Water & sewer across Northwest Territories
What are the water and sewer rules and rates?
10 of 24 municipalities in Northwest Territories have an adopted bylaw on water & sewer on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Délı̨nę Community government |
DGG Water and Sewer Rates Act (effective January 1, 2025)
adopted 2025-01-01 |
billing basis: Rates set by DKK motion for different classes of Customers (Residential, Church, Commercial, Government); trucked water/sewer service, regular and Call-Out rates | 2026-06-04 |
| Enterprise Hamlet |
Water/Sewer Operating Bylaw No. 2021-87
adopted 2021-12-14 |
billing basis: Service charges per rates in Enterprise Fees and Charges Bylaw; truck-metered by quantity of water (metric volume), due monthly | 2026-06-04 |
| Fort Simpson Village |
Water and Sewage Services By-law No. 2025-002
+1 more |
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: Service charges per Schedule A by customer class (Residential/Non-Profit $0.00425/L; Commercial/Government/Industrial $0.01200/L); metered where meter in use, otherwise Schedule B unmetered tables; minimum $26.00/month; due monthly · billing basis: Metered/consumption-based per litre by customer class: Residential/Non-Profit $0.004/L; Government, Commercial & Industrial $0.01133/L (economic rate $0.01133/L); hauled sewer outside boundaries $250.00/load | 2026-06-04 |
| Fort Smith Town |
Water & Sewer Services By-law No. 705 | connection mandatory: True · billing basis: Rates determined by Town based on cost; service charges per Schedule A; metered where meter/truck meter in use, otherwise by premises type/quantity as determined by SAO | 2026-06-04 |
| Hay River Town |
Water & Sewer Services Bylaw No. 2473/IPS/26
adopted 2026-01-26 |
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: Service charges at rates in the Fees and Charges Bylaw; metered where an approved meter or truck meter is in use (by quantity of water), otherwise by premises type/quantity or flat-rate as determined by the SAO; billed monthly | 2026-06-04 |
| Inuvik Town |
Consolidated Water and Sewer Administration, Management and Operations By-law
+1 more |
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: Metered - water consumption as recorded by the Town's water meter (or estimated where meter fails); billed monthly per rates in Fees and Charges Policy / Schedule A · billing basis: Metered/consumption-based ($/L) by classification: Residential Non-Gov $0.00662/L (min $72.45/mo); Residential Gov $0.01252/L (min $134.40/mo); Commercial Non-Gov $0.00882/L; Government $0.01252/L; billed monthly | 2026-06-04 |
| Norman Wells Town |
Water and Sewer Services By-law No. 25-10 | connection mandatory: True · billing basis: Metered where approved meter in use (per litre); otherwise by premises type/quantity (Table); rates per litre by customer class (Residential & Non-profit $0.01197, Commercial/Industrial $0.03725, Government $0.04560); monthly access fees | 2026-06-04 |
| Tuktoyaktuk Hamlet |
Water and Sewage By-law No. 313-07 | billing basis: Per litre by customer category (Residential & Non-Profit $0.0034/litre, Commercial $0.0320/litre); Economic Rate $0.0365/litre; partial service 60% water-only; charges metric units of volume | 2026-06-04 |
| Tulita Hamlet |
Community Water and Sewage Service By-Law No. 243-16 | billing basis: Per litre by customer category (Residential & Non-Profit $0.0118/litre, Commercial $0.0539/litre); Economic Rate $0.0539/litre; partial service 60% water-only, 40% sewage-only; quantities in litres | 2026-06-04 |
| Yellowknife City |
Water and Sewer Services By-law No. 4663 | — | 2026-06-04 |
Nothing on file for water & sewer
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (1) — Fort Good Hope (2026-06-04).
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (1) — Fort Liard.
No bylaws published online (11, verified negatives) — Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Gamèti, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tsiigehtchic, Ulukhaktok, Wekweètì, Whatì.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Behchokǫ̀.