Special Water Meter Reading Application

Councils that supply water bill usage from periodic meter reads. When a property changes hands between reads, a special reading lets the conveyancers apportion water usage between vendor and purchaser at settlement, so the buyer is not billed for the previous owner's use. This form asks Bega Valley Shire Council to read the meter on a chosen date and issue a water meter reading certificate by a date you set.

When you need it

• A property connected to council water in the Bega Valley is about to settle and you want usage brought up to date.
• A tenant or occupant is moving out and the owner wants a reading on a particular day.

1. 1

   1 and 2 Dates

   Enter the date you need the meter reading certificate by, and the date the reading is to be taken.

2. 2

   3 Applicant's name

   Your full name, street or PO address, town, state and postcode, and phone, fax, mobile and email.

3. 3

   4 Property location

   The lot, section and DP or SP, portion number, house or unit number, street, town and postcode where the meter is.

4. 4

   5 Owner's details

   Say whether you are the owner. If not, give the owner's full name, phone, fax and email.

• Lodge at the council office in Bega, post to PO Box 492, Bega NSW 2550, or email council@begavalley.nsw.gov.au. Phone (02) 6499 2222.
• A fee applies; check the council's current fees and charges.
• The form warns that the fee will not be refunded if there is no water meter on the property, and asks you to call the council first to confirm there is one.

• Book the reading a few days before settlement and set the certificate date so your conveyancer has it in time.
• Rural properties on tank water may have no council meter; check before paying.