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 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Yellowhead County, Alberta, water & sewer rules are set by Utility Bylaw 22.22 with Schedule A (rates), verified 2026-10-18. Water fixed charge: Minimum charge per month of 12 cubic meters: $30.72/month (Jan 1, 2022); $31.69/month (Jan 1, 2023); $32.64/month (Jan 1, 2024); $33.62/month (Jan 1, 2025). Billing basis: metered. Connecting to the municipal system is mandatory.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000481",
 "municipality": "Yellowhead County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://yhcounty.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "summary": "2025 rates (last column): metered residential water $2.80/m3; minimum $33.62/month for 12 m3; sewer 50% of water charges for metered customers; flat sewer in some hamlets (e.g. residential monthly $19.39, annual $138.90). Billed every two months.",
   "title": "Utility Bylaw 22.22 with Schedule A (rates)",
   "document_url": "https://yhcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw-22.22-Utility-Bylaw-w-Schedule-A.pdf",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "capture_method": "wayback-id",
   "capture_wayback_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250831140444id_/https://yhcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw-22.22-Utility-Bylaw-w-Schedule-A.pdf",
   "document_number": "22.22",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/21afbe7cddc704ec094d4393efb0b023b4e45fe230c634f3edc079bc2e80c4a1.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "connection_mandatory": true,
    "billing_basis": "metered",
    "water_rate": "Residential metered water per cubic meter: $2.56 per cubic meter (Jan 1, 2022); $2.64 per cubic meter (Jan 1, 2023); $2.72 per cubic meter (Jan 1, 2024); $2.80 per cubic meter (Jan 1, 2025)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Minimum charge per month of 12 cubic meters: $30.72/month (Jan 1, 2022); $31.69/month (Jan 1, 2023); $32.64/month (Jan 1, 2024); $33.62/month (Jan 1, 2025)",
    "sewer_rate": "All metered water customers: 50 % of water charges; Robb residential monthly: $38.56 (Jan 1, 2022), $40.49 (Jan 1, 2023), $42.51 (Jan 1, 2024), $44.64 (Jan 1, 2025); Niton Junction, Pinedale, Cadomin residential annual: $120.00 (Jan 1, 2022), $126.00 (Jan 1, 2023), $132.30 (Jan 1, 2024), $138.90 (Jan 1, 2025)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "connection_mandatory": "s. 6.3",
    "billing_basis": "Schedule 'A'",
    "water_rate": "Schedule 'A'",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule 'A'",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule 'A'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/yellowhead-county/water-sewer/bylaw-22-22/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "summary": "County bylaw page for the Utility Bylaw.",
   "title": "Utility Bylaw page",
   "document_url": "https://yhcounty.ca/bylaws/utilities-bylaw",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
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  },
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "summary": "Utility invoices issued every two months; service in Evansburg, Peers, Wildwood, Brule, etc.",
   "title": "Water & Sewer Services",
   "document_url": "https://yhcounty.ca/county-services/water-sewer",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/763a33fe517eadfd0b17ee9e9c9f332a08bdba471db7496de031a699f4b21d6d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/yellowhead-county/water-sewer/water-sewer-services/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/yellowhead-county/water-sewer/"
}