{
 "answer": "In the Township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Ontario, water & sewer rules are set by By-law 23-2176 Fees for Services or Use of Property - Schedule J Sewer & Water, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $1.25 per cubic meter. Water fixed charge: $42.20 for each one-month period. Sewer rate: $26.75 per month (each separate dwelling).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001610",
 "municipality": "Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://echobay.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 23-2176 Fees for Services or Use of Property - Schedule J Sewer & Water",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-11-21",
   "document_url": "http://echobay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/By-Law-23-2176-Fees-for-Services-or-Use-of-Property-Final.pdf",
   "summary": "Water rates in Schedule J (effective March 1, 2025 per resolution 25-36): water base $42.20/month incl. 15 m3, then $1.25/m3; sewer base $26.75/month per dwelling; capital surcharge $5.00/month. References Water Service Rates By-law 12-1789 and Sewage Service Rate By-law 05-1495.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "2a04256cef1fd2a65bb2b4e959363e843de162a932632fedc269dc1cd950ae0b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "23-2176",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2a04256cef1fd2a65bb2b4e959363e843de162a932632fedc269dc1cd950ae0b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "metered",
    "water_rate": "$1.25 per cubic meter",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$42.20 for each one-month period",
    "sewer_rate": "$26.75 per month (each separate dwelling)",
    "billing_period": "one-month period"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "$1.25 per cubic meter",
    "water_rate": "$1.25 per cubic meter",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$42.20 for each one-month period",
    "sewer_rate": "Each separate dwelling $26.75 per month",
    "billing_period": "for each one-month period"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/macdonald-meredith-and-aberdeen-additional/fees/bylaw-23-2176/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/macdonald-meredith-and-aberdeen-additional/water-sewer/"
}