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 "answer": "In the District Municipality of North Cowichan, British Columbia, water & sewer rules are set by Sewer Services Bylaw No. 2964 (consolidated to April 2, 2025) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-18. Billing period: annual. Billing basis: flat. Connecting to the municipal system is mandatory.",
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 "municipality": "North Cowichan",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
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 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/",
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   "summary": "Regulates sewer connections, use and discharge into municipal sewer systems.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "title": "Sewer and Water Parcel Tax Bylaw No. 3860 (consolidated to March 8, 2024)",
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   "adopted_date": "2022-03-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2024-03/Sewer%20and%20Water%20Parcel%20Tax.pdf",
   "summary": "Annual sewer and water parcel taxes by service area.",
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   "title": "Waterworks Bylaw No. 3620 (consolidated to April 2, 2025)",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-06-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Waterworks%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Rules for connecting to and using North Cowichan municipal water systems, service connections, meters, and charges.",
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   "title": "Water and sewer rates (user fees and parcel taxes 2024-2028)",
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   "document_url": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/municipal-services/utilities/water-and-sewer-rates",
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-cowichan/water-sewer/water-and-sewer-rates/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/north-cowichan/water-sewer/"
}