{
 "answer": "In the City of Stratford, Ontario, water & sewer rules are set by By-law 125-2025 Fees and Charges 2026 (water and sewer rates; consolidated to July 27, 2026), verified 2026-10-18. Billing basis: metered and flat.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001774",
 "municipality": "Stratford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.city.stratford.on.ca/",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-09-22",
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   "summary": "Fees by-law whose schedule sets 2026 water consumption and monthly flat charges and sanitary sewer rates.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
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   "document_number": "125-2025",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "metered and flat"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Water Rates; Sanitary Sewer"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/stratford/water-sewer/bylaw-125-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 142-2026 Fees and Charges 2027",
   "category": "water_sewer",
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   "status": "unknown",
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   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/stratford-ca/media/relheycu/by-law-142-2026_-fees-and-charges-2027_-accessible.pdf",
   "summary": "Next-year fees by-law (not opened; listed on official by-laws page).",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "dacb15f53729d3b846e70b48dbbc81b717416f80eb17f4f6a47494d7b2cfb529",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
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   "document_number": "142-2026",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dacb15f53729d3b846e70b48dbbc81b717416f80eb17f4f6a47494d7b2cfb529.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
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   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water and Sewer Rates",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stratford.ca/live-here/water/water-and-sewer-rates/",
   "summary": "City page on current rates.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "fb673b5906ee7f7ef3bd4c7d5d78c48d737046de9560a24dd19bf8ccf3a7db93",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fb673b5906ee7f7ef3bd4c7d5d78c48d737046de9560a24dd19bf8ccf3a7db93.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/stratford/water-sewer/water-and-sewer-rates/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/stratford/water-sewer/"
}