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 "answer": "In the Municipality of The Nation, Ontario, water & sewer rules are set by Control of Discharges to Municipal Sewers By-law No. 6-2025 and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-18. Billing basis: metered. Connecting to the municipal system is mandatory.",
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 "municipality": "The Nation",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.nationmun.ca/",
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   "title": "Control of Discharges to Municipal Sewers By-law No. 6-2025",
   "category": "water_sewer",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-02-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.nationmun.ca/town-hall/by-laws-policies/control-discharges-municipal-sewers",
   "summary": "Sewer-use by-law controlling discharges to municipal sewers under Municipal Act ss.11(1)3 and 87; repeals By-law 107-2012.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
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   "document_number": "6-2025",
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    "connection_mandatory": "s. 17.1.1(a)"
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   "title": "Regulation of Water Supply By-law No. 5-2025",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.nationmun.ca/town-hall/by-laws-policies/regulation-water-supply",
   "summary": "Regulates municipal water supply: connections, metering, billing and outdoor water-use restrictions; repeals 63-2002, 26-2008, 117-2016, 63-2020, 53-2021. Site lists adoption as February 4, 2024 (by-law number 5-2025).",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Understand your Utility Bill (rates page)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.nationmun.ca/resident-services/water-wastewater/understand-your-utility-bill",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026 Limoges water $2.62/m3 (<40 m3), $3.51 (41-50), $5.96 (51-60), $6.96 (>61); backwash $0.24/m3. St-Isidore $3.19/$3.98/$6.02/$7.02. Wastewater annual fixed $658.80 in 4 instalments of $164.70. Meters read quarterly; 1.25%/month late penalty.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3f2057755f24531477a40b33850abf3510188d6f3ef87496b40ff79187b854c5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-nation/water-sewer/understand-your-utility-bill/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water Restrictions (outdoor water use, May 1 - Sept 30)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.nationmun.ca/resident-services/by-law-enforcement/frequently-accessed-by-laws/water-restrictions",
   "summary": "Summary page: sprinklers/unattended hoses limited to 7-10 p.m.; odd addresses Tue/Thu/Sat, even addresses Mon/Wed/Fri; none Sundays; exemption permits for new lawns/trees.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/51bc56e4db69411b4e7f758a8548ad7f54a56578ec3a669807ad3a59a7a7acb3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-nation/water-sewer/water-restrictions/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/the-nation/water-sewer/"
}