Water minister Dave Kelly announced a new measure to further help Water Corporation customers financially recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The additional assistance will provide relief to Western Australian businesses most impacted by COVID-19, and help support the state's economy to recover.
Wastewater service charges are applied to commercial customers based on the customer's number of major fixtures (toilet, urinal or pan washer).
Businesses who are eligible for JobKeeper payments with four or more fixtures can apply to have their wastewater service charges waived (fourth to 200th fixture inclusive) for the period of May 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020.
Businesses can receive up to approximately $41,000 in relief through this measure.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on businesses across the Peel region and providing relief to fixed wastewater service charges is one of the ways the McGowan government is assisting businesses as coronavirus restrictions ease.
Mandurah MP David Templeman said he welcomed the new measure as it would further help Mandurah businesses financially recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Our local hospitality and tourism sector have been some of the hardest hit from the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.
"This measure will provide some further assistance to help keep the doors open for many of our local businesses.
"As the social distancing measures ease I encourage everyone to support our local hospitality and tourism businesses where they can."
Applications are open from June 2, 2020.
The scheme will be implemented on an application basis via the Water Corporation's website or by calling its customer contact centre on 13 13 85.
