Sewer charge
What is it?
You help pay for the construction and maintenance of sewers in the municipality. You will receive an assessment for sewerage charges if you have a home or business premises in the municipality. Even if your home or business premises are not connected to the sewer system (this is rare).
The sewerage tax assessment is sent by Belastingsamenwerking Gemeenten en Waterschappen (BsGW) to the owner and/or user of a home or commercial property.
Directly arrange
Arrange all your tax matters on the BsGW website.
What to do.
- You will receive an annual assessment notice for sewer charges. The situation on January 1 of the tax year determines whether you receive the assessment for that year. If you are the owner of a property and it changes hands during the year, this will not affect the tax levy for that year. This is usually settled by the notary upon purchase/sale.
- The municipal assessment notice states the deadline and method of payment.
- Do you disagree with the assessment? You can then lodge an objection with the municipality within 6 weeks of the date of the assessment notice.
You pay the sewer charge.
Objecting
If you disagree with the assessment, you can file an objection. In your objection, put the assessment number and explain why you disagree.
Send your objection to the municipality within 6 weeks of the date on the assessment notice.
Additional information
With the money from the sewer charge, the municipality pays the following costs:
- sewerage construction
- sewer maintenance
- wastewater collection and transportation
- wastewater treatment
- stormwater and groundwater management