{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Meaford, Ontario, water & sewer rules are set by By-law 2026-24, Being a by-law to adopt revised water and wastewater rates for the year 2026, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: 2026 Residential: Leith Area $6.18/m3; all other areas 0-10m3 $2.50/m3, 11-25m3 $3.00/m3, 26-50m3 $3.31/m3, >50m3 $4.45/m3. Water fixed charge: $67.81/month. Billing basis: service charge plus consumption rate per m3.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001632",
 "municipality": "Meaford",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.meaford.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-24, Being a by-law to adopt revised water and wastewater rates for the year 2026",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-03-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-24-To-adopt-revised-water-and-wastewater-rates-for-the-year-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Council memo for By-law 2026-24, passed 2026-03-09, repealing and replacing 2026-10 and adding omitted Infrastructure Renewal Rates to the 2026 water and wastewater rate schedule.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "a7a4fc313d8bdeb1f87b0b99311d3f981fc09cde66e71caa89ce73c7eb64409f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-24",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a7a4fc313d8bdeb1f87b0b99311d3f981fc09cde66e71caa89ce73c7eb64409f.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "service charge plus consumption rate per m3",
    "water_rate": "2026 Residential: Leith Area $6.18/m3; all other areas 0-10m3 $2.50/m3, 11-25m3 $3.00/m3, 26-50m3 $3.31/m3, >50m3 $4.45/m3",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$67.81/month",
    "sewer_rate": "Residential service charge $59.38; consumption $2.50/m3 (0-10m3), $3.00/m3 (11-25m3), $3.31/m3 (26-50m3), $4.45/m3 (>50m3); Infrastructure Renewal Fee - Wastewater $53.45/month"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Schedule \"A\" - Water Rates",
    "water_rate": "Schedule \"A\" - Water Rates",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule \"A\" - Water Rates",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule \"A\" - Sewer Rates"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/water-sewer/bylaw-2026-24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water and Wastewater Services page",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/water-and-sewer-services/",
   "summary": "Municipal water/wastewater service info (about 2,300 customers), flushing, billing.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "d77e1703cb885a33a4dc4a8dae9ad07f068df9efa62724ad10aea0edadfa3f40",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d77e1703cb885a33a4dc4a8dae9ad07f068df9efa62724ad10aea0edadfa3f40.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/water-sewer/water-and-wastewater-services-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/meaford/water-sewer/"
}