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TOWN OF HAFFORD
ANNUAL WATERWORKS INFORMATION
ANNUAL INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE BY SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH
YEAR (beginning 2006)
Year: 2025
Name of Municipality: TOWN OF HAFFORD
Date: August 26, 2026
WATERWORKS RATE POLICY
On March 9, 2021 Council passed Bylaw No. 2021-04 to set rates to be charged for Water and Sewer.
This bylaw came into effect with Saskatchewan Municipal Board approval on April 08, 2021. Under this
bylaw, the current Water & Sewer Rates are as follows:
Water Rate (Monthly rate, billed every 2 months)
First 2,500 gallons .............................. $35.00 minimum
2,500 gallons and over ........................$14.00 per 1,000 gallons
The rate established on March 9th, 2021 currently generates sufficient revenues to cover operating,
capital and debt replacement costs, and to potentially provide for future reserve building. Operating
costs include staff wages and benefits, contracted services, heat, power, insurance, repairs,
maintenance, materials and supplies. Capital costs include both infrastructure maintenance and
replacement projects. Debt repayment costs would include annual debenture and long-term loan
payments. The Town currently has no debt repayment costs. When practical, any excess of revenues
over expenses may be designated for a water and sewer reserve fund.
The objective of the Water & Sewer Rate Policy is to ensure waterworks are self-sustaining and that
users bear the costs of the service. To facilitate this, rates need to generate revenues that cover
operating, capital and debt repayment costs. Council will conduct an annual review of the waterworks
policy to ensure revenues continue to cover operating, capital and debt repayment costs.
WATERWORKS CAPITAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
The objective of the Waterworks Capital Investment Strategy is to address anticipated waterworks
infrastructure maintenance, the immediate drinking water infrastructure problems and future
infrastructure replacements in a timely fashion so as to ensure the municipal waterworks provides safe
drinking water to residence and businesses. For the purpose of infrastructure planning, the strategy
uses the following: (a) 2006 Waterworks System Assessment prepared by PINTER & Associates; (b) 2007
Water Treatment Plant Evaluation prepared by Dave Clark Water Treatment Consulting; (c) the Town of
Hafford Five-year Capital Works Plan.
To cover the costs of future waterworks infrastructure maintenance and replacements, Council will
likely need to in the future increase water and sewer rates to build the utility reserves, and to continue
to cover waterworks operating costs and long term borrowing.
This Capital Investment Strategy will ensure that safe drinking water can be provided to the residents
and businesses in the community in the present and in the future.
Capital plans are being formulated to address the waterworks infrastructure deficiencies.
ANNUAL WATERWORKS FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
The following is information on the waterworks, as required under The Municipalities Regulations:
2025 Waterworks Overview:
Total waterworks revenues: $149,134
Total waterworks expenses: $121,972
Comparison of waterworks revenues to expenses, expressed as a ratio:
149,134
1.22
121,972
For 2025, waterworks revenues covered 93% of the waterworks expenses.
RESERVES
Reserves available for waterworks capital infrastructure - $286,771
Note that the following information required pursuant to section 54 of the
Municipalities Regulations is available for inspection at the municipal office
during regular office hours:
- Current waterworks rate policy and capital investment strategy.
- 2025 waterworks revenues, expenses, revenues to expenses (expressed as a ratio), and
any explanation of the ratio that the municipality considers necessary.
- Current waterworks reserves.
- A copy of the most recent waterworks independent engineering assessment (or a
statement providing a reason why this item in not applicable).
- Capital plans for infrastructure projects (or a statement providing a reason why this item
is not applicable).
- Sources of funding for the infrastructure projects (or a statement providing a reason
why this item is not applicable).
- All current agreements entered into by the municipality respecting the provision of
municipal waterworks services (or a statement providing a reason why this item is not
applicable).