{
 "answer": "In the Village of Bittern Lake, Alberta, water & sewer rules are set by Utility Rate Bylaw 01/26, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $ 3.10 per cubic meter. Water fixed charge: $ 28.50 per month. Sewer rate: $ 15.00 monthly.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000192",
 "municipality": "Bittern Lake",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.villageofbitternlake.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Utility Rate Bylaw 01/26",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-02-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.villageofbitternlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Utility-Bylaw-01.26_000782.pdf",
   "summary": "2026 rates effective March 1, 2026: water minimum $28.50/month (resident) plus $3.10/m3 consumption (non-resident $48.00 + $3.35/m3); sewer $15.00/month; garbage $14.50, recycling $8.00. Billed monthly.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "c94a30edab57de2fdae82c976d52c307c5fd100b52a729876dfb2b631e46a934",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "01/26",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c94a30edab57de2fdae82c976d52c307c5fd100b52a729876dfb2b631e46a934.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "consumption charge per cubic meter",
    "water_rate": "$ 3.10 per cubic meter",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$ 28.50 per month",
    "sewer_rate": "$ 15.00 monthly",
    "billing_period": "monthly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Resident Consumption Charge",
    "water_rate": "$ 3.10 per cubic meter",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$ 28.50 per month",
    "sewer_rate": "SEWER SERVICE",
    "billing_period": "billed on a monthly basis"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/bittern-lake/fees/bylaw-01-26/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/bittern-lake/water-sewer/"
}