View our bank account numbers. Please use a different one for each service: your tap water and water authority tax.
Questions and answers
Please view the answers to frequently asked questions. Is your question not listed? Please use the search function.
Billing and payments
Sometimes, we will withdraw 2 amounts from your bank account in 1 month. Often, 1 amount is for your tap water and 1 amount is for your water authority tax. Or you may have been charged for 2 years of water authority tax in one go. Find out which bills you have paid.
Moving home
You can easily register for tap water online. You do not have to register for water authority tax.
This may happen if you pay in instalments. You will then pay your assessment in the same portions. And maybe you have not paid all the instalments yet.
About your bill
Perhaps you received your assessment via your personal message box ('Berichtenbox') at MijnOverheid. Did you sign up to receive messages from Waternet? Then you will receive your assessment via MijnOverheid.
Tap water
Our tap water costs 1.13 euros per cubic metre. You are also charged fixed costs, taxes on tap water and VAT.
You can find your customer number in My Waternet for tap water, on your tap water bill or on your bank account statement for your tap water installments.
Your water usage ('waterverbruik') is stated on your annual statement. The annual statement can be found at my tap water bills.
Boil-water advisory
When we issue a boil-water advisory, we recommend boiling your tap water for 3 minutes before drinking it or using it to prepare food. We do this when we find bacteria that do not belong in the water during an inspection. Boiling the water kills those bacteria.
The water should boil for 3 minutes to kill all bacteria. For example, in a kettle or pan.
Unfortunately, sometimes the tap water is temporarily not clean enough. This can be the result of a problem or maintenance. For example, when a pipe has been open. If so, there is a small chance that dirt has entered the pipe. As a precaution, you will then receive a boil-water advisory.
Water authority tax
Do you suspect that your water tax assessment is incorrect? Please read our explanation of the tax assessment. You can also file an objection online.
Are you moving out of the service area of Regional Public Water Authority Amstel, Gooi en Vecht? Then you will automatically receive a reduced assessment for the year in which you have moved. The following year, you will be charged water authority tax by a different water authority.
Did the number of people of your household change in the course of the year? And you currently live alone? Then we will also reduce your assessment. You will be charged a lower water treatment charge for the remainder of the year.
A tenant must always pay water authority tax: the water system charge for residents and the water treatment charge for private customers.
Registering for tap water
You can easily register for tap water online. You do not have to register for water authority tax.
You can already register and submit your meter reading as soon as you can. You can request to be sent a reminder email.
Are you moving to or out of Amsterdam? Then you need to take action for your tap water.
My Waternet
Find out how to change your password. The process is slightly different for your tap water account (My Tap Water) than for your taxes (My Taxes).
Were you unable to log in to My Tap Water? That is unfortunate. Please view our solutions.
Are you not sure if you already have an account for My Tap Water? Read how to solve the most frequent problems quickly.
Water meter
Please submit the 5 digits which are shown on a black background on your water meter. Some water meters only have 4 digits on a black background. In this case, please add a 0 before it, so that you submit 5 digit. For example, when your meter reading is '0454' submit '00454'.
Your water meter is a round, plastic box. It usually has a small, hinged cover.
Is your water meter fogged up and are you unable to read the water meter? Or is it difficult to reach your water meter? Find out what you can do.