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Water fee, usage fee and household utility fees

Tariff

Item

Fee / Criteria

Water fee base (assessment 2026)

0.071% of real estate valuation (change from tariff no. 1221/2018)

Usage fee

27.10 ISK/m³ (based on BVT Dec 2018 141.6; changes annually)

Category

Ø (mm)

Basic fee (ISK)

Additional fee >30m (ISK/m)

A) Single/couple/townhouse

32

341,078

8,238

B) Multi-family (without sprinkler)

40

401,377

11,712

B) Multi-family (without sprinkler)

50

474,173

12,947

B) Multi-family (without sprinkler)

63

531,046

14,418

D) Industrial building

75

552,615

D) Industrial building (with sprinklers)

90

821,382

D) Industrial building (with sprinklers)

110

1,025,907

D) Industrial building (with sprinklers)

160

1,681,075

25,940

Other fees

Fee

Unit

Additional fee for earthworks (excavation for a retractable arrow)

22,915 kr.

per m

Installing a retractor – materials and labor

8,238 kr.

per m

Clump/clump up to 50 cm

7,425 kr.

per m

Clump/clump up to 100 cm

19,304 kr.

per m

Cobblestone/rock up to 150 cm

26,728 kr.

per m

Building water connection (total price)

114,844 kr.

whole

Construction water disconnection/connection and completion

99,723 kr.

whole

Construction water use

230 kr.

per day

Meter size

Meter rental per day

Meter rental per year

15 mm

53.59 kr.

19,562 kr.

20 mm

54.52 kr.

19,900 kr.

25 mm

70.21 kr.

25,626 kr.

32 mm

78.67 kr.

28,715 kr.

Assumptions and explanations

• Home insurance fees in the table are valid from 1.1.2026–30.6.2026 (recalculated every 6 months).

• The change in the water fee base for the 2026 levy is contained in an advertisement.

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