Water & sewer across Ontario
What are the water and sewer rules and rates?
135 of 444 municipalities in Ontario have an adopted
bylaw on water & sewer on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where
transcribed, the full text of the document.
Municipality Adopted document Key facts Verified
Amherstburg Town
By-law 2014-08 - Regulate Supply of Water
+1 more
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Arnprior Town
Sewer-Use By-Law No. 6227-13
adopted 2013-06-24
—
2026-08-28
Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh Township
By-law 23-2024 - Storm Sewer Use
—
2026-08-28
Asphodel–Norwood Township
By-law 2026-03 - Norwood Water System service charges
+2 more
adopted 2026-01-13
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: fixed and metered · connection mandatory: True
2026-08-28
Atikokan Town
The Corporation of the Town of Atikokan By-Law No. 01-24 Being a By-Law to Establish Water Rates, and Sewage Service Rates
adopted 2024-01-08
—
2026-08-28
Aylmer Town
Comprehensive Water By-law No. 09-09
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Barrie City
Sewer Use By-law No. 2021-002
+2 more
adopted 2021-01-11
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Bradford West Gwillimbury Town
Sewer Use By-law 2013-68
adopted 2013-06-18
—
2026-08-28
Brampton City
Discharge of Sewage By-law 90-75
adopted 1975-05-26
—
2026-08-28
Brant City
Sanitary Sewer Use By-law No. 5-10
+2 more
adopted 2010-01-05
—
2026-08-28
Brock Township
Storm Sewer Use By-law 3388-2025
—
2026-08-28
Brockville City
Sewer Connection By-law 069-2023
+4 more
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Burk's Falls Village
By-Law No. 03-2022 Regulation of Water Supply
adopted 2022-02-22
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Burlington City
Storm Sewer Discharge By-law 059-2022
adopted 2022-07-12
—
2026-08-28
Cambridge City
By-law No. 146-03 - Supply of Water By-Law
—
2026-08-28
Casselman Village
Wastewater Development Charge By-law 2023
adopted 2023-06-27
—
2026-08-28
Central Huron Municipality
Water and Sewer Fees By-law 55-2025
adopted 2025-07-21
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: Base rates and consumption charges
2026-08-28
Centre Wellington Township
Sewer Use By-law 2022-66
adopted 2022-08-22
—
2026-08-28
Chapleau Township
2025 Waterworks Rate By-law 2025-09
—
2026-08-28
Chapple Township
Water Usage By-law 1818
adopted 2023-07-11
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Chatham-Kent Municipality
Sewer Use By-law 4-2000
—
2026-08-28
Chisholm Township
By-law 2010-34 - Septic Pump-out along Wasi Lake
—
2026-08-28
Clarence-Rockland City
User Fees By-law 2025-105 - Schedule P (Water)
+1 more
—
2026-08-28
Cornwall City
Water Meter By-law No. 2024-066
—
2026-08-28
Deseronto Town
By-Law 33-24 - Water and Sewer Rates
adopted 2024-08-14
—
2026-08-28
Dryden City
By-law to Amend Chapter 259 re: Increase Water and Sewer Rates (2026 rates) No. 2025-75
+1 more
adopted 2025-12-15
—
2026-08-28
East Garafraxa Township
By-law 34-2006 - Municipal Water Systems
—
2026-08-28
East Gwillimbury Town
By-Law 2015-104 - Regulation of Potable Water
adopted 2015-10-20
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Elliot Lake City
2025 Water Rates By-Law 25-51
—
2026-08-28
Emo Township
Water Usage By-law
—
2026-08-28
Englehart Town
By-Law 2022-13 — Water and Sewer Rates for 2022
—
2026-08-28
Enniskillen Township
Public Utilities — Sewer / Water Services
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Essa Township
By-law 2015-18 - Regulation of Discharge of Sewage, Storm Water and Land Drainage into Municipal Infrastructure
adopted 2015-03-04
—
2026-08-28
Gananoque Town
By-law No. 2008-020 - Regulate Water Works
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Goderich Town
Water Works Utility By-Law (By-Law No. 87 of 2008 amending 38 of 2001)
billing basis: flat and metered
2026-08-28
Grand Valley Town
By-law 2022-20 - Use of Drinking Water Regulations
adopted 2022-03-08
—
2026-08-28
Greater Napanee Town
Water and Sewage Service Charges By-law
—
2026-08-28
Grey Highlands Municipality
Inland Lakes and Water Quality By-law
—
2026-08-28
Guelph City
Outside Water Use By-law (2014)-19714
+5 more
connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Haldimand City
Sewer Use By-law No. 1443-14
+2 more
adopted 2014-05-20
—
2026-08-28
Hamilton City
Sanitary Surcharge and Wastewater Abatement By-law No. 03-272
+3 more
—
2026-08-28
Hanover Town
Water Wastewater Services Rules Regulations By-law 2839-14
—
2026-08-28
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township
Regulate Discharge to Waste Water System 2007-12
+1 more
—
2026-08-28
Hawkesbury Town
Water Meters By-law N°61-2008
+1 more
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Hearst Town
Water and Sewer Budgets and Rates By-Law 10-2025
—
2026-08-28
Highlands East Municipality
Water Usage By-Law 2021-46
—
2026-08-28
Hornepayne Township
Water and Sewer Rates By-law No. 2117
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat
2026-08-28
Huron-Kinloss Township
Huron-Kinloss Sewer Use By-law 2002-108
—
2026-08-28
Ignace Township
By-law 39.2022 — Water and Wastewater Rates or Charges
—
2026-08-28
Innisfil Town
Backflow Prevention By-law 080-22
adopted 2022-06-22
—
2026-08-28
Johnson Township
Water and Sewer Fee Collection By-law (2021)
adopted 2021-04-21
—
2026-08-28
Kawartha Lakes City
By-Law to Establish the Management and Use of the Sewer Works 2016-006
+1 more
adopted 2016-01-12
—
2026-08-28
Kenora City
Water and Sewer By-law Amendment No. 117-2023 (amending By-law 70-2018 - leak responsibility)
+1 more
adopted 2023-09-20
—
2026-08-28
Kingston City
A By-law to Impose Water & Wastewater Rates for Utilities Kingston (No. 2011-24)
+1 more
adopted 2011-02-15
—
2026-08-28
Kitchener City
Utility rates - water, sanitary sewer and stormwater (Kitchener Utilities)
—
2026-08-28
Latchford Town
By-Law No. 2025-014 - Water and Sewage Service Rates
adopted 2025-05-13
billing basis: flat
2026-08-28
Laurentian Hills Town
By-Law No. 35-04 - Prohibit Connections to the Domestic Water Supply Lines
—
2026-08-28
Laurentian Valley Township
By-law 2023-04-025 - Water Restrictions
—
2026-08-28
London City
Wastewater & Stormwater By-law - WM-28
+2 more
billing basis: metered · billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Loyalist Township
Water Works By-law 2024-12
adopted 2024-02-13
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Manitouwadge Township
Bylaw 2023-36 - Water Sewer Levy Relief
—
2026-08-28
Markham City
Sewer Use By-law 2023-150
+1 more
—
2026-08-28
Markstay-Warren Municipality
Sewer User Rates By-law 2024-31
—
2026-08-28
Mattice-Val Côté Township
Water Rates
—
2026-08-28
Middlesex Centre Municipality
Water By-Law: Regulation of Water Supply (2018-028)
adopted 2018-03-28
—
2026-08-28
Milton Town
Stormwater Infrastructure By-law 095-2022
adopted 2022-09-12
—
2026-08-28
Minto Town
Water Supply and Water and Sewer Billing By-law
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Mississauga City
Storm Sewer Use By-law No. 0046-2022
adopted 2022-03-23
—
2026-08-28
Mono Town
Wastewater System Operation and Rates Bylaw 2014-36
+2 more
adopted 2014-09-09
billing basis: flat · billing basis: metered · connection mandatory: True
2026-08-28
Moosonee Town
Water Meters By-law #12-12
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
New Tecumseth Town
Municipal Sewer Use By-law 2018-043
+1 more
adopted 2018-04-09
billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
Niagara Falls City
Water Rates By-law No. 2024-033 (consolidated, amended by 2017-41)
adopted 2024-03-19
—
2026-08-28
Norfolk City
Sanitary Sewer Use By-law 2022-10
+2 more
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-28
North Bay City
Water & Wastewater Rates By-Law 2020-81
—
2026-08-28
North Middlesex Municipality
By-Law 46 of 2019 - Regulation of Water Supply
adopted 2019-11-06
—
2026-08-28
North Perth Municipality
By-law 59-2022 - Regulation of Wastewater and Stormwater Services to Municipal Sewers
connection mandatory: True
2026-08-29
North Stormont Township
Water and Sewer Rate By-law 23-2023
—
2026-08-29
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Municipality
By-law 2012-12: Policy for Water and Wastewater Rates and Charges
+1 more
—
2026-08-29
Orillia City
Municipal Code Chapter 459 — User Fees - Environment and Infrastructure Services - Water and Wastewater
—
2026-08-29
Oro-Medonte Township
Water Regulations
—
2026-08-29
Oshawa City
Storm Sewer Connection By-law 9-90
+1 more
adopted 1990-02-05
—
2026-08-29
Owen Sound City
Sewer Use and Land Drainage By-law No. 2006-034
+2 more
adopted 2006-03-20
—
2026-08-29
Oxford County Regional municipality
By-law No. 6270-2020 Modernized Sewer Use By-law
—
2026-08-29
Pembroke City
Water Restriction By-law 2012-61
+1 more
billing basis: flat, metered
2026-08-29
Petawawa Town
Watering By-law 293/04
adopted 2004-06-21
—
2026-08-29
Peterborough City
By-law No. 15-075 (Sewage and Land Drainage Discharge)
adopted 2015-04-27
—
2026-08-29
Petrolia Town
By-law 22-2025 - Installation and Maintenance of Sanitary and Storm Sewers
connection mandatory: True
2026-08-29
Point Edward Village
By-law 17 of 2024 - Authorize the Collection of Waterworks Rates
—
2026-08-29
Port Colborne City
Sewer Use By-law 5228/134/08
+1 more
connection mandatory: True
2026-08-29
Prince Edward City
By-Law 233-2021 to Enact Use Rates, Rules and Regulations for the Supply of Water and Sanitary Sewage Service in the County of Prince Edward (2022-2026)
+2 more
adopted 2021-12-14
—
2026-08-29
Quinte West City
Sewer Use By-law 25-095
connection mandatory: True
2026-08-29
Red Lake Municipality
Water and Sewer Works By-Law Nos. 949-07 and 1557-11
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
Red Rock Township
Water Meters
—
2026-08-29
Regional Municipality of Durham Regional municipality
Sewer Use By-law No. 055-2013
+1 more
adopted 2013-10-30
—
2026-08-29
Regional Municipality of Halton Regional municipality
Drinking Water System By-law 71-19
+1 more
billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
Regional Municipality of Niagara Regional municipality
Sewer Use By-law No. 2024-51
—
2026-08-29
Regional Municipality of Peel Regional municipality
Drinking Water By-law Number 6-2017
+1 more
billing basis: metered · billing basis: metered; flat rate for non-metered customers
2026-08-29
Regional Municipality of Waterloo Regional municipality
Sewer Use By-law Number 21-036
+1 more
billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
Sables-Spanish Rivers Township
Water Restriction Bylaw 2003-10
—
2026-08-29
Sarnia City
By-Law to Regulate the Provision of Water No. 58 of 1991 (as amended)
+3 more
—
2026-08-29
Sault Ste. Marie City
Sewer Use By-law No. 2009-50
—
2026-08-29
Sioux Lookout Municipality
By-law 29-24 To Establish the Water and Wastewater Service Rates
—
2026-08-29
Smiths Falls Town
By-law 10667-2026 - Water & Wastewater Rates
adopted 2026-02-02
billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
South Bruce Municipality
Water Restrictions By-Law
—
2026-08-29
South Bruce Peninsula Town
Water and Sewer Rates By-Law 65-2024
—
2026-08-29
South Dundas Municipality
By-law 2021-112 Boil Water Advisory
—
2026-08-29
South Glengarry Township
By-law 49-16 - Water and Sewer Service Connection By-law
billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
South Stormont Township
By-law 2023-085 - Water Regulation By-law
adopted 2023-10-11
—
2026-08-29
Southgate Township
Municipal Waterworks Supply System By-law 12-2011
+2 more
connection mandatory: False · billing basis: metered · connection mandatory: True
2026-08-29
Southwest Middlesex Municipality
Glencoe Sewer Use By-law
adopted 2012-05-23
—
2026-08-29
St. Catharines City
Water Rates By-law No. 2019-55
+3 more
—
2026-08-29
St. Marys Town
Sewer Requirement By-law 78-2003
+1 more
connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
St. Thomas City
By-Law 44-2000 - Regulation of Water Supply (Office Consolidation)
+3 more
billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
St.-Charles Municipality
Sewage Rates for 2025 By-Law 2025-29
billing basis: flat
2026-08-29
Strathroy-Caradoc Municipality
Regulation of Water Supply By-law No. 14-20
adopted 2020-05-19
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
Sundridge Village
Sanitary Sewer User Fees (2024-050)
—
2026-08-29
Tay Township
Sanitary Sewer Use
+1 more
connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True
2026-08-29
Temiskaming Shores City
Water and Sewer Rates By-law No. 2026-035
adopted 2026-04-21
—
2026-08-29
Thames Centre Municipality
Water and Wastewater Capital Charges By-law No. 98-2022
adopted 2022-12-19
—
2026-08-29
The Blue Mountains Town
By-law 2024-15 (amending By-law 2023-37, Regulation of Water Supply)
—
2026-08-29
Thunder Bay City
Sewer Use By-law, BL 27/2019
adopted 2019-06-24
—
2026-08-29
Timmins City
Amend Water By-Law 1974-253 re: 2023 Water and Sewer Rates (By-law No. 2022-8775)
adopted 2022-12-15
—
2026-08-29
Toronto City
Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 681, Sewers
+1 more
connection mandatory: True · connection mandatory: True · billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
Trent Lakes Municipality
Watering Restrictions By-law B2024-052
—
2026-08-29
Tyendinaga Township
Building By-law 06-08 - Sewage System Permits
—
2026-08-29
Vaughan City
Sewer Use By-law
+3 more
—
2026-08-29
Waterloo City
Water Use Bylaw No. 2013-115
+1 more
adopted 2013-11-18
—
2026-08-29
Welland City
By-law to Regulate Management of a System of Sewer Works and Drainage Works, No. 2017-18
+1 more
adopted 2017-03-07
—
2026-08-29
Wellington North Township
Sewer System: Connection By-law 094-16
+2 more
connection mandatory: True · billing basis: flat · billing basis: metered
2026-08-29
West Elgin Municipality
By-law 2024-42 - Sanitary Sewer Connection
connection mandatory: True
2026-08-29
West Nipissing Municipality
By-law 2011-50 Watering of Lawns and Gardens
—
2026-08-29
Whitby Town
Storm Sewer By-law
—
2026-08-29
White River Township
Change to Water Service
+1 more
—
2026-08-29
Windsor City
Sewer Connection Servicing By-law 4921
+3 more
—
2026-08-29
Zorra Township
County of Oxford By-law 4193-2002: Water Use Restrictions
—
2026-08-29
Nothing on file for water & sewer
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (2) —
Newbury (2026-08-28) , Renfrew (2026-08-29) .
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (296) —
Addington Highlands , Adelaide Metcalfe , Adjala-Tosorontio , Admaston/Bromley , Ajax , Alberton , Alfred and Plantagenet , Algonquin Highlands , Alnwick/Haldimand , Amaranth , Armour , Armstrong , Arran–Elderslie , Assiginack , Athens , Augusta , Aurora , Baldwin , Bancroft , Bayham , Beckwith , Belleville , Billings , Black River-Matheson , Blandford-Blenheim , Blind River , Bluewater , Bonfield , Bonnechere Valley , Bracebridge , Brantford , Brighton , Brockton , Brooke-Alvinston , Bruce County , Bruce Mines , Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan , Burpee and Mills , Caledon , Callander , Calvin , Carleton Place , Carling , Carlow/Mayo , Casey , Cavan Monaghan , Central Elgin , Central Frontenac , Central Manitoulin , Centre Hastings , Champlain , Charlton and Dack , Chatsworth , Clarington , Clearview , Cobalt , Cobourg , Cochrane , Cockburn Island , Collingwood , Conmee , Cramahe , Dawn-Euphemia , Dawson , Deep River , District Municipality of Muskoka , Dorion , Douro-Dummer , Drummond/North Elmsley , Dubreuilville , Dufferin County , Dutton/Dunwich , Dysart et al , Ear Falls , East Ferris , East Hawkesbury , East Zorra-Tavistock , Edwardsburgh/Cardinal , Elgin County , Elizabethtown-Kitley , Erin , Espanola , Essex , Essex County , Evanturel , Faraday , Fort Erie , Fort Frances , French River , Front of Yonge , Frontenac County , Frontenac Islands , Georgian Bay , Georgian Bluffs , Georgina , Gillies , Gordon/Barrie Island , Gore Bay , Gravenhurst , Greater Madawaska , Greater Sudbury , Greenstone , Grey County , Grimsby , Guelph/Eramosa , Haliburton County , Halton Hills , Hamilton , Harley , Harris , Hastings County , Hastings Highlands , Head, Clara and Maria , Hilliard , Hilton , Hilton Beach , Horton , Howick , Hudson , Huntsville , Huron County , Huron East , Huron Shores , Ingersoll , Iroquois Falls , James , Jocelyn , Joly , Kapuskasing , Kearney , Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards , Killarney , Kincardine , King , Kingsville , Kirkland Lake , La Vallee , LaSalle , Laird , Lake of Bays , Lake of the Woods , Lakeshore , Lambton County , Lambton Shores , Lanark County , Lanark Highlands , Larder Lake , Leamington , Leeds and the Thousand Islands , Lennox and Addington County , Limerick , Lincoln , Lucan Biddulph , Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional , Machar , Machin , Madawaska Valley , Madoc , Magnetawan , Malahide , Mapleton , Marathon , Marmora and Lake , Matachewan , Mattawa , Mattawan , McDougall , McGarry , McKellar , McMurrich/Monteith , McNab/Braeside , Meaford , Melancthon , Merrickville–Wolford , Middlesex County , Midland , Minden Hills , Mississippi Mills , Montague , Morris-Turnberry , Mulmur , Muskoka Lakes , Nairn and Hyman , Neebing , Newmarket , Niagara-on-the-Lake , Nipigon , Nipissing , North Algona Wilberforce , North Dumfries , North Dundas , North Frontenac , North Glengarry , North Grenville , North Huron , North Kawartha , Northern Bruce Peninsula , Northumberland County , Norwich , Oakville , Oil Springs , Oliver Paipoonge , Orangeville , Otonabee–South Monaghan , Ottawa , Papineau-Cameron , Parry Sound , Pelee , Pelham , Penetanguishene , Perry , Perth , Perth County , Perth East , Perth South , Peterborough County , Pickering , Pickle Lake , Plummer Additional , Plympton–Wyoming , Port Hope , Powassan , Prescott , Prescott and Russell , Prince , Puslinch , Rainy River , Ramara , Regional Municipality of York , Renfrew County , Richmond Hill , Rideau Lakes , Russell , Ryerson , Saugeen Shores , Schreiber , Scugog , Seguin , Selwyn , Severn , Shelburne , Shuniah , Simcoe County , Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls , Smooth Rock Falls , South Algonquin , South Frontenac , South Huron , South River , South-West Oxford , Southwold , Spanish , Springwater , St. Clair , St. Joseph , Stirling-Rawdon , Stone Mills , Stratford , Strong , Tarbutt , Tay Valley , Tecumseh , Tehkummah , Temagami , Terrace Bay , The Archipelago , The Nation , The North Shore , Thessalon , Thorold , Tillsonburg , Tiny , Trent Hills , Tudor and Cashel , Tweed , United Counties of Leeds and Grenville , United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry , Uxbridge , Val Rita-Harty , Wainfleet , Warwick , Wasaga Beach , Wawa , Wellesley , Wellington County , West Grey , West Lincoln , West Perth , Westport , Whitchurch-Stouffville , Whitestone , Whitewater , Wilmot , Wollaston , Woodstock , Woolwich .
No bylaws published online (8, verified negatives) —
Brethour , Chamberlain , Fauquier-Strickland , Gauthier , Kerns , Moonbeam , O'Connor , Thornloe .
Unconfirmed (3, leads but nothing verified) —
Coleman , Morley , Opasatika .