Water disposal is included in the receipt for housing and communal services without fail, which means that all consumers must pay for this service in the same way as for other resources. At its core, this service consists of removing used water from premises, purifying it and further recycling it.
Owners of not only apartments, but also some owners of private houses are required to pay for sewerage. It is important to understand that drainage does not only mean the sewer system. The service includes draining the used resource, diverting it from housing, transportation, direct disposal and cleaning for reuse.
The water supply and sanitation system is currently regulated by the relevant law, adopted on December 7, 2011. It also reflects the requirements for the service provided and the rules for quality control thereof. In addition to this law, in this matter one should also refer to the regulations that regulated it previously, namely government regulations, regional acts, regulations of territorial organizations of suppliers.
Since we are talking about a separate category of utility services, consumers need to know how sewerage is calculated and what the differences are between calculations with and without metering devices.
Dear readers!
Our articles talk about typical ways to resolve legal issues, but each case is unique. If you want to find out how to solve your specific problem, please contact the online consultant form on the right →
It's fast and free!
Or call us by phone (24/7):
If you want to find out how to solve your particular problem, call us by phone. It's fast and free!
+7 Moscow,
Moscow region
+7 Saint Petersburg,
Leningrad region
+7 Regions
(free call for all regions of Russia)
Watch the video of an expert on the issue of charging for the Kyrgyz Republic on the water disposal system
If a constituent entity of the Russian Federation has not approved a standard for drainage for the purpose of maintaining the common property of a house (KR on SOI), then management organizations do not always understand how to correctly calculate the fee for such a housing service. Elena Shereshovets, Head of the Expert Council of the Association of Professional Real Estate Managers “P1”, in the next issue of the online magazine “Housing and Public Utilities: Dreams Come True”, told what management and homeowners associations should do in such a situation:
➡️ Watch the video on our Youtube channel
When calculating the CR for SOI for wastewater disposal, there is another difficult issue that arose due to the norms of Part 9.1 of Art. 156 Housing Code of the Russian Federation. It states that the fee for CI on SOI is charged only if the design features of the house provide for the possibility of consuming such utility resources while maintaining common property.
As a result, HOs often do not charge a fee for such a housing service at all in the absence of standards and/or due to a lack of understanding of how to confirm that the design of the house provides for the consumption of wastewater waste water disposal systems. Elena Shereshovets explained how to act in both situations.
Should RSO make a recalculation if the volume of CD on SOI is negative?
4778510
Orientation by receipts
If common house meters or individual metering devices are installed in the apartment, there is no problem in calculating the amount to be paid, knowing a simple formula and using the example calculations given above. In the absence of meters, as mentioned above, regional standards apply. In this case, you don’t need to count anything at all; all the information will be displayed on the receipt.
By studying the information presented in the receipt, which is sent to all consumers every month, you can find out whether the apartment building has common meters. So, if these are installed for hot and cold water, the receipt will contain such designations as GV DPU and HVS DPU. In this case, you will have to multiply the regional sewerage tariff not by the indicators of your personal meters in the apartment, but by the indicators of the common household one.
General household needs, such as cleaning the territory and entrances, are also deducted from the readings of joint metering devices. If there are no such devices, but there are individual meters in the apartment, this will be reflected in the receipt with the marks GV IPU and HVS IPU.
For all controversial and other issues that arise upon receipt of a receipt for payment, regardless of the presence of a meter, you must contact the management company directly.
In the absence of a KR standard for water disposal, summarize the standards for cold and hot water
If in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation the authorities have not approved the standard for the consumption of the Kyrgyz Republic for water disposal, then such a standard is determined according to paragraph 29 of Government Resolution No. 306 of May 23, 2006 of the Russian Federation: by summing the consumption of cold and hot water for the purpose of maintaining common property.
The KR for SOI for hot and cold water supply is determined in accordance with Part 9.2 of Art. 156 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation - within the limits established in the region. Therefore, as Elena Shereshovets explains in the video, it is necessary to summarize two standards. However, if the owners of the OSS decided to pay for the CD at the SOI according to the readings of the ODPU, then the amount of payment for the volume of wastewater will be determined based on the sum of the readings of the cold and hot water meters. Also, the standard does not apply if ASKUE systems are installed in the house.
On calculating the payment for the Kyrgyz Republic on SOI if there is a “smart” meter in the house
337226
Rules for calculating consumed resources
If you are interested in the question of how to calculate drainage, you must be guided by the following rules:
- In accordance with the thirteenth paragraph of Government Decree of the Russian Federation No. 392 of July 30, 2004, to determine the amount of payment, an established formula is used, where the tariff for sewerage adopted in the region is multiplied by the size of the resource consumed;
If there are installed individual meters for hot and cold water in the apartment, their indicators are used in the formula; when calculating per person without a meter, the average indicators adopted by local governments are used;- If sewerage meters are available, the number of cubic meters of hot water is multiplied by the regional tariff, taking into account VAT, after which the number of cubic meters of cold water is multiplied by the same tariff and these two results are summed up, which is the amount payable;
- In the absence of meters for metering resource consumption, standard standards for the locality are applied, regardless of how much the consumer actually uses and whether he uses it at all;
- Current standards are reviewed annually and published on the official websites of local administrations, as well as in local media;
- When it comes to an apartment building, common house meters are taken into account, if any.
Charge a fee for the Kyrgyz Republic to the SOI for water disposal if there is a central sewer system in the house
The second question that Elena Shereshovets highlighted in the video is how to confirm that charging consumers for sewerage for the purpose of maintaining common property in the house is legal even in the absence of design features for the provision of such a service. Here the expert suggests taking advantage of the established judicial practice in favor of management organizations. Let's look at this using case No. A60-65129/2017 as an example.
The court considered a dispute between the management authority and the State Housing Authority, which issued an order to the organization, considering that it does not have the right to charge fees for the disposal of wastewater for the purpose of maintaining common property. In support of this conclusion, the department pointed to the lack of design features in the house for the provision of such services.
The court, deciding in favor of the UO, referred to the design documentation for the apartment building, which stated that the building is equipped with a central sewerage system. This is confirmation that the MKD has design features for the provision of CD services at SOI for wastewater disposal. The order of the regulatory authority was declared illegal.
At the same time, as Elena Shereshovets pointed out with reference to case No. A74-14452/2017, it must be borne in mind that RSO has the right to collect from the management organization a fee for the CD for SOI for wastewater disposal, even if the company did not collect the corresponding payments from the owners of the premises in MKD. Find out more about this in the video.
About the area of the common property of the house when calculating the payment for the Kyrgyz Republic on SOI
5411711
What is drainage
When a meter is installed, the indicator is calculated based on the water used and the regional tariff. Every citizen-consumer must pay for sewerage.
In other words, water disposal is the purification of water and disposal by discharge into the sewer. Draining water when washing your face, after a shower, or from the dishwasher is all water drainage.
Water disposal is regulated on the basis of the following documents:
- Law on water supply and sanitation (dated 07.12.2011 N 416-FZ)
- Official regulations and orders at the local and regional level;
- Internal provisions of city water utilities.
How is this item shown on receipts?
Many people believe that the drainage of water resources includes only discharge into the sewerage system. In reality, the service includes the removal of a water resource after use and delivery to treatment facilities, its filtration, and so on.
If we talk about the monthly display of consumption, then if IPU is installed, the item is called - cold water supply (cold water supply) and hot water supply (hot water supply). If there is no IPU in the apartment, then the calculation is carried out based on the standards at the local level. This will appear on the receipt as follows:
- Cold water supply at OI MKD - consumption of cold water in the house;
- DHW t/n at OI MKD – hot water (volume);
- DHW heating at OI MKD - hot water (heat).
How to calculate water drainage using a meter: formula and example
To calculate water drainage from a meter, you need to use a special formula:
- SV = (DHW + cold water) x TV, where
- SV – total amount to be paid; DHW – monthly hot water consumption, based on the IPU reading, m3; Cold water consumption - monthly consumption of cold water according to the meter, m3; TV – regional tariff.
This calculation is regulated by the Government Decree “On the procedure and conditions for citizens to pay for housing and utilities.” The regional tariff for each subject of the Russian Federation is individual.
For example, let’s calculate the cost of the service in Moscow. The local regional tariff (TV) is 21.90 rubles/m3. The monthly consumption indicator according to the meter is 10 cubic meters of cold water and 5 cubic meters of hot water. The total consumption of hot and cold water supply is 15 m3.
Substituting known values into the formula, we get:
- (5 + 10) x 21.90 = 328.5 rubles.
The owner must repay such an account by the 20th of the next month. If your sewer payment is late, the city water utility will issue a fine. If repayment of the debt is delayed, the organization will consider that its rights have been violated. Penalties will be accrued daily.
For those who do not want to calculate water drainage by meters themselves, there are specialized portals where you only need to enter the readings. Next, the system will display the amount to be paid.
In case of any controversial situations, you must immediately contact the Management Company for clarification. For example, if after an independent calculation it turns out that the resulting amount is less than that calculated by the city water utility. There have often been cases when employees of the Criminal Code took advantage of the inattention of conscientious citizens and entered increased testimony.
How is the fee calculated if there is no meter: example
When there is no meter, the amount on the receipt increases. Thus, monthly consumption will be calculated based on regional standards. There is no need to explain that government standards significantly exceed actual water consumption.
The calculation is made using the formula:
- Regional standard * number of registered people in residential premises * tariff.
For example, in Moscow the regional standard is 11.68 m3 per person per month. It is calculated based on the standard for hot water - 4.745 m3 and cold - 6.935 m3.
- Registered citizens – 2.
- The regional wastewater tariff in Moscow is 21.90 rubles/m3.
- Fee calculation: 11.68 * 2 * 21.90 = 511,584 rubles.
Get advice from experts from the P1 Association
Now the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation is preparing a draft amendment to the RF Regulation No. 491. The department plans to introduce a new clause 29.1 into it, according to which the possibility of consuming the corresponding type of communal resource will be determined by the composition of in-house engineering systems.
Until such changes are made, management organizations and HOAs have the right to charge fees for the communal sewerage resource for the purpose of maintaining common property:
- in the absence of an approved standard - using clause 29 of the RF PP No. 306;
- the presence of design features of an apartment building is proven by the composition of the VDIS, with the help of which the corresponding utility service is provided in an apartment building.
If you still have questions about the provision of such services or other problematic situations that arise when managing apartment buildings, the Association of Professional Property Managers “P1” will help you resolve them. Join the association and receive information and legal support from leading experts in the housing and communal services sector.
Consumer rights
When navigating how to calculate water drainage using a meter, it is important to know that in addition to the obligation to timely and fully pay for utilities, which includes sewerage, every consumer has the right to receive quality services. If they are not provided or do not meet the requirements established by Russian legislation, every citizen has the right to demand a recalculation.
Preparation of documents for filing a complaint:
- Independent written calculations of the required fees in accordance with the attached receipts;
- Official report of the management company for the current year;
- Planned expenses of the management organization for the next year (estimates, copies of related documentation);
- Information about the income and expenses of the management company.
In order for recalculation for low-quality services to actually be made, it is necessary to provide recorded evidence that they were actually provided of low quality, which violates legal norms, and from what period. All provided utilities are calculated for a certain time period, so if it is not recorded, it will not be so easy to prove anything.
