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 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Lake Country, British Columbia, water & sewer rules are set by Sanitary Sewer Regulation and Rate Bylaw 1176, 2022 (consolidated Aug 2025) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $1.29 per cubic metre (2026). Water fixed charge: $610/year (2026). Billing period: quarterly.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000063",
 "municipality": "Lake Country",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/",
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   "title": "Sanitary Sewer Regulation and Rate Bylaw 1176, 2022 (consolidated Aug 2025)",
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   "adopted_date": "2022-05-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/sanitary-sewer-regulation-and-rate-bylaw-1176-2022-consolidated-2025-08-19",
   "summary": "District of Lake Country sewer use regulation, connection rules and sewer rates; amended by 1215, 1270, 1287.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
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   "document_number": "1176",
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   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "flat",
    "sewer_rate": "Annual User Fees: Residential & Residential Multifamily Strata $640 (2025), $670 (2026), $700 (2027), $720 (2028); Residential Multifamily Non-Strata $320 (2025), $470 (2026), $630 (2027), $720 (2028); Registered Accessory Suite or Secondary Suite $115 (2025), $120 (2026), $130 (2027), $140 (2028)",
    "billing_period": "quarterly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Schedule \"A\" (Annual User Fees)",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "billing_period": "s. 14.2"
   },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Utility Billing - 2026 Water Rates and sewer fees - District of Lake Country",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/utility-billing",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026 water: single-family $610/yr base ($152.50/quarter) + $1.29/m3; multi-family $488/dwelling; seasonal irrigation $195. Sewer user fee $640/yr ($160/quarter) from 2025; non-connected $275. Billed quarterly.",
   "notes": "2026 rates",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-country/water-sewer/utility-billing-2026-water-rates-and-sewer-fees-district-of/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water Regulation and Rates Bylaw 984, 2016 (consolidated, to March 2026)",
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   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-12-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/water-regulation-and-rates-bylaw-984-2016-consolidated-2025-08-19",
   "summary": "District of Lake Country water utility bylaw: connections, regulations and water rates (Schedule A), amended through 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
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   "document_number": "984",
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   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "metered",
    "water_rate": "$1.29 per cubic metre (2026)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$610/year (2026)",
    "billing_period": "quarterly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "s. 9.1",
    "water_rate": "Schedule B",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule B",
    "billing_period": "s. 16.2"
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-country/water-sewer/bylaw-984/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Lake Country Bylaws library",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/government/bylaws",
   "summary": "Paginated bylaw library listing water and sewer bylaws and amendments.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-country/parking-snow/bylaws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/lake-country/water-sewer/"
}