{
 "answer": "In the Town of Big River, Saskatchewan, water & sewer rules are set by Bylaw 2023-06 Rates for Water and Sewer (Town of Big River), verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $8.87 per 1,000 imperial gallons (2023). Water fixed charge: $85.86 per 3 months. Sewer rate: $59.20 per 3 months plus 25% of water consumption charge; $19.73/month where not serviced by water.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000519",
 "municipality": "Big River",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.bigriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 2023-06 Rates for Water and Sewer (Town of Big River)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-10-18",
   "document_url": "https://bigriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2023-06-Rates-for-Water-and-Sewer.pdf",
   "summary": "Latest rates bylaw found (2023 rates, scanned, OCR'd). Water: $85.86 per 3 months minimum (up to 2,000 imp. gal/month) + $8.87 per 1,000 imp. gal over; $15/month infrastructure fee. Sewer: $59.20 per 3 months + 25% of water charge; $19.73/month if no water. Billed quarterly.",
   "discovered_by": "water-rates-c",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "79194cdf620aa26a050969111902ad8c83f456620107dbc955be8f7d00f6a652",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T22:49:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-06",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/79194cdf620aa26a050969111902ad8c83f456620107dbc955be8f7d00f6a652.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "metered water; sewer flat plus 25% of water consumption",
    "water_rate": "$8.87 per 1,000 imperial gallons (2023)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "$85.86 per 3 months",
    "sewer_rate": "$59.20 per 3 months plus 25% of water consumption charge; $19.73/month where not serviced by water",
    "billing_period": "every three months"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "Schedule \"A\"; Schedule \"B\" a)",
    "water_rate": "Bylaw 2023-06; Schedule \"A\" b)",
    "water_fixed_charge": "Schedule \"A\" a)",
    "sewer_rate": "Schedule \"B\" a), b)",
    "billing_period": "cover a period of three successive months"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/big-river/water-sewer/bylaw-2023-06/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/big-river/water-sewer/"
}