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INVESTMENT  
Water  
The designed daily capacity of water supply for the state of Sabah is 631,23 cu.m per day. A total of 26 towns or an estimate of a population of 1,484,038 million are being served. The designed daily capacity for major towns is as follow:

Water Rates
For domestic household and commercial industrial use, the rate is RM0.90cu.m with a minimum charge of RM12 per every three months. The only exceptions are for schools which are charged only RM0.45cu.m with a minimum charge of RM12 per every three months, also for shipping, charged RM2.70cu.m with no minimum charges and warship houses are provided with water that is free of charge.

Source: Water Department, Sabah 1999

WATER RATES

CONSUMER

RATES ( RM. / M3 )

MINIMUM CHARGE EVERY 3 MONTHS

Domestic Supply
i. House 0.90 12.00
ii. Warship House Free Free
iii. Welfare Organization 0.90 12.00
iv.Government Building and ....Government Agencies 0.90 12.00
v. Schools 0.45 12.00
Commercial Supply
i. Industry 0.90 12.00
ii. Construction
0.90
12.00
iii. Swimming Pool
0.90
12.00
iv. Shipping
2.70
NIL
* For Kota Belud District Water Charge - 50% of normal rate.

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Deposits
1. House / Office RM100.00
2. Saloon/Supermarket/Private       School RM400.00
3. Restaurant/Coffee Shop/Night Club RM500.00
4. Industry / Hotel Average one month water consumption

Temporary connection for building under construction :
PRICE OF BUILDING DEPOSIT
BELOW RM200,000 RM500
RM200,001 - RM500,000 RM1,000
RM500,001 - RM1,000,000 RM2,000
RM1,000,001 - RM5,000,000 RM3,000
RM5,000,001 - RM10,000,000 RM4,000
RM10,000,001 - RM50,000,000 RM6,000
RM50,000,001 ABOVE RM10,000
** The figures shown above are subject to alteration

Source :Water Department , Sabah.
The water deposit required by the Water Department varies according to the type of premises. For homes or offices, it is RM100 per unit, while for hotels, it is based on the average of monthly water consumption. For temporary water connection to buildings under construction, the deposit ranges from RM500 to RM3,000 depending on the price of the building itself.

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 All information are compiled by Jesselton Communications Sdn.Bhd. 2000.