• 1-room, 2-room and 3-room HDB households on average see no increase in their water bills.
• 4- and 5 -room HDB households on average see an increase of about $1 and $4 respectively in their water bills.

Potable Water Price

Water Efficiency Fund

In 2007, PUB launched the Water Efficiency Fund (WEF) to encourage organisations to seek out efficient ways to manage their water demand. Organisations or companies who are interested to implement water efficiency projects can tap on the WEF, which provides funding support for feasibility studies, water audits, recycling efforts, use of alternate sources of water and community-wide water conservation programmes. View Water Efficiency Fund page for more information.

Potable Water Price (Not Applicable to Shipping Customers)

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NEWater Price 

 Industrial Water Price

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Potable Water Price for Shipping Customers

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SP Services is PUB's billing agent. For efficiency, customers receive a consolidated monthly utilities bill for their water, electricity and gas usage. U-Save rebates are also credited to each HDB household's utilities account with SP Services.

There are three components to the water price in the monthly bill: water tariff, water conservation tax and waterborne fee.

Water Tariff

The Water Tariff covers the costs incurred in various stages of water production process — collection of rainwater, treatment of raw water and distribution of treated potable water to customers through an extensive island-wide network of water pipelines. The Water Tariff is charged based on the volume of water consumed.

Water Conservation Tax

The Water Conservation Tax (WCT) was introduced in 1991 to encourage water conservation and to reflect its scarcity value. WCT is imposed as a percentage of the water tariff to reinforce the message that water is precious from the very first drop.

Waterborne Fee

Every drop of used water is collected via a separate network of sewers and channelled to the water reclamation plants for treatment, after which it is further purified into NEWater or discharged into the sea.

The Waterborne Fee (WBF) goes towards meeting the cost of treating used water and maintaining the used water network. It is charged based on the volume of water usage.

PUB's Billing Agent

SP Services is PUB's billing agent. For efficiency, customers receive a consolidated monthly utilities bill for their water, electricity and gas usage. U-Save rebates are also credited to each HDB household's utilities account with SP Services.

Components of the Water Price

There are three components to the water price in the monthly bill: water tariff, water conservation tax and waterborne fee.

Water Tariff

The Water Tariff covers the costs incurred in various stages of water production process — collection of rainwater, treatment of raw water and distribution of treated potable water to customers through an extensive island-wide network of water pipelines. The Water Tariff is charged based on the volume of water consumed.

Water Conservation Tax

The Water Conservation Tax (WCT) was introduced in 1991 to encourage water conservation and to reflect its scarcity value. WCT is imposed as a percentage of the water tariff to reinforce the message that water is precious from the very first drop.

Waterborne Fee

Every drop of used water is collected via a separate network of sewers and channelled to the water reclamation plants for treatment, after which it is further purified into NEWater.

The Waterborne Fee (WBF) goes towards meeting the cost of treating used water and maintaining the used water network. It is charged based on the volume of water usage.