What are the water and sewer rules and rates?
In the County municipality of Inverness, Nova Scotia, billing basis: frontage rate per lineal foot plus special trunk tax per unit, varying by service area (e.g. Port Hood $3.00/ft, $300 trunk); capital cost charged to fronting owners by frontage length; billing basis: annual Sewer Service Charge = assessed value of property times the rate required for operation and maintenance of the sewerage system. Source: By-Law 30 — Capital Cost of Sewer and Water; By-Law 43 — Sewer Service Charge, verified 2026-06-05.
| billing basis | frontage rate per lineal foot plus special trunk tax per unit, varying by service area (e.g. Port Hood $3.00/ft, $300 trunk); capital cost charged to fronting owners by frontage length | ss. 5-6, 10, 14 |
Establishes capital cost charges for sewer and water construction in Inverness County, including petition and assessment procedures.
| billing basis | annual Sewer Service Charge = assessed value of property times the rate required for operation and maintenance of the sewerage system | s. 3 |
Sets rates and rules for sewer service charges within the Municipality of the County of Inverness.
Regulates discharges to the public sewer systems of the Municipality of the County of Inverness, made under s.426 of the Municipal Government Act.