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Room 400 - 330 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0C4
www.pubmanitoba.ca
330, avenue Portage, pièce 400
Winnipeg (Manitoba) Canada R3C 0C4
www.pubmanitoba.ca
Order No. 91/25
GRANDVIEW MUNICIPALITY
G3 URBAN WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY
REVISED WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025
SIMPLIFIED RATE APPLICATION
June 18, 2025
BEFORE: Shawn McCutcheon, Panel Chair
Kim Sharman, Panel Member
Order No. 91/25
June 18, 2025
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Table of Contents
1.0
Executive Summary .............................................................................................. 3
2.0
Background .......................................................................................................... 3
3.0
Application ............................................................................................................ 4
Simplified Rate Application Process ................................................................................ 5
Working Capital Calculation ............................................................................................ 7
4.0
Board Findings...................................................................................................... 8
5.0
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: ................................................................. 8
SCHEDULE A ............................................................................................................... 10
Order No. 91/25
June 18, 2025
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1.0
Executive Summary
By this Order, the Public Utilities Board approves the revised water and wastewater rates,
effective July 1, 2025, for the Grandview Municipality (Municipality), G3 Urban Water and
Wastewater Utility (Utility). The approved rates are shown below:
Current
Rates
July 1,
2025
Quarterly Service Charge
$17.32
$18.19
Water (per 1,000 gallons)
$23.84
$25.54
Wastewater (per 1,000 gallons)
$5.50
$5.78
Minimum Quarterly Charge*
$105.34
$112.15
Rate Rider**
-
$2.76
Minimum Quarterly Charge with Rate Rider*
-
$120.43
Bulk Water Sales (per 1,000 gallons)
$27.50
$29.50
*Based on 3,000 gallons
**To be recovered for two years, effective July 1, 2025
Details of the rates may be found in the attached Schedule A.
The rationale for the Board's decisions may be found under the Board Findings section
below.
2.0
Background
The Municipality owns and operates the Utility that services 462 customers. Rates were
last set in Board Order No. 12/22, with the last approved rates effective January 1, 2024.
Board Order No. 64/25 approved 2018 and 2019 actual operating deficits to be recovered
by a rate rider of $2.76 per customer per 1,000 gallons of water for a period of two years,
effective July 1, 2025, or until the unrecovered deficit of $65,541 is fully recovered.
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3.0 Application
On April 28, 2025, the Municipality applied to the Board for revised water and wastewater
rates for the Utility. The Application was submitted using the Simplified Rate Application
Process and accompanied by By-Law No. 3-2025 having received first reading on March
11, 2025. The Municipality provided an Affidavit certifying: the Utility meets all Board
requirements for the Simplified Filing Process; the Utility is not experiencing any operating
deficits; and the requested wastewater rates are expected to be adequate to meet
operating costs for the period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
A Public Notice of Application was issued on April 29, 2025, affording customers the
opportunity to comment to both the Board and the Municipality with respect to the proposed
rate increases. No responses were received.
When reviewing an application the Board can either: hold a public hearing at which the
applicant can present its case and customers can present their concerns; or where it is
deemed to be in the best interests of a utility and its customers, the Board can review the
application using a paper review process without holding a public hearing. The paper
review process considers all written materials submitted by the Utility and the public, as
well as any information requests and responses between the Board and the Utility. This
process may reduce regulatory costs to the Utility.
A public hearing process allows the Utility and the public the opportunity to review the
application and address any concerns with the Board present.
Whenever reasonable, the Board will review the application using a paper review process,
which saves the cost of a public hearing process. The Board has chosen this option for
this application.
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June 18, 2025
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Simplified Rate Application Process
The Board issued Board Orders No. 86/17 and 27/23 establishing and revising the
Simplified Rate Application Process (Simplified Process). This process applies to
municipally-owned public utilities operating water and/or wastewater systems which meet
designated criteria that wish to request Board approval for revised rates.
The following criteria are required in order for a utility to qualify to apply for revised rates
using the Simplified Process:
1. The utility must be compliant with all regulatory reporting, including but not limited
to:
a. The audited financial statements being relied upon for evidence by the Board
in the application must be current and prepared in compliance with The
Municipal Act section190.
b. All outstanding utility deficits should have received approval of the Board.
c. All directives from previous Board Orders should have been followed,
including submitting copies of all by-laws after third reading, as required.
2. The utility must not be experiencing an operating deficit which is the lower of
$10,000 or 5% of operating expenses, when calculated for regulatory purposes.
This includes the appropriate adjustments for capital grants and contributed assets
as outlined in Board Order No. 151/08, available on the Board website at
www.pubmanitoba.ca.
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June 18, 2025
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3. The utility must not be experiencing an unexplained annual operating surplus which
is in excess of 20% of operating expenses, when calculated for regulatory purposes.
This includes the appropriate adjustments for capital grants and contributed assets
as outlined in Board Order No. 151/08, available on the Board website at
www.pubmanitoba.ca. An example of an explained surplus would be a utility
making an annual contribution to reserves for a planned expenditure; when
providing the explanation, all details and supporting documentation about the
intended purpose of the reserve should be included.
4. The municipality must have reviewed the utility operations and expects the
requested rate will be adequate to meet operating costs for the year. If the revised
rates are inadequate, the full application process should be initiated to apply for the
necessary rate revisions.
5. The utility must be seeking a rate increase of no more than The Bank of Canada
Policy Interest Rate +2%, as indicated at www.bankofcanada.ca on the date of the
first reading of the municipal by-law, over the current utility rate. The current utility
rate must have been in effect for a minimum of one year from the date of application
under the Simplified Process. The revised rate must apply equally to all customers
of the utility; however, the utility may request a different revision for the customer
service charge, water and/or wastewater rates. For example, a qualified utility may
request a 2% rate increase for water, a 1% increase in the customer service charge
and no change in wastewater rates, if appropriate. A utility that has domestic and
wholesale rates and only wishes to increase one of those rates must apply using
the full application process.
6. Requests for multi-year increases will be denied; however utilities may make annual
requests for rate increases using the Simplified Process, as long the utility continues
to meet the designated criteria.
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7. The Simplified Process is at the discretion of the Board, and applicants may be
subject to the full application process at any time, and for any reason, without
explanation or appeal.
The responsibility for determining whether or not a utility meets the designated criteria lies
with the applicant utility. If a utility that clearly does not meet the designated criteria
attempts to submit an application using the Simplified Process, the Board will deny the
application, and charge a processing fee of $500.00.
Working Capital Calculation
Board Order No. 93/09 established that utilities should maintain a minimum working capital
surplus, in an amount equal to 20% of annual expenses. The working capital surplus is
defined as the Utility fund balance, excluding any capital-related items plus Utility reserves.
As per the draft 2023 Audited Financial Statements, the most recent information available,
the working capital surplus at December 31, 2023 was:
2023
Fund Surplus
$4,002,153
Deduct: Tangible Capital Assets
(5,030,627)
Add: Long-Term Debt
929,190
Add: Utility Reserve
36,873
Equals Working Capital Surplus
$(62,411)
Operating Expenses
579,494
20% of operating expenses (Target)
$115,899
The Utility does not meet the Board minimum working capital surplus of 20%.
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4.0
Board Findings
The Board has reviewed the Municipality's Application and finds the Municipality meets
the designated criteria, as set out in Board Orders No. 86/17 and 27/23, to apply for revised
water and wastewater rates using the Simplified Rate Application Process and approves
the revised water and wastewater rates as applied for the Utility, effective July 1, 2025.
The Board notes and has considered the Utility's Working Capital Deficit of $62,411 in its
review of the Municipality's Application.
The Board notes, Board Order No. 12/22 approved pass through authority for the Utility to
pass through water rate increases for water purchased from the G3 Regional Water Coop.
The approved rates include a pass through rate increase of $0.58, which represents a cost
of $7.72 per 1,000 gallons for water purchased for the Utility
The Board notes the approved rates represent a 5.00% increase.
The Board requires the Municipality to review its water and wastewater rates for the Utility
for adequacy and file a report with the Board, as well as an application for revised rates if
required, by no later than January 30, 2026.
5.0
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
1. Revised water and wastewater rates for the Grandview Municipality, G3 Urban
Water and Wastewater Utility BE AND ARE HEREBY APPROVED in accordance
with the attached Schedule A, effective July 1, 2025.
2. The Grandview Municipality amend its water and wastewater rate By-Law to reflect
the decisions in this Board Order and submit a copy to the Board once it has
received third and final reading.
3. The Grandview Municipality provide a notice to its customers as soon as possible,
including all decisions found in this Order.
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June 18, 2025
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4. The Grandview Municipality review its water and wastewater rates for the G3 Urban
Water and Wastewater Utility for adequacy and file a report with the Public Utilities
Board, as well as an application for revised rates if required, by no later than
January 30, 2026.
Fees payable upon this Order - $150.00
Board decisions may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of Section 58 of The
Public Utilities Board Act, or reviewed in accordance with Section 36 of the Board's Rules
of Practice and Procedure. The Board's Rules may be viewed on the Board's website at
www.pubmanitoba.ca.
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD
Shawn McCutcheon
Panel Chair
"Frederick Mykytyshyn"
Assistant Associate Secretary
Certified a true copy of Order No. 91/25
issued by The Public Utilities Board
Assistant Associate Secretary
Order No. 91/25
June 18, 2025
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SCHEDULE A
GRANDVIEW MUNICIPALITY
G3 URBAN WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY
WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES BY-LAW NO. 3-2025
(revisions)
SCHEDULE OF QUARTERLY RATES
July 1, 2025
Schedule A
1. Quarterly Service Charge & Commodity Rates
July 1, 2025
Quarterly
Service Charge:
$18.19
Water &
Rate Rider
Commodity Rates
Water
Wastewater
Wastewater
(Clause 14)
Per 1,000 Gallons:
$25.54
$5.78
$31.32
$2.76
2. Minimum Charges per Quarter
Notwithstanding the rates set forth in paragraph 1, all customers will pay the applicable
minimum charges per quarter set out below, which includes the volume allowance as
listed.
For all metered accounts, volumes in excess of the minimum quarterly allowance will be
charged at the applicable commodity rate.
a. Metered Water & Wastewater, Metered Water Only Customers
Meter
Size
(Inches)
Group
Capacity
Ratio
Volume
Included
(Gallons)
Customer
Service
Charge
Water
Commodity
Charge
Wastewater
Commodity
Charge
Water &
Wastewater
Total
Quarterly
Minimum
Water Only
Total
Quarterly
Minimum
Rate Rider
Water &
Wastewater
Total Quarterly
Minimum With
Rate Rider
Water Only
Total
Quarterly
Minimum With
Rate Rider
5/8
1
3,000
18.19
$
76.62
$
17.34
$
112.15
$
94.81
$
8.28
$
120.43
$
103.09
$
3/4
2
6,000
18.19
$
153.24
$
34.68
$
206.11
$
171.43
$
16.56
$
222.67
$
187.99
$
1
4
12,000
18.19
$
306.48
$
69.36
$
394.03
$
324.67
$
33.12
$
427.15
$
357.79
$
1 1/2
10
30,000
18.19
$
766.20
$
173.40
$
957.79
$
784.39
$
82.80
$
1,040.59
$
867.19
$
2
25
75,000
18.19
$
1,915.50
$
433.50
$
2,367.19
$
1,933.69
$
207.00
$
2,574.19
$
2,140.69
$
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June 18, 2025
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b. Bulk Water Sales Rate
Water sold in bulk by the Grandview G3 Urban Utility shall be charged at a rate of $29.50
per thousand gallons. For any quantity of 500 gallons or less, the minimum charge will be
$3.00 per 100 gallons.
16. Deficit Rate Rider
A rate rider of $2.76 per 1,000 gallons of water sold to recover the remainder of 2018 and
2019 operating deficits shall be in effect from July 1, 2025 for a period of two years, or until
the total outstanding deficit of $65,541 is fully recovered, whichever comes first.