{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, water & sewer rules are set by By-Law No. 4/23 Water and Wastewater Rates (Macdonald Utility), verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $3.00/m3 (2024); $3.25/m3 (2025); $3.50/m3 (2026); $3.76/m3 (2027). Water fixed charge: $8.15/quarter (2024); $8.30/quarter (2025); $8.45/quarter (2026); $8.58/quarter (2027). Sewer rate: $1.21/m3 (2024); $1.12/m3 (2025); $1.03/m3 (2026); $0.94/m3 (2027).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001339",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Macdonald",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.rmofmacdonald.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law No. 4/23 Water and Wastewater Rates (Macdonald Utility)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-01-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.rmofmacdonald.com/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=35865016-7ca5-4a75-8341-0192c58e0321",
   "summary": "Quarterly billing. 2026 rates (Jan 1, 2026): service charge $8.45/quarter; water $3.50 + wastewater $1.03 = $4.53 per m3; 14 m3 allowance on 5/8 in meter. 2025: $8.30, $3.25+$1.12. 2027: $8.58, $3.76+$0.94.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-b",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "e94c864f1fd048e98970fe4e2b61e064d60ef4f5772b706f700ec085e70c588c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:41:18+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4/23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e94c864f1fd048e98970fe4e2b61e064d60ef4f5772b706f700ec085e70c588c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "metered",
    "water_rate": "$3.00/m3 (2024); $3.25/m3 (2025); $3.50/m3 (2026); $3.76/m3 (2027)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$8.15/quarter (2024); $8.30/quarter (2025); $8.45/quarter (2026); $8.58/quarter (2027)",
    "sewer_rate": "$1.21/m3 (2024); $1.12/m3 (2025); $1.03/m3 (2026); $0.94/m3 (2027)",
    "billing_period": "quarterly"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "s. 2",
    "water_rate": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1",
    "billing_period": "s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-macdonald/water-sewer/bylaw-4-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-macdonald/water-sewer/"
}