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Feb 8, 2010

Utility Billing

For information regarding your utility billing, check out the following: Over the past few years, the City has reviewed the current water and sanitary sewer billing practices (that includes a combination of several methods including parcel taxes, flat rate user fees and consumption based user fees) in view of adopting consumption based billing system to provide a more equitable method of charging consumers, and to help promote water conservation.

On April 15, 1996 Council Resolution 96-138 was passed authorizing that the existing parcel taxes, flat rate minimum water charge and flat rate sewer charge for all properties connected to the water and sanitary sewer systems, be replaced with water and sanitary sewer fees based totally on water consumption.

The main advantage of a consumption-based system is that it is totally equitable. Those that use the service are those that pay for it and help provide incentives for water conservation. Did you know the use of water saving showerheads would save 17 gallons of water for a 7-minute shower? With installation of water saving devices, it is expected that the liquid waste flow to the French Creek Sewage Treatment Plant could be reduced by as much as 20%. The City encourages you to use water wisely, which in turn benefits us all. Our Parks staff will be happy to help explain the best way to irrigate your garden or lawn.

All properties not connected to the water and sanitary sewer systems that are deemed to be benefiting from these systems continue to be charged a water and sanitary sewer parcel tax.

All properties not connected to water but connected to sanitary sewer are to be charged a flat rate sewer fee based on the average sewer fee for that class of property as determined by the average consumption for that class.

For utility information, please email Lucky Butterworth or phone 250-954-3063.

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