Is it legal to charge for drilling wells and supplying water by oneself in the community?

Legal analysis: the charge is affirmative. After all, the property company has no obligation to provide free water for residents. The government also has a document that stipulates that in areas where the municipal government cannot directly supply water, water can be supplied by drilling wells. The water fee shall be stipulated by the local development and Reform Commission or the price management department. Self-drilled well water is considered qualified if it meets the hygienic standard of drinking water. As for the scale, the health department has not made a standard for the scale.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Property Service Charges

Article 3 The State encourages owners to choose property management enterprises through an open, fair and just market competition mechanism. Encourage property management companies to carry out legitimate price competition, prohibit price fraud, and promote the formation of property service charges through market competition.

Article 4 The competent price department of the State Council shall be responsible for the supervision and management of the national property service charges jointly with the competent construction administrative department of the State Council. The price departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of property service charges within their respective administrative areas jointly with the real estate administrative departments at the same level.