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 "answer": "In the Township of Minden Hills, Ontario, water & sewer rules are set by Comprehensive Fees & Charges By-law 26-52 (water/sewer fees) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Water fixed charge: $148.42/quarter (minimum water billing, Village of Minden, By-law No. 26-19). Sewer rate: $211.55/quarter (minimum sewer billing, Village of Minden, By-law No. 26-20). Billing period: quarterly.",
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 "municipality": "Minden Hills",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.mindenhills.ca/",
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   "title": "Comprehensive Fees & Charges By-law 26-52 (water/sewer fees)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-25",
   "document_url": "https://mindenhills.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/462407/?preview=466956",
   "summary": "Fees schedule incl. water turn on/off $50, service connection $500, water/sewer connection at existing service $350.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "document_number": "26-52",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Minden Hills User Fees - Water and Sewer Fees (page)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.mindenhills.ca/your-municipal-government/user-fees/",
   "summary": "rates page: minimum quarterly billing Village of Minden water $148.42 (By-law 26-19), sewer $211.55 (By-law 26-20); Lutterworth Pines flat $1,325.40/yr in four quarterly installments (By-law 26-18); water meters read/billed quarterly. Consumption rate per m3 not stated. 2026.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
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    "water_fixed_charge": "$148.42/quarter (minimum water billing, Village of Minden, By-law No. 26-19)",
    "sewer_rate": "$211.55/quarter (minimum sewer billing, Village of Minden, By-law No. 26-20)",
    "billing_period": "quarterly"
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    "sewer_rate": "minimum quarterly sewer billing",
    "billing_period": "quarterly basis"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/minden-hills/fees/township-of-minden-hills-user-fees/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Comprehensive Fees & Charges By-law 26-52, Schedule I (Water, Sewer)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-25",
   "document_url": "https://mindenhills.civicweb.net/document/466956",
   "summary": "Schedule I has only service fees (turn on/off $50, connection $500, new account $50, coin meter $0.50/4L); no consumption rates. Water rates in separate by-laws 26-18/19/20.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-a",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:27:50+00:00",
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   "facts": {},
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  {
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Notice: Adoption of 2026 Water and Wastewater Rate By-laws",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.mindenhills.ca/news/posts/notice-adoption-of-2026-water-and-wastewater-rate-budget-and-by-laws/",
   "summary": "Names By-laws 26-18 (Water Rates Lutterworth), 26-19 (Water Rates Minden), 26-20 (Wastewater Rates Minden), effective Jan 1 2026; texts not located.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/minden-hills/water-sewer/notice-adoption-of-2026-water-and-wastewater-rate-by-laws/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/minden-hills/water-sewer/"
}