The recent allocation of state and federal grants to this scheme has necessitated the preparation of the documents that that will require advertising for public comment.

Council has recently signed off on the funding agreement with the NSW state government for $3.3 million towards the total augmentation of the scheme. The financial assistance has been made available through the Sydney Catchment Authority's Accelerated Sewerage Scheme program.

The report says that "it is also expected that the $3.3 million promised by the federal government will be confirmed as part of the federal budget to be announced in May. This amount is likely to be made available towards the sewage treatment works reconstruction only."

$200,000 was previously allocated by the SCA towards upgrading of the town's sewage pumping stations.

In calculating the sewerage charges to Braidwood town ratepayers a lower growth rate of only 0.5% has been used as opposed to the previously allowed 1% and increases to the cost of construction since the last estimates in February 2007, have brought the total projected bill up to $7.315 million

The new charges have also taken into account newly calculated reduced developer contributions, being reduced from $12,217 to $5,139 per lot, and adjustments made to take into account the downsizing of some of the larger water meters, since the scaled charges were introduced, thus generating less revenue.

The report also proposes to construct an extra pumping station, rising main and gravity mains to service the Victory Street area.

The report says "The revised draft Pricing Policy March 2008 recommends that the residential sewerage charge be $872 for 2008/09. This represents a reduction in real terms of $337.50 on the 2007/08 residential charge of $1,180; noting that the 2008/09 charge has been indexed by 3.5% for inflation. In comparison, charges in Bungendore for 2008/09 are expected to be increased by inflation to $867 and in Captains Flat to $796."