Water and sewerage charges will rise by 2.6 per cent for residents of the Dubbo local government area in the coming financial year.
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The fees and charges for 2020/21 were decided at Monday night's Dubbo Regional Council meeting.
Council had already determined rates would increase by the 2.6 per cent rate pegging limit.
For those in the former Dubbo City Council area, residential water consumption charges will increase from $2.07 per kilolitre to $2.12/kl.
For Wellington residents, usage up to and including 300kl will rise from $2.24/kl to $2.30/kl.
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Dubbo residents will now pay $775.46 for sewerage service, while in Wellington and Geurie the bill will be $697.14 and in Mumbil it will be $653.22.
The annual pensioner rebate on both water and sewerage charges will stay at $100.
The stormwater drainage charge will also rise by 2.6 per cent.
Residents of the former Dubbo LGA will be charged $98.76, while the former Wellington LGA will be charged $16.41.
Across the Dubbo Regional Council area the fee for the 2020/21 domestic waste service will increase to $399.10 for the three bin service and $325.25 for the two bin service.
A pensioner rebate of $52 is available for eligible households.