Water and sewer rates are regulated by rules defined in the price journal published by the Czech Ministry of Finance.  The rates are approved at the General Assembly of the Association every year. Since 2002, the water and sewer rates have been charged in two parts – a variable and fixed cost. The variable cost is calculated by the real consumption, the fixed cost is the annual payment related to the size of a billing water meter. Therefore, the final price per cubic meter (m3) of water varies from client to client and that is why an average price is indicated in the price list.