What are the water and sewer rules and rates?
In the District municipality of St. Mary's, Nova Scotia, water & sewer rules are set by Sewer By-law and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Sewer rate: annual sewer maintenance operating charge per equivalent unit (actual total operating and maintenance costs divided by total equivalent units). Billing period: annual. Billing basis: equivalent units.
| connection mandatory | yes | Part B 3(1)(a) |
| billing basis | equivalent units | Part C 1(f) |
| sewer rate | annual sewer maintenance operating charge per equivalent unit (actual total operating and maintenance costs divided by total equivalent units) | Part C 1(f) |
| billing period | annual | Part C 1(e) |
Sewer By-law of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's; regulates connection to and use of the sewer system.
rates page: 2026-2027 area rates: Sewer Maintenance rate $220 per unit. No consumption-rate schedule found for the Sherbrooke Water Utility.
Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board order approving the Sherbrooke Water Utility's schedule of rules and regulations (utility operated by the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's). A UARB decision, not a council-adopted by-law.