{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003466",
 "municipality": "St. John's",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://stjohns.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water Meter By-Law No. 1547",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-05-30",
   "document_url": "https://apps.stjohns.ca/bylaws.nsf/nwByLawNum/1547",
   "summary": "Requires water-meter installation in properties with 3+ dwelling units. City supplies and owns all meters; owners provide access and bear modification costs. Tampering prohibited; City may cut water supply for non-compliance. Larger service lines require professional engineer flow assessment.",
   "capture_sha256": "fc0a5f66390573e736c12517dd2b0493d1c518143690d159b333738442a5efd2",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fc0a5f66390573e736c12517dd2b0493d1c518143690d159b333738442a5efd2.html",
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "All water supplied to a property, except that flowing for fire protection or suppression, shall be metered"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "s. 4(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-john-s/water-sewer/text-fc0a5f663905/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/st-john-s/water-sewer/"
}