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# Utilities
The Municipality provides municipal water to the village of Lion's Head and sanitary sewer service to the town of Tobermory and the Lakewood Country Lane Subdivision. The operation and maintenance of the municipal water and wastewater systems is contracted to the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA).
## Water and Sewer
Water and sewer certificates are available by written request. There is a fee per property for this service, as well as a fee for 48 hour rush requests. See our Fees and Charges By-law for current rates.
## Water
Residential properties are charged a base rate per meter per year, the billing of which is divided and invoiced quarterly. Quarterly invoices will also include the amount of metered water used during that quarter, at a rate per cubic meter. For current rates, please check our Fees and Charges By-law.
## Sewer
##### Tobermory
Residential properties will be charged annually as set out in the Fees and Charges By-law, the billing of which is divided and invoiced bi-annually.
Retail stores, tourist accommodations, laundromats, restaurants and licensed establishments will be invoiced according to the Fees and Charges By-law.
##### Lakewood Country Lane Subdivision
Residential properties will be charged annually, the billing of which is divided and invoiced bi-annually.
For current rates, please check our Fees and Charges By-law.
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Payment options for water and sewer related charges:
* In person at the Municipality, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by cash, cheque, debit or credit
+ Cheques made payable to the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula. Please include your payment stub.
* After hours drop box at the Municipal Office (56 Lindsay Road 5, Lion's Head)
* **Pre-Authorized Payment Plan**
* In person, online, or telephone banking with your financial institution
If you would like to connect your property to the Lion's Head Water System or Tobermory Sanitary Sewer System, please complete the appropriate Service Connection Application and submit it with the required fee to the Public Works Department.
Water meters are issued by the Ontario Clean Water Agency once paid for at the Municipal Office. Costs for water meters and their associated parts are included in the Fees and Charges By-law.
As the landowner, you are responsible for contracting a licensed plumber to perform the water meter installation.
## Lion's Head Drinking Water System Financial Plan
## 2025 Annual Report Lion's Head Drinking Water System
## 2025 Summary Report Lion's Head Drinking Water
## 2025 Lakewood Subdivision Sewage System Annual Report
## 2025 Annual Performance Report for the Tobermory Sewage Treatment System
## Notice of Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Completion
In partnership with the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA), the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula (NBP) has undertaken two Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) studies, involving two separate Water and Wastewater Master Plans for the communities of Tobermory and Lion's Head.
Notice Of Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) Completion Tobermory And Lions Head 2026 09 29 AOD
The project commenced on January 28, 2025 (Notice of Commencement date) and completed on September 11, 2026. This project was completed in accordance with the requirements of Phases 1 and 2 of the MCEA (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2023). Public documents from this study can be found posted on Let's Talk NBP.
## Contact Us
Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula
56 Lindsay Road 5
Lion's Head ON N0H 1W0
1-833-793-3537
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