Water and Sewer Utility Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 30 of 2025
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
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CITY OF PRINCE ALBERT
BYLAW NO. 30 OF 2025
A Bylaw of The City of Prince Albert to govern the water and
sewer utility rates and fees charged to consumers connected
to the City's waterworks and sanitary sewer system.
AND WHEREAS Council may establish the water and sewer utility rates
and fees to be paid by consumers connected to the City's watermain and sanitary sewer
system;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRINCE ALBERT
IN OPEN MEETING ASSEMBLED ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
SHORT TITLE
1.
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Water and Sewer Utility Rates and Fees Bylaw."
UTILITY RATES
2.
Water Consumption Rate -
Consumers within the City of Prince Albert
Corporate Limits
Water Consumption
Rate per
In-City User
Cubic Meter
Year2024
$1.45
Year2025
$1.50
Year2026
$1.61
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3.
Water Consumption Rate - Prince Albert Rural Water
Water Consumption
Rate per cubic meter
RURAL WATER
Year2024
$3.37
Year2025
$3.47
Year2026
$3.54
4.
Water Consumption Rate -
Consumers outside the City of Prince Albert
Corporate Limits
Water Consumption
Rate per cubic meter
OUTSIDE USER
(In-City Rate x 175%)
Year2024
$2.54
Year2025
$2.62
Year2026
$2.82
Consumers outside the City of Prince Albert Corporate Limits include:
-
Trailer Courts (Driftwood and Eastview)
-
Saskatchewan Penitentiary
-
Western First Nations (Super 8 Motel)
-
Heartland Livestock Services
-
Twilite Motel Inc.
5.
NO MINIMUM USAGE charge per billing period.
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6.
Sewer Consumption Charge -
Consumers within the City of Prince Albert
Corporate Limits
For standard sewage, where water services pursuant to the Water
Services Bylaw are provided to the applicant, the applicant shall be
required to pay a sewer consumption charge in the amount calculated
on the basis of water supplied to the applicant at a metered rate per
Cubic Meter, per billing period, exclusive of monthly service charges.
There shall be no minimum usage charge per billing period. The per
Cubic Meter is applicable to Consumers within the City of Prince Albert
Corporate Limits that are connected to the City's sanitary sewer system
as follows for each year:
Sewer Consumption
Rate per
In-City User
Cubic Meter
Year2024
$1.29
Year2025
$1.33
Year2026
$1.43
Sewer Consumption Charge - Consumers outside the City of Prince Albert
Corporate Limits
Sewer Consumption
Rate per cubic meter
OUTSIDE USER
(In-City Rate x 175%)
Year2024
$2.26
Year2025
$2.33
Year2026
$2.50
Consumers outside the City of Prince Albert Corporate Limits include:
-
Trailer Courts (Driftwood and Eastview)
-
Saskatchewan Penitentiary
-
Western First Nations (Super 8 Motel)
-
Twilite Motel Inc.
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7.
Monthly WATER Service Fixed Charge for Meters
Except for those users described under provision no. 10, 11, and 13 of this Bylaw,
all users are subject to a water fixed monthly service charge based on meter size
as follows:
Monthly Water
Year 2025
Year 2026
Fixed Charge
5/8 inches
$29.65
$31.60
3/4 inches
$29.65
$31.60
1 inch
$41.51
$44.24
1.5 inches
$53.37
$56.88
2inches
$85.99
$91.64
3inches
$326.15
$347.60
4inches
$415.10
$442.40
8.
Monthly SEWER (Infrastructure) Service Fixed Charge for Meters
Except for those users described under provision no. 10, 12 and 13 of this Bylaw,
all users are subject to a sewer fixed monthly service charge based on meter size
as follows:
Monthly Sewer
Year2025
Year2026
Fixed Charqe
5/8 inches
$27.65
$29.45
3/4 inches
$27.65
$29.45
1 inch
$38.71
$41.23
1.5 inches
$49.77
$53.01
2inches
$80.19
$85.41
3inches
$304.15
$323.95
4inches
$387.10
$412.30
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9.
Rate for Water from Water Crane
Water
Rate per
Crane User
Cubic Meter
Year2024
$4.84
Year2025
$6.50
Year2026
$7.75
10.
Provincial Correctional Facilities and Federal Institutions (Penitentiaries)
Notwithstanding the provisions no. 7, 8, 11 and 12 of this Bylaw, the following
identified users "Provincial Correctional Facilities and Federal Institutions
(Penitentiaries)" shall pay the water and sewer monthly service charges as
calculated below.
Information regarding the number of customers for the identified Facilities are to
be provided to the City Manager no later than November 30th of each year for the
calculation of customers to apply the water and sewer monthly service charges.
The water and sewer monthly service charge will be applied to the respective
calculated equivalent number of customers using the fixed monthly rates as
follows:
Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Water Service Charge
Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Sewer Service Charge
Monthly Water
Monthly Sewer
Service Charge
Service Charge
2024
$53.01
$33.63
2025
$55.00
$34.56
2026
$59.40
$37.32
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Provincial Correctional Facilities and Federal Institutions (Penitentiaries)
- Pine Grove Correctional Centre, Provincial Correctional Facility
o based on the number of inmates in the Pine Grove Correctional Centre
divided by 2.5 = Equivalent Customers
- Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Water Service
Charge
- Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Sewer Service
Charge
- Prince Albert Correctional Centre, Provincial Correctional Facility
o based on the number of inmates in the Prince Albert Correctional
Centre divided by 2.5 = Equivalent Customers
- Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Water Service
Charge
- Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Sewer Service
Charge
- Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Federal Institution
o based on the number of inmates in the Saskatchewan Penitentiary
divided by 2.5 = Equivalent Customers
- Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Water Service
Charge
- Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Sewer Service
Charge
11 .
Consumers outside the City of Prince Albert Corporate Limits - Water and
Sewer Monthly Service Charge - Connection to the City's watermain and
sanitary sewer system:
a) Notwithstanding the provisions no. 7, 8, 10, and 12 of this Bylaw, the following
identified users outside the City of Prince Albert Corporate Limits shall pay the
water and sewer monthly service charge as calculated below.
Information is to be provided to the City Manager no later than November 30th
of each year for the calculation of customers to apply the water and sewer
monthly service charge.
The monthly service charge will be applied to the respective calculated
equivalent number of customers as follows:
Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Water Service Charge
Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Sewer Service Charge
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Trailer Courts
o based on the number of users/households "outside of the City of
Prince Albert Corporate Limits" connected to the City's watermain and
sanitary sewer system = Equivalent Customers
-
Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Water Service
Charge
-
Equivalent Customers x $ rate = Monthly Sewer Service
Charge
Monthly Water
Monthly Sewer
Service Charge
Service Charge
2024
$53.01
$26.90
2025
$55.00
$27.65
2026
$59.40
$29.45
12.
Other Consumers outside the City of Prince Albert Corporate Limits
Notwithstanding the provisions no. 7, 8, 10, and 11 of this Bylaw, the following
identified users outside the City of Prince Albert Corporate Limits shall pay the
water and sewer monthly service charge as calculated below.
-
Western First Nations - Super 8 Motel - meter fee plus 50%
-
Twilite Motel Inc. - meter fee plus 50%
Notwithstanding the provisions no. 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 of this Bylaw, the
following identified user outside the City of Prince Albert Corporate Limits shall
pay the water monthly service charge as calculated below.
-
Heartland Livestock Services - meter fee plus 50%
13.
Septage Rates
The charge for septic dumping at the Septage Receiving Station at J.W. Oliver
Pollution Control Centre is as follows:
$8.25 per cubic meter
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14.
Deposits to be made by applicant at time of making application for supply of
water.
CATEGORY
DESCRIPTION
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Single Dwellings
Rooming Houses/Multiple Dwellings 2-3
Family Residence, Stores, Offices,
Garages, Service Stations, Workshops,
Pool Rooms, 4 Plex, 6 Plex, 8 Plex and
Commercial Establishments With low
Consumption
Apartment blocks (over 8
Units)(Condos/Malls/Strip Malls)
Hotels, Restaurants, Bakeries, In-store
Bakeries
Car Wash/Laundries
RENTER
OWNER
$250.00
$300.00
$500.00
$600.00
$800.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
15.
Deposits to be paid by applicant for temporary water supply
(a)
(b)
For Single Dwellings, Multiple Dwellings,
Rooming Houses
For all Other Buildings and Structure
16.
Cost -Testing of Water Meter
$200.00
$0.00
$300.00
$0.00
The cost to test a water meter be set at a minimum of $100 per request and that
any meter sent to an external entity for testing, be charged on a full-cost recovery
basis.
17.
Service Connection/Maintenance Fee
18.
Rate for re-sealing meter
19.
Seasonal Meter Installation
20.
Utility Bill Duplicate Printout
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$20.00
$250.00
$50.00
$10.00 per bill
PAGES
21.
Rate for temporary turn-on and turn-off and re-connection fees
From May 16 to November 30, inclusive
From December 1 to May 15, inclusive
22.
Rate for tagging doors for overdue accounts,
non-application, NSF cheques or other notices
23.
Rate Subsequent Call-out Fee
$50.00
$150.00
$15.00 per visit
$50.00 per visit
24.
Flat Fee for Replacement of damaged meter
endpoints
$240.00 per endpoint
25.
Flat fee rate for the replacement of frozen or damaged water meters
¾ inch
¾ inch
1 inch
1½ inch
2 inch
3 inch ultrasonic
4 inch ultrasonic
$240.00
$305.00
$410.00
$1,050.00
$1,415.00
$4,185.00
$5,090.00
26.
Utility Bill Mail-out-Printed Copy (effective June 1, 2026) $2.00 per copy
27.
Bylaw No. 2 of 2025 is hereby repealed.
28.
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect on January 1, 2026.
INTRODUCED AND READ A FIRST TIME THIS \5-\-t\DAY OF DECEMBER, AD 2025.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS \~~" DAY OF DECEMBER, AD 2025.
READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS \5t.._DAY OF DECEMBER, AD 2025.
MAYOR
jJiTYCLERK
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