{
 "answer": "In the Town of Essex, Ontario, water & sewer rules are set by By-law No. 1713 Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Water fixed charge: $23.94/month (2026). Sewer rate: Ward 1 $1.89/m3; Ward 2 Not applicable; Ward 3 $3.00/m3; Ward 4 $2.48/m3 (2026). Billing basis: metered.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001509",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 1713 Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-06-04",
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/media/yqgkhtak/by-law-number-1713-regulate-cross-connection-control-and-backflow-prevention.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates cross connections and backflow prevention on municipal water supply under the Safe Drinking Water Act.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "0fce9d2db10c9ca107d194e0f43cacf9f8108927c63e9a43e05f15cc469934bc",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1713",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0fce9d2db10c9ca107d194e0f43cacf9f8108927c63e9a43e05f15cc469934bc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/water-sewer/bylaw-1713/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 2490 Water and Wastewater Rates and Charges (Schedules A/B)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-15",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/essex-ca/media/admfa1tr/water-and-wastewater-schedule-a-b-by-law-2490.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes water and wastewater rates and charges under Municipal Act s.391; Schedule B effective Jan 1 2026 (third reading Dec 15 2025 appears on this document).",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "25232dd2eeb88797139a95a9015768006ad0d9d91b51ee639baa8f83d6ad0bab",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2490",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/25232dd2eeb88797139a95a9015768006ad0d9d91b51ee639baa8f83d6ad0bab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "metered",
    "water_rate": "Ward 1: $0.797/m3 UWSS Wholesale + $0.88/m3 Distribution; Ward 2: $0.797/m3 UWSS Wholesale + $0.88/m3 Distribution + $1.68/m3 Town System; Ward 3: $0.797/m3 UWSS Wholesale + $1.12/m3 Distribution + $1.92/m3 Town System; Ward 4: $1.92/m3 Town System (2026)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$23.94/month (2026)",
    "sewer_rate": "Ward 1 $1.89/m3; Ward 2 Not applicable; Ward 3 $3.00/m3; Ward 4 $2.48/m3 (2026)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Charge per Cubic Metre of Water Consumed",
    "water_rate": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule \"B\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/water-sewer/bylaw-2490/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essex/water-sewer/"
}