Water & sewer — Melfort, Saskatchewan

What are the water and sewer rules and rates?

In the City of Melfort, Saskatchewan, water & sewer rules are set by Melfort Water & Sewer (utilities) page and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-18. Water rate: $4.67 per cubic meter (2026). Water fixed charge: $33.00 per month. Sewer rate: $15.00 per month.

Melfort Water & Sewer (utilities) page adopted bylaw
billing basis metered $4.67 per cubic meter
water rate $4.67 per cubic meter (2026) Fees & Charges
water fixed charge $33.00 per month Water | $33.00 per month
sewer rate $15.00 per month Sewer | $15.00 per month
billing period Residential: every two months; Commercial: monthly Residential properties are billed every two months. Commercial properties are billed monthly.
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rates page: Basic service water $33.00/month, sewer $15.00/month, infrastructure $30.00/month, consumption $4.67/m3, bulk fill station $6.27/m3, lagoon dumping $137.50/month. Set in the Fees and Charges Bylaw; city buys water from SaskWater. Residential billed every two months. Excl. GST/PST. Page updated Apr 2026.

Sewage Works Control Bylaw No. 2011-24 adopted bylaw
connection mandatory yes s. 17
billing basis based on a portion of the basic monthly water and sewer service fees s. 24; s. 25
billing period bi-monthly for domestic; monthly for commercial and industrial s. 26; s. 27
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Regulates use of the public sewage works and storm sewers and provides for levying/collecting charges for sewage-works use.

Waterworks Bylaw No. 2018-05 adopted bylaw
billing basis metered Schedule "A", III.2
water fixed charge $27.50/month Schedule "A", III.1
sewer rate flat $8.75/month Schedule "A", III.1
billing period bi-monthly for dwelling houses; monthly for all other accounts s. 4(1)
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Regulates maintenance/management of the municipal waterworks system and sets water and sewer basic service fees (e.g. $36.25 combined basic monthly charge in 2018) plus annual consumption-rate escalators tied to the SaskWater formula.

Machine-readable: water-sewer.json · Official website: http://www.cityofmelfort.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-18 · Water & sewer across Saskatchewan · Water & sewer in other municipalities