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 "municipality_id": "gx-001602",
 "municipality": "Leamington",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.leamington.ca/",
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   "title": "2026 Fees and Charges Schedule J Pollution Control Centre Fees (sewer surcharge)",
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   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/leamington-ca/media/h0cbz5ph/schedule-j-pollution-control-centre-fees.pdf",
   "summary": "2026 sewer surcharge on metered water bills: base $59.47 for 0-20.91 m3/month, then $2.8445 per m3 with no cap. Sewer rates in Schedule J of fees by-law.",
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   "title": "2026 Fees and Charges Schedule K Water Services Fees",
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   "summary": "2026: basic water charge $28.55/month per meter; flat rate users $60.92/month; metered distribution $0.2813/m3 (1\" or less), $0.3799/m3 (>1\"); plus Union Water Supply System treatment/transmission rate. Water rates in Schedule K of fees by-law.",
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    "water_rate": "Residential / Commercial Distribution 0.2813",
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   "title": "By-law 259-01 Discharges into municipal sewer works",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-07-09",
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   "summary": "Sewer-use by-law regulating discharges into municipal sewers.",
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   "title": "By-law 281-01 Backflow prevention and water service connections",
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   "summary": "Backflow prevention and regulation of water service connections to municipal system.",
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   "title": "By-law 426-03 Municipal Water Distribution System external use (watering restrictions)",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-05-26",
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   "summary": "Regulates outdoor water use from municipal system: even/odd calendar dates, 5-8am and 6-11:59pm; permits for new lawns.",
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   "title": "By-law 566-05 Sewer connections (consolidated, amended 2026)",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-01-10",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/leamington-ca/media/bbwdtoch/consolidated_by-law_566-05.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires sewer connections for certain properties; consolidated through By-law 27-26 (Feb 24, 2026).",
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    "connection_mandatory": "Section 6"
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water and Wastewater Billing page",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.leamington.ca/our-community/utilities/water-and-wastewater-billing/",
   "summary": "rates page: explains base charges, UWSS treatment rate, $3/month paperless discount, $30 account setup fee; actual rates in Schedules J and K. Municipality bills monthly.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/leamington/water-sewer/"
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