{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bassano, Alberta, water & sewer rules are set by Utility Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw 952-26, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $2.85/m3 bi-monthly up to 80m3; $3.70/m3 bi-monthly over 80m3 (2026). Water fixed charge: $27.00 per account (bi-monthly). Sewer rate: $37.50.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000178",
 "municipality": "Bassano",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.bassano.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Utility Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw 952-26",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-26",
   "document_url": "https://bassano.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bylaw-952-26-2026-Utility-Rates.pdf",
   "summary": "2026 residential: sewer $37.50, water flat fee $27.00 per account (bi-monthly), water $2.85/m3 up to 80 m3 and $3.70/m3 over 80 m3 bi-monthly; garbage $24, recycling $6.25.",
   "notes": "2026 rates; image-only PDF read by OCR; bi-monthly billing",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "a720557e29021b485c3995f12a6bc715aa2a5be94bbdda5b1ea9d4ceb1ba192b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "952-26",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a720557e29021b485c3995f12a6bc715aa2a5be94bbdda5b1ea9d4ceb1ba192b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "flat fee per account and user pay per m3",
    "water_rate": "$2.85/m3 bi-monthly up to 80m3; $3.70/m3 bi-monthly over 80m3 (2026)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$27.00 per account (bi-monthly)",
    "sewer_rate": "$37.50",
    "billing_period": "bi-monthly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "water_rate": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "billing_period": "Water flat fee per account (bi-monthly)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/bassano/water-sewer/bylaw-952-26/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/bassano/water-sewer/"
}