{
 "answer": "In the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario, water & sewer rules are set by By-law No. 66-2016 Water Works By-law and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $1.960/m3 (2026). Water fixed charge: $29.56/month. Sewer rate: $3.250/m3 (2026).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001514",
 "municipality": "Fort Erie",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.forterie.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 66-2016 Water Works By-law",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-06-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.forterie.ca/media/3fibzzaz/66-2016-water-works-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates management of the Town's water works system; repeals By-law 199-04.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "249c6ecb351e91a1e82957c3d919f2231d10676dd3ed9144f67cacba8a0e4f79",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "66-2016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/249c6ecb351e91a1e82957c3d919f2231d10676dd3ed9144f67cacba8a0e4f79.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "connection_mandatory": true,
    "billing_basis": "metered"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "connection_mandatory": "s. 3.1.9",
    "billing_basis": "s. 5.11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/water-sewer/bylaw-66-2016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water and Wastewater Rates 2026 (Schedule B to By-law 103-2025)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.forterie.ca/living-in-fort-erie/water-wastewater-stormwater/water-and-wastewater-rates/",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026 rates, billings after Feb 1 2026: consumption water $1.960/m3 + wastewater $3.250/m3 = $5.210/m3; monthly base rate (<25mm meter) water $29.56 + wastewater $48.49 = $78.05; flat unmetered $161.41/month combined.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "a6701dc76657856eebc7fb23a63681f4120048ea8cc859fd1bf9adb62dfcd523",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "103-2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a6701dc76657856eebc7fb23a63681f4120048ea8cc859fd1bf9adb62dfcd523.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "metered (monthly base rate per meter size plus consumption per cubic metre); flat rates per month also listed",
    "water_rate": "$1.960/m3 (2026)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$29.56/month",
    "sewer_rate": "$3.250/m3 (2026)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "s. 1.1",
    "water_rate": "s. 1.1",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Monthly Base Rates per Meter Size",
    "sewer_rate": "s. 1.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/water-sewer/bylaw-103-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water, Wastewater, Stormwater page",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.forterie.ca/living-in-fort-erie/water-wastewater-stormwater/",
   "summary": "Town water/wastewater services hub.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "139f1fea1e6f2b62a14fbd54f33b0b5dfe602a0284b0af724161860f633e8a55",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/139f1fea1e6f2b62a14fbd54f33b0b5dfe602a0284b0af724161860f633e8a55.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/water-sewer/water-wastewater-stormwater-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/fort-erie/water-sewer/"
}