It is has been announced later last year that by the beginning of 2021, Kahramaa will increase the water bill by 20%. The decision goes into effect for February bills.

“Sanitation fees will be due as of January 2021 and will equal 20 per cent of the monthly water consumption bill issued by Kahramaa. The fees will be charged by Kahramaa for sanitation services provided by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal),” Kahramaa tweeted on Sunday.

This service is to set to include connecting facilities to the sewage network, usage of the networks and providing permits for services related to the operation and maintenance of both drainage and roads networks. 

This increase will apply to ex-pats and residents, however, Qatari citizens and residents that work for governmental institutions are as usual exempt from paying any water and electricity bills. 

Ashghal said in a press release that the new system “aims to improve efficiency and quality of infrastructure services provided by the government, and to rationalise water consumption and preserve water resources of the state, in light of the increasing scarcity of water resources in the world.”

In addition to that, they said, “drainage services for residents including the disposal of wastewater from homes and establishments will be connected to a wider drainage network, which will then be transported through substations and major pumping centres to huge treatment plants, where it undergoes complex cleaning and sterilisation procedures.”  Which will be used to different purposes such as irrigation of green areas, sand-washing, cooling and other uses.