{
 "answer": "In the City of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, water & sewer rules are set by Drinking Water Conservation Plan Bylaw No. 4045, 2018 and 4 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $1.3075 per cubic meter (0 - 50,000 cubic meters); $1.6861 per cubic meter (over 50,000 cubic meters). Water fixed charge: $646.00/year (2026) single residential dwelling unit. Sewer rate: $648.00 (Single Residential dwelling unit).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000105",
 "municipality": "Port Coquitlam",
 "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.portcoquitlam.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Drinking Water Conservation Plan Bylaw No. 4045, 2018",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-04-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4045%20-%20Drinking%20Water%20Conservation%20Plan.pdf",
   "summary": "Water shortage response stages and outdoor/lawn watering restrictions; repeals Bylaw 3768.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "b1c6e9778dd85c3d1c0e77a0df82d2038a1d02f93847d413f3976e49003004d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4045",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b1c6e9778dd85c3d1c0e77a0df82d2038a1d02f93847d413f3976e49003004d5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/water-sewer/plan-4045/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sewer Connection Bylaw No. 1091",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1971-06-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/1091%20-%20Sewer%20Connection.pdf",
   "summary": "Older bylaw regulating sewer connections to the City system.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "2bbe733cf9baf9a59596a8382f29ddf583a5c4feb4a4782bb848387ba2a59b3d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1091",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2bbe733cf9baf9a59596a8382f29ddf583a5c4feb4a4782bb848387ba2a59b3d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "connection_mandatory": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "connection_mandatory": "shall connect or cause to be connected"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/water-sewer/bylaw-1091/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sewer Regulation Bylaw No. 3936, 2016 (consolidated)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-12-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2026-02/3936%20-%20Sewer%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes rates and charges for use of the City's sanitary sewerage system.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "a9b807205fa31fce22c38ed51b9f7034d8b57e62add196cadd99f129e36d2cad",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3936",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a9b807205fa31fce22c38ed51b9f7034d8b57e62add196cadd99f129e36d2cad.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "flat (residential); metered (non-residential)",
    "sewer_rate": "$648.00 (Single Residential dwelling unit)",
    "billing_period": "quarterly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Schedule \"A\" A, B",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule \"A\" A(a)",
    "billing_period": "Schedule \"A\" B"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/water-sewer/regulations-3936/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Utility Bills (City of Port Coquitlam)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/utility-bills",
   "summary": "rates page: official utility bills page linking the 2026 utility bill flyer with average-household water and sewer levies; billing annually, due March 31.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "3b9c88a01ad97fa6718b49f37869570f165971a793c863c76a3e781f134f0ed0",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3b9c88a01ad97fa6718b49f37869570f165971a793c863c76a3e781f134f0ed0.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "flat annual fees",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$646.00/year (2026) single residential dwelling unit",
    "sewer_rate": "$648.00/year (2026) single residential dwelling unit",
    "billing_period": "annually"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "These are flat annual fees",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Annual Water Rates",
    "sewer_rate": "Annual Sewer Rates",
    "billing_period": "Bills are mailed out each year"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/water-sewer/utility-bills/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waterworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3935, 2016 (consolidated)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-12-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2026-02/3935%20-%20Waterworks%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets terms, conditions and rates for supply and use of water from Port Coquitlam's domestic water system, including definitions and exemptions such as caregiver provisions.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "4dfabb48ece0a8fce61f6d6268f0623d18cfa9e42a64e54f326b4acfc8e19684",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3935",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4dfabb48ece0a8fce61f6d6268f0623d18cfa9e42a64e54f326b4acfc8e19684.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "flat for residential properties; metered for meter rates",
    "water_rate": "$1.3075 per cubic meter (0 - 50,000 cubic meters); $1.6861 per cubic meter (over 50,000 cubic meters)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$646.00/year",
    "billing_period": "quarterly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Schedule \"B\" A and B",
    "water_rate": "Schedule \"B\" B",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule \"B\" A(a); Schedule \"B\" H",
    "billing_period": "Schedule \"B\" B"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/water-sewer/regulations-3935/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4415, 2025 (effective 2026-01-01)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw%204415%20-%202026%20Fees%20and%20Charges.pdf",
   "summary": "Schedules of City fees including water and sanitary/storm sewer connection fees.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "dc0ac4049ce04997ad56dcb4616e5ddc0fd3990e4dcf16a462d710faac1294e0",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4415",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dc0ac4049ce04997ad56dcb4616e5ddc0fd3990e4dcf16a462d710faac1294e0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/water-sewer/bylaw-4415/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Port Coquitlam Bylaws index",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/our-government/bylaws",
   "summary": "Paginated bylaw listing (5 pages) used to locate water and sewer bylaws.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "caa75d4ea93686d04027a4340f320caa1f41dd23b92c292bf58a7d3d6c0151bc",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/caa75d4ea93686d04027a4340f320caa1f41dd23b92c292bf58a7d3d6c0151bc.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/short-term-rentals/bylaws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/water-sewer/"
}