{
 "answer": "In the City of Delta, British Columbia, water & sewer rules are set by Delta Sanitary Sewer Use Regulation and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 5783, 2000 and 4 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $1.47/m3 (first 125 m3 per quarter); $1.97/m3 thereafter (Bylaw 8537, 2025). Water fixed charge: $25.00 minimum quarterly charge. Billing period: quarterly.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000032",
 "municipality": "Delta",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.delta.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Delta Sanitary Sewer Use Regulation and Connection Charge Bylaw No. 5783, 2000",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2000-02-08",
   "document_url": "https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135284",
   "summary": "Sewer use rules, prohibited discharges and connection charges (consolidated June 2013).",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "90eb7250bcce4ff918b16e9327f3104259aa11bded4c7cca1ba2753596ca0a56",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5783",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/90eb7250bcce4ff918b16e9327f3104259aa11bded4c7cca1ba2753596ca0a56.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "connection_mandatory": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "connection_mandatory": "shall connect such building or structure to the sanitary sewer"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/delta/water-sewer/regulations-5783/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Delta Sewer Rates Bylaw No. 5782 (consolidated Dec 2025)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2000-02-08",
   "document_url": "https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135283",
   "summary": "User rates for sewer costs in Delta sewer areas; consolidated through 8538.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "a14ad15cf393b04a80c95b2f887d49ca6ec105db9c949efb3356aa2bc2479e38",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5782",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a14ad15cf393b04a80c95b2f887d49ca6ec105db9c949efb3356aa2bc2479e38.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "annual rates for un-metered users; metered (80% of water delivered) for metered water service",
    "sewer_rate": "Dwelling Units: $662.00/year (un-metered); Secondary Suite: $562.00/year (un-metered with valid permit); metered sewage flow: $2.13/m3, $25.00 minimum quarterly charge",
    "billing_period": "quarterly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "s. 4(a); Schedule \"A\", Part I",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule \"A\", Parts I and II",
    "billing_period": "s. 4(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/delta/water-sewer/bylaw-5782/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Delta Sewer Rates Bylaw No. 5782, 2000 Amendment Bylaw No. 8538, 2025 (sewer user rates)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw%20No%208538%20-%20Delta%20Sewer%20Rates.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted 2025-12-08 (scanned PDF, OCR). Metered sewer $2.13/m3 with $25 minimum quarterly; unmetered dwelling flat rate $662/yr ($562 secondary suite).",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "54c1c7869068c6fbb00c7f8b7282f05c4469b1a16704391f399ce379dfd38efa",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5782",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/54c1c7869068c6fbb00c7f8b7282f05c4469b1a16704391f399ce379dfd38efa.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "flat for un-metered dwelling units; metered based on water meter reading for computed sewage flow",
    "sewer_rate": "$662.00/year per un-metered dwelling unit (other than secondary suite); $562.00/year per un-metered secondary suite with valid permit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Schedule 8538-1; Schedule 8538-2",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule 8538-1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/delta/water-sewer/bylaw-5782-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Delta Water Service Bylaw No. 7441, 2016 (consolidated Dec 2025)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-04-04",
   "document_url": "https://delta.civicweb.net/document/251194",
   "summary": "Operation of the water service and charges for use of water; consolidated with amendments through 8537.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "f36d15193f6f2fdaf74ea00d53d2ea2633e49d2ef2b8d85589c21ed56eb0459f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "7441",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f36d15193f6f2fdaf74ea00d53d2ea2633e49d2ef2b8d85589c21ed56eb0459f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "flat or metered",
    "water_rate": "$1.47/m3 (first 125 m3 per quarter); $1.97/m3 thereafter (Bylaw 8537, 2025)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$25.00 minimum quarterly charge",
    "billing_period": "quarterly for metered; annual for flat rate"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "s. 55; s. 63",
    "water_rate": "Schedule \"A\"(2), II(1); Amend BL 8537, 2025",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule \"A\"(2), II(1)",
    "billing_period": "s. 63; s. 66; s. 59"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/delta/water-sewer/bylaw-7441/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Delta Water Service Bylaw No. 7441, 2016 Amendment Bylaw No. 8537, 2025 (water user rates)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw%20No%208537%20-%20Delta%20Water%20Service.pdf",
   "summary": "Replaces water rate schedules, adopted 2025-12-08 (scanned PDF, OCR). Metered: $1.47/m3 first 125 m3 per quarter, $1.97/m3 above; $25 minimum quarterly. Unmetered dwelling flat rate $752/yr ($552 for secondary suite). Billed quarterly.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "95cc9ee6f37dcc261ce366cc7ec50f128fb181f1d1fea714210beefb94d66fab",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "7441",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/95cc9ee6f37dcc261ce366cc7ec50f128fb181f1d1fea714210beefb94d66fab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "flat and metered",
    "water_rate": "$1.47 per cubic metre (first 125 cubic metres per quarter); $1.97 per cubic metre thereafter (2025)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$25.00 minimum quarterly charge"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Schedule \"A\"(1) FLAT RATES (ANNUAL); Schedule \"A\"(2) METERED CONSUMPTION RATES",
    "water_rate": "Schedule \"A\"(2), (1) Consumers in Water Area; Bylaw No. 8537, 2025",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule \"A\"(2), (1) Consumers in Water Area, Minimum quarterly charge"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/delta/water-sewer/bylaw-7441-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Delta utilities (property taxes and utilities) page",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.delta.ca/services/property-taxes-utilities/utilities",
   "summary": "Delta utilities page linking the January 2026 posted Water Service and Sewer Rates amendment bylaws 8537 and 8538.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "1adbb1cbddb0faebf97fd6af32dee1f7303902bb1e7ee33fa9d665eb97194f4b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1adbb1cbddb0faebf97fd6af32dee1f7303902bb1e7ee33fa9d665eb97194f4b.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/delta/water-sewer/delta-utilities-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/delta/water-sewer/"
}