{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Athabasca County, Alberta, water & sewer rules are set by Change in Water and Sewer Service Rates (Bylaw 009-2025 Water & Sewer Charges Amendment), verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: Colinton: $4.24/m3; Grassland & Wandering River: $6/m3; Rural Subdivisions: $6/m3 (effective May 1, 2025). Sewer rate: Colinton and Grassland & Wandering River: 35% of actual monthly water billing; Rochester residential: $20.00 per month. Billing period: monthly.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000172",
 "municipality": "Athabasca County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.athabascacounty.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Change in Water and Sewer Service Rates (Bylaw 009-2025 Water & Sewer Charges Amendment)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-24",
   "document_url": "https://athabascacounty.com/change-in-water-and-sewer-service-rates-bylaw-09-2025/",
   "summary": "rates page: rates effective 2025-05-01. Colinton: min 5 m3, $4.24/m3, sewer 35% of water bill. Grassland and Wandering River: min 5 m3, $6/m3, sewer 35%. Rochester: residential sewer $20/month. Rural subdivisions: min 5 m3, $6/m3. New connection $550.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "ecd5720a4a5e9b7c4f510f3c84417831f10dee552d46abe969c23c90e691abfb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "009-2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ecd5720a4a5e9b7c4f510f3c84417831f10dee552d46abe969c23c90e691abfb.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "metered",
    "water_rate": "Colinton: $4.24/m3; Grassland & Wandering River: $6/m3; Rural Subdivisions: $6/m3 (effective May 1, 2025)",
    "sewer_rate": "Colinton and Grassland & Wandering River: 35% of actual monthly water billing; Rochester residential: $20.00 per month",
    "billing_period": "monthly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Usage Fee: $4.24/m3; Usage Fee: $6/m3",
    "water_rate": "Usage Fee: $4.24/m3; Usage Fee: $6/m3; take effect on May 1st, 2025",
    "sewer_rate": "Sewer Charge: 35% of the actual monthly water billing; Residential Sewer Charge: $20.00 per month",
    "billing_period": "actual monthly water billing"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/athabasca-county/water-sewer/bylaw-009-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/athabasca-county/water-sewer/"
}