{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003136",
 "municipality": "Cumberland",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Nappan Water By-Law 02-01",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/government/by-laws/20-2002-01-nappan-water/file.html",
   "summary": "Regulates the Nappan water supply system within the Municipality of the County of Cumberland (By-Law 02-01).",
   "capture_sha256": "24f54d8f7921427cc14a2ee4eba717b913b0d2f322a301160bf7830a7a58e5e9",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/24f54d8f7921427cc14a2ee4eba717b913b0d2f322a301160bf7830a7a58e5e9.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "connection_mandatory": true,
    "billing_basis": "Uniform capital charge of $3,500 per chargeable structure (or individual capital charge >=$3,500), payable in lump sum or 20 annual installments at 6% interest; collected as taxes",
    "fine_range": "$100-$2,000; each day a separate offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "connection_mandatory": "s. 4(1); s. 4(2)",
    "billing_basis": "s. 3(1); s. 6(10); s. 7(3)",
    "fine_range": "s. 6(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/cumberland/water-sewer/text-24f54d8f7921/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Public Sewers By-Law 20-04",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/government/by-laws/1116-public-sewers-by-law-20-04/file.html",
   "summary": "Regulates public sewer connections, use, and discharge standards in the Municipality of the County of Cumberland. Document dated September 16, 2020.",
   "capture_sha256": "3deee3b8e0335d50c40f530c074d1fabdec4d845977357ce13870aa6c3590b43",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3deee3b8e0335d50c40f530c074d1fabdec4d845977357ce13870aa6c3590b43.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "connection_mandatory": true,
    "billing_basis": "Annual Sewer Service Charge collected as an area rate based on assigned User Unit Value per lot; may be levied as a metered charge based on water consumption in areas where >90% have metered water; vacant properties pay a flat rate",
    "fine_range": "$100-$10,000 and in default imprisonment up to one year"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "connection_mandatory": "s. 24(1)",
    "billing_basis": "s. 11; s. 12; s. 14; s. 15(5)",
    "fine_range": "s. 10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/cumberland/water-sewer/text-3deee3b8e033/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Upper Nappan Water Supply By-Law 98-01",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1998-07-02",
   "document_url": "https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/government/by-laws/19-1998-01-upper-nappan-water-supply/file.html",
   "summary": "Regulates the Upper Nappan water supply system within the Municipality of the County of Cumberland (By-Law 98-01). Adopted July 2, 1998.",
   "capture_sha256": "fb201018e12238076e8f292ef4ab6aae12529fd5899dd0136b6355f48c7b9f1d",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fb201018e12238076e8f292ef4ab6aae12529fd5899dd0136b6355f48c7b9f1d.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "connection_mandatory": false,
    "billing_basis": "Capital Contribution of $3,500 (standard connection), payable as lump sum or 20 annual installments of $287.88 at 6% interest; larger connections proportionally higher; collected as taxes"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "connection_mandatory": "s. 4",
    "billing_basis": "s. 5; s. 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/cumberland/water-sewer/text-fb201018e122/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/cumberland/water-sewer/"
}