In addition to the simple water fee, there is also the cost of sewage treatment. Even if the used water reaches the standard after being recycled through the sewer, it can be discharged or used as green water, thus achieving the goal of zero emission. Respond to the national call to realize energy and environmental protection.

The basic water fee is the cost of personal use of water resources, and the sewage treatment fee refers to the fact that the used water needs to be treated before it can be discharged uniformly. These two fees are recognized by the state and determined by local government departments after holding a hearing.

Water resource fee mainly refers to the fee levied on water intake units in cities. According to the principle of taking from water and using it for water, this fee is incorporated into local finance as a special fund for water resources development and utilization and water management. In the early 1980s, China began to levy water resources fees on the own water resources of industrial and mining enterprises.

"Measures for the Administration of the Collection and Use of Sewage Treatment Fees" Article 4 Sewage treatment fees are government non-tax revenues and should be turned over to the local state treasury in full, incorporated into the budget management of local government funds, and used for special purposes.

Article 5 All regions are encouraged to participate in the investment, construction and operation of urban drainage and sewage treatment facilities in various forms, such as cooperation between the government and social capital, and government purchase of services, so as to share risks reasonably, realize the integration of rights and interests, strengthen the project life cycle management, and improve the service quality and operational efficiency of urban drainage and sewage treatment.

Extended data:

The sewage treatment fee shall be approved in accordance with the principle of compensating the operation and maintenance costs of sewage pipe network and sewage treatment facilities and having reasonable profits. The taxable variety of sewage treatment fee is the income from engaging in qualified environmental protection projects. From the tax year when the project obtains the first income from production and operation, the enterprise income tax will be exempted from the first year to the third year, and the enterprise income tax will be halved from the fourth year to the sixth year. The relationship between the payer of sewage treatment fee and the payer is contractual or entrusted.

Generally speaking, the sewage treatment fee is included in the water fee. Water fee includes basic water fee, city surcharge, water resource fee, sewage treatment fee, South-to-North Water Transfer Fund, water plant construction fee and provincial special fee. (According to different provincial and municipal charges, the composition is different)

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