Paying the sewage charge

You pay a sewage charge (rioolheffing) for your wastewater and for rainwater that ends up in the sewer. The sewage charge is part of the municipal taxes and is collected by the municipality, which uses that money to pay for maintenance and replacement of the sewers. Some municipalities also call the sewage charge sewage tax (rioolbelasting).

Each municipality has its own way of calculating the sewage charge. For example, some municipalities calculate the sewage charge based on the value of the property. Others base it on drinking-water consumption. To find out how your municipality calculates the sewage charge, contact your municipality.

The sewage charge is included in the municipal tax bill. This is usually sent out in the first 2 weeks of February.

Apply for an exemption on paying municipal taxes

Are you unable to pay your municipal taxes? Then ask your municipality for an exemption. You can be granted an exemption from paying part of the taxes, or all of the taxes.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Hilvarenbeek

Here is some information from your municipality.

Municipality of Hilvarenbeek: Paying the sewage charge

You contribute to the costs for the disposal of waste water, rainwater and the maintenance of the sewer system. Are you the owner of a home on 1 January of the year? Or a piece of land or business space (non-residential)? You pay a fixed amount. For the use of the sewage system, users pay an amount that is adjusted to the water consumption.

What you need to know

Tax bill

You will receive a municipal tax assessment notice every year. There are even more taxes on this. Like, for example, the waste levy. We try to impose all taxes at once through a tax bill.

Pay by direct debit in 10 installments

You can pay municipal taxes by direct debit. You then no longer have to worry about it. We will debit the amount from your account in ten installments.

Why sewage charges

For example, we use the money from the sewage charge for:

The collection, disposal and purification of waste water
The collection and disposal of rain, snow and hail
For example, the maintenance of ditches and ditches
Taking measures against (ground) flooding

Height of water consumption

To determine how much wastewater you discharge, we use data from drinking water supplier Brabant Water. Do you want to know how much water you have used in the past period? View your most recent annual bill for this. Or call Brabant Water on telephone number 073 - 683 80 00.

To move house

If you move to another municipality, you will receive an exemption. This means that you will receive a letter stating that you will not pay sewage charges for the months that you no longer live in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek. Are you moving within the municipality? The waste levy and sewerage levy usually remain the same.