Water & sewer across British Columbia

What are the water and sewer rules and rates?

110 of 161 municipalities in British Columbia have an adopted bylaw on water & sewer on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

Municipality	Adopted document	Key facts	Verified
Abbotsford City	Sewer Regulations Bylaw, 2017 (No. 2664-2017) +1 more adopted 2017-05-10	billing basis: metered; bi-monthly utility bill based on metered volume	2026-08-28
Alert Bay Village	Sanitary Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaw +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Armstrong City	Water and Sewer Regulation Bylaw No. 1722 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Ashcroft Village	Water Regulations Bylaw No. 881, 2026 adopted 2026-01-01	billing basis: flat rate annual billing; volumetric billing not currently in use; rates per Fees and Charges Bylaw	2026-08-28
Barriere District Municipality	Wastewater Holding Tank Bylaw No. 94 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Belcarra Village	Greater Vancouver Water District Entry Agreement Bylaw No. 412 +2 more adopted 2008-01-01	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Bowen Island Island Municipality	Westside Water System Reserve Bylaw No. 719, 2026 +1 more	billing basis: flat and metered	2026-08-28
Burnaby City	Waterworks Regulation Bylaw	billing basis: metered and flat rate	2026-08-28
Cache Creek Village	Water Regulation and Rates Bylaw No. 540	—	2026-08-28
Campbell River City	3446 Storm Water Management Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2010 Consolidated to Bylaw 4013, 2026	—	2026-08-28
Canal Flats Village	Village of Canal Flats Sewer System Regulations Bylaw No. 290, 2025 +1 more adopted 2025-12-08	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Castlegar City	Sewer Regulations & Rates +2 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered SFD flat fee $441.66/yr + $0.59/cubic metre capped at 30 cubic metres per month May to September (Schedule F Bylaw 1447); unmetered SFD $980.31/yr (Schedule G Bylaw 1447); quarterly invoicing (s.6.2); 5% late fee (s.6.3) · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Chase Village	Village of Chase Sanitary Sewer Regulations Bylaw No. 750-2010 (Consolidated) +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Chetwynd District Municipality	Sanitary Sewer Use, Bylaw No. 1120, 2020 adopted 2020-01-01	connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Chilliwack City	Sanitary Sewer System Regulation Bylaw 3702 (C) +3 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: basic fee and consumption fee · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Clearwater District Municipality	Sewer User Fees Bylaw No. 218, 2019 +1 more adopted 2019-01-01	—	2026-08-28
Colwood City	Sewer Utility Bylaw - Consolidated	billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Coquitlam City	Drinking Water Conservation Plan Bylaw Number 4838, 2018 +3 more	billing basis: flat, metered · billing basis: flat and metered	2026-08-28
Courtenay City	Sanitary Sewer Use, Extension and Connection Bylaw No. 1327, 1983 +2 more adopted 1983-03-07	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered and flat	2026-08-28
Cranbrook City	Sanitary Sewer Rates Bylaw +1 more	billing basis: flat · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Creston Town	Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaw +3 more	connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat rate annual for residential and commercial; metered rate for industrial	2026-08-28
Dawson Creek City	Water and Sewer Connecting Line Service Bylaw No. 3579, 2002 (Consolidated) +5 more adopted 2002-06-24	—	2026-08-28
Duncan City	Sewer Services Bylaw No. 1844 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Elkford District Municipality	Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Bylaw +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Enderby City	Bylaw No. 1468, 2010 – Water and Sprinkling Regulation (Consolidated) +2 more	billing basis: flat or metered depending on classification · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Esquimalt District Municipality	Admirals Road Sewer Local Improvement Bylaw, 1956 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Fernie City	Sewer Connection & User Charge Bylaw No. 1593, 1992 +1 more adopted 2026-01-27	sewer rate residential: $47.66 per month Single Family (effective January 1, 2026) · billing period: quarterly · late penalty: 5% penalty on unpaid balances	2026-08-28
Fort St. John City	Sewer Use Regulation and Charges Bylaw +1 more adopted 2016-11-14	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Fraser Lake Village	2023 Sewer Connection and Rental Charge Bylaw	billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Fruitvale Village	Wastewater (Sewer) System Bylaw No. 948	billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Gold River Village	Bylaw No 333, 1978 Sewer Connection Bylaw +3 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat and metered · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Greenwood City	Bylaw No. 1038, 2025 – Water Regulation & Rates Bylaw +1 more	billing basis: flat · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Hazelton Village	Sewer Bylaw No. 533, 2024 +1 more adopted 2024-01-01	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: Annual flat rate by property use category (residential per family unit, commercial per tenant, etc.); 5% late payment penalty · billing basis: Annual flat rate by property use category; meters required for new industrial/commercial/institutional connections over 1 inch; 5% late payment penalty	2026-08-28
Hope District Municipality	Sanitary Sewer Regulation Bylaw +2 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: consumption is measured · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Houston District Municipality	Water Conservation Measures Bylaw No. 1064, 2015 (As Amended)	—	2026-08-28
Hudson's Hope District Municipality	Sewer Services Regulations Bylaw 845, 2014 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Kamloops City	Sanitary Sewer Bylaw No. 32-35, 1983 +2 more adopted 1983-12-30	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat, metered · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Kaslo Village	Sewer Service Area Bylaw No. 1289 adopted 2023-01-01	billing basis: user rates established in Fees and Charges Bylaw or other bylaw; local service area taxes or other charges may also be imposed	2026-08-28
Kelowna City	Sewerage System User Bylaw No. 3480 +1 more	billing basis: flat (residential); metered (commercial) · billing basis: metered; fixed monthly meter fee plus consumption charge per cubic metre billed bi-monthly; residential flat rate: meter fee $37.01–$1,395.51/month depending on meter size (2025 rates), plus $0.63/m3 first 60 m3, $0.85/m3 next 100 m3, $1.29/m3 next 90 m3, $2.57/m3 balance (2025 rates); large volume users and most farms billed by metered usage	2026-08-28
Kent District Municipality	Sewer Regulation Bylaw No. 1630 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Keremeos Village	Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 701 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Kimberley City	Sewer Connection Bylaw No. 2415 (Consolidated Version) +3 more adopted 2011-04-11	connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Kitimat District Municipality	Kitimat Municipal Code — Part 6: Public Utilities (Water and Sewer)	—	2026-08-28
Ladysmith Town	411 Plumbing and Sewer Connection Bylaw - Consolidated adopted 1996-03-14	connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Lake Cowichan Town	1116 Sewer Parcel Tax Bylaw +1 more	billing basis: single amount for each parcel · billing basis: single amount for each parcel	2026-08-28
Langford City	Pollution and Obstruction of Watercourses Bylaw No. 550 +2 more adopted 2001-02-19	billing basis: metered · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: volumetric	2026-08-28
Langley City	Drinking-Water Conservation Plan Bylaw No. 3037 – Consolidated +3 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered · billing basis: flat rate plus volumetric rate	2026-08-28
Lillooet District Municipality	Sewer Connections and Regulations Bylaw No. 430, 1984 +2 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat rate annual: Single Family $564/year (2022 Schedule B); current 2026 rate $694 per Fees and Charges Bylaw Schedule 18 · billing basis: flat rate annual: Single Family $564/year (2022 Schedule B); current 2026 rate $710 per Fees and Charges Bylaw Schedule 18	2026-08-28
Lions Bay Village	Brunswick Beach Water System Specified Area Establishment Bylaw No. 317, 2000 +1 more	billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Logan Lake District Municipality	Wastewater Collection System Bylaw No. 948 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · connection trigger: property abuts right-of-way with wastewater collection main; connection required within 30 days after notice from District · billing period: annual on tax notice	2026-08-28
Lumby Village	Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 701, 2009 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Lytton Village	Cross Connection Bylaw 664, 2012	—	2026-08-28
Mackenzie District Municipality	Sewer Rates and Regulations (Bylaw 1532) +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Maple Ridge City	Drinking Water Conservation Plan Bylaw No. 7425-2018 +2 more	billing basis: Metered Rate and Flat Rate	2026-08-28
McBride Village	Sanitary Sewer Bylaw No. 735 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Merritt City	Sanitary Sewer Bylaw 2393, 2025 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Midway Village	Bylaw 227 – Water Rates & Regulations +3 more	billing basis: flat · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Nakusp Village	Sewer Connection Bylaw No. 94 (Consolidated) +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Nanaimo City	Sewer Regulation and Charge Bylaw 1982 No. 2496 +3 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: Per Dwelling Unit and Volumetric Rate · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Nelson City	Sanitary Sewer Regulatory Bylaw No. 3351, 2017 (Consolidated) +1 more adopted 2017-04-03	—	2026-08-28
New Denver Village	Water Regulation Bylaw (Consolidated May 2026)	billing basis: flat rate; set in Fees and Charges Bylaw; residence/duplex $458/year (2026); 5% penalty if unpaid by February 15; additional 5% if unpaid by October 1; unpaid rates added to tax roll December 31	2026-08-28
New Hazelton District Municipality	Water Rates Amendment Bylaw	billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
New Westminster City	Sewerage Bylaw No. 4525, 1971 +5 more adopted 1971-04-05	billing basis: flat (residential); metered by water quantity (other users) · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat rate per dwelling type from Engineering Fees Bylaw 7553 Part 6: single detached $1,436.01/yr; duplex/row house $1,436.01/yr; secondary suite $717.99/yr; townhouse $1,121.81/yr; apartment $807.59/yr; commercial metered	2026-08-28
North Saanich District Municipality	Deep Cove/Patricia Bay/McDonald Park Sewer Collection System Establishment Bylaw No. 1139 (2007) +2 more adopted 2007-01-01	billing basis: parcel tax for local area service (Deep Cove/Patricia Bay/McDonald Park sewer area); approximately 65% of $9,657,300 total cost recovered through local service tax · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat rate; single family dwelling $643.50/year; apartment/townhouse $321.75/year; other facilities billed every 4 months per use type; metered option $2.45/cubic metre of measured flow	2026-08-28
North Vancouver District Municipality	Sewer Bylaw 6656 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat rate or metered; single family $1,255.60/year flat; metered monthly: $126.40 first 1,000 cu.ft., $13/100 cu.ft. over · billing basis: flat rate or metered; single family $932.80/year flat; metered: $85/month first 1,000 cu.ft., $5.30/100 cu.ft. over	2026-08-28
Oak Bay District Municipality	Public Sewer Bylaw 3891 (Consolidated) +2 more	connection mandatory: True · fines: not less than $200.00 and not more than $2,000.00 · billing basis: metered based on volume of water delivered; $11.81 per unit (2,832 litres) of water delivered (municipal $3.71 + regional $8.10); residential premises without garden meter multiplied by 0.60	2026-08-28
Osoyoos Town	Osoyoos Water District Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1357, 2019 +3 more adopted 2019	billing basis: flat · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat or metered	2026-08-28
Parksville City	Sanitary and Storm Sewerage System Bylaw No. 1319 (1999, consolidated) +2 more adopted 1999-09-20	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Peachland District Municipality	Bylaw 1688 water restrictions consolidated.pdf +2 more	connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Pemberton Village	Outdoor Water Use Bylaw adopted 2015-07-21	—	2026-08-28
Penticton City	Irrigation, Sewer & Water Bylaw No. 2005-02 (Consolidated September 2020) adopted 2005-04-18	billing basis: per hectare charge, volumetric charge, flat rate based on Service size, Fixture charge, Sewage tax, or stand alone negotiated agreement	2026-08-28
Pitt Meadows City	Drinking Water Conservation Bylaw No. 2787, 2018 - Consolidated Version +4 more adopted 2018-02-20	billing basis: flat rate for most residential and commercial users, charged annually on the property tax notice due the first business day following July 1; large volume users and most farms charged by metered usage, billed twice yearly (January–June and July–December)	2026-08-28
Port Alberni City	Waterworks Bylaw No. 5131, 2025	—	2026-08-28
Port Alice Village	653 Water Restrictions Bylaw	—	2026-08-28
Port Edward District Municipality	Sewer Rate Amendment Bylaw No. 749 +1 more	billing basis: flat · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Port McNeill Town	Sewer Regulation Bylaw No. 714, 2023 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Port Moody City	Sewerage and Drainage Regulation Bylaw No. 3519 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Powell River City	Waterworks Regulations and Rates Bylaw No. 2425 (Consolidated March 2026) +1 more adopted 2015-12-17	billing basis: frontage tax $3.88 per foot of frontage (2026); minimum 60 feet, maximum 120 feet · billing basis: flat rate; single family $389 (to June 30, 2026), $173 (effective July 1, 2026); metered option available	2026-08-28
Prince George City	Sanitary Sewer Use Bylaw No. 9055, 2019 adopted 2019-10-07	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat or metered	2026-08-28
Princeton Town	Sewer Connections and Regulations Bylaw No. 992, 2020 +1 more adopted 2020-11-05	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: annual flat rates per Fees and Charges Bylaw; residential $223.20/year (2026, B05 of Bylaw 1026) · billing basis: metered; rate $0.902/m³ (2026) per Schedule C of Fees and Charges Bylaw; alternative annual fee $482.00 (2026) for residential	2026-08-28
Quesnel City	Water Regulations Bylaw No. 1763, 2015 (Consolidated May 12, 2020) adopted 2020-05-12	connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Revelstoke City	Sewer Regulations Bylaw No. 1683 - 2002 (Consolidated) +2 more adopted 2002-05-27	billing basis: annual flat rate for domestic; quarterly for commercial; metered rate: $3.38/first 45 cubic metres + $4.04/additional cubic metre	2026-08-28
Richmond City	Sanitary Sewer - Bylaw 10427 (2022) +3 more adopted 2022-11-28	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat-rate and metered · billing basis: flat, metered	2026-08-28
Rossland City	Outdoor Water Use Regulation Bylaw +2 more	billing basis: metered and non-metered · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Saanich District Municipality	Sewer Water and Storm Drainage Connection Fee Bylaw No. 9688 +3 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: fixed monthly sewer charge and a sewer usage charge based on the quantity of water delivered · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Salmo Village	680 – Water and Sewer Parcel Tax Bylaw (2016) +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: single amount for each parcel	2026-08-28
Salmon Arm City	Sewer Connection Consolidation Bylaw No 1410 +1 more	connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Sechelt District Municipality	Public Sewer Bylaw No. 112, 1990 (Consolidated) adopted 1990-01-01	connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Sidney Town	Sewer Service Charges Bylaw No. 1269 +2 more	billing basis: metered · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Sooke District Municipality	Sewer Use Bylaw No. 224, 2005 - Consolidated adopted 2022-07-29	—	2026-08-28
Spallumcheen District Municipality	Bylaw 2086 Water Conservation & Regulation.pdf	billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Stewart District Municipality	Sewer Connections Bylaw 874-2013 +1 more adopted 2020-11-09	connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Summerland District Municipality	Sanitary Sewer System Regulation Bylaw 98-002 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality	Bylaw No. 0136 - Water Services Rates Consolidated +1 more adopted 2026-03-24	billing basis: metered · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Surrey City	Surrey Sanitary Sewer Regulation and Charges Bylaw, 2008, No. 16611 +2 more adopted 2009-03-30	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat or metered · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Tahsis Village	Sanitary Sewer System Regulation Bylaw No.645, 2021 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Taylor District Municipality	Water Conservation Bylaw 716-2006	—	2026-08-28
Telkwa Village	Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaws +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Terrace City	Sewer Connection and Rates Bylaw No. 1327 +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat minimum rates by use class for unmetered premises; metered (flat minimum plus volumetric consumption) for premises with water meter · billing basis: flat minimum (unmetered) or flat minimum plus metered consumption (metered)	2026-08-28
Tofino District Municipality	Sewer Utility Rates Bylaw No.1347, 2024 +2 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered · connection mandatory: False	2026-08-28
Trail City	Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Regulation Bylaw No. 2398, 1998 adopted 1998-06-08	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat rate (unmetered) annual: dwelling unit $658 (discounted) or $711; metered: minimum $46.67/month, $3.08/100 cu ft (0-1,000 cu ft/month) to $2.57/100 cu ft (10,000+ cu ft/month); sewer flat rate: $284/unit; sewer metered minimum $25.52/month	2026-08-28
Ucluelet District Municipality	Regulation of Waterworks System and Supply Rates +1 more	billing basis: metered or flat monthly fees · connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
Vancouver City	Sewer and Watercourse By-law No. 8093 +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Victoria City	Sanitary Sewer and Stormwater Utilities Bylaw +1 more	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered (sanitary sewer, by water units consumed); impervious area + street frontage + property classification (stormwater) · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
View Royal Town	Sanitary Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 397, 2000 adopted 2000-01-01	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered	2026-08-28
Wells District Municipality	Bylaw No. 57, 2003 Utility Service	connection mandatory: True	2026-08-28
West Kelowna City	City of West Kelowna Water Regulation Bylaw No. 274, 2021 (consolidated to 0274.03) +1 more adopted 2021-07-13	—	2026-08-28
West Vancouver District Municipality	Sewerage and Drainage Regulation Bylaw No. 5263, 2023 (consolidated to Amendment 5284, 2023) +1 more adopted 2023-10-30	connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered quarterly; 2024 sewer base charge $217.10/quarter (single-family, multi-family, commercial); volume rate $1.62/m3 local + $2.42/m3 regional; 10% discount if paid by due date · billing basis: metered quarterly; 2024 base charge single-family residential $98.53/quarter (16–25 mm meter); volume rate $1.63/cubic metre first 30 m3; 10% discount if paid by due date	2026-08-28
White Rock City	Sewer Connection and Rental Charges Bylaw No. 396 (Consolidated) +2 more	billing basis: parcel size · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat	2026-08-28
Williams Lake City	Sewerage Works Management Bylaw No. 871, 1981 +2 more	billing basis: flat monthly rate and consumption charge · billing basis: metered or flat rate	2026-08-28

Nothing on file for water & sewer

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (50) — 100 Mile House, Anmore, Burns Lake, Central Saanich, Clinton, Coldstream, Comox, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Delta, Fort St. James, Gibsons, Golden, Grand Forks, Granisle, Harrison Hot Springs, Highlands, Invermere, Lake Country, Langley, Lantzville, Masset, Metchosin, Mission, Montrose, North Cowichan, North Vancouver, Northern Rockies, Oliver, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Pouce Coupe, Prince Rupert, Qualicum Beach, Radium Hot Springs, Sayward, Sicamous, Silverton, Slocan, Smithers, Sparwood, Squamish, Tumbler Ridge, Valemount, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Warfield, Whistler, Zeballos, shíshálh Nation.

No bylaws published online (1, verified negatives) — Port Clements.

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