{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of East St. Paul, Manitoba, water & sewer rules are set by Utility Rates (water and wastewater), effective Oct 1, 2025, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $1.94 per cubic meter (October 1, 2025). Water fixed charge: $8.93/quarter (October 1, 2025). Sewer rate: $2.25 per cubic meter (October 1, 2025).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001326",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of East St. Paul",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.eaststpaul.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Utility Rates (water and wastewater), effective Oct 1, 2025",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.eaststpaul.com/p/utility-rates",
   "summary": "rates page: Oct 1, 2025 per PUB Orders 123-25/124-25 (By-laws 2024-09, 2024-10): water $1.94/m3 + $8.93 quarterly service charge; wastewater $2.25/m3 + $10.87 quarterly; unmetered sewer $154.13 per quarter REU. Steps up each July 1 to 2028.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-b",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "fc7dda43bdffe579217997e428e9dd17fffc911d7e088f19c6220c94e8cbc973",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:41:18+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fc7dda43bdffe579217997e428e9dd17fffc911d7e088f19c6220c94e8cbc973.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "per cubic meter",
    "water_rate": "$1.94 per cubic meter (October 1, 2025)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$8.93/quarter (October 1, 2025)",
    "sewer_rate": "$2.25 per cubic meter (October 1, 2025)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Water Utility; Wastewater Utility",
    "water_rate": "Water (per cubic meter)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Water Utility: Quarterly Service Charge",
    "sewer_rate": "Wastewater (per cubic meter)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-east-st-paul/water-sewer/utility-rates-effective-oct-1-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-east-st-paul/water-sewer/"
}