What are the water and sewer rules and rates?
In the County municipality of Richmond, Nova Scotia, connection mandatory: True; billing basis: Frontage charge: each owner pays up to $40.00 per lineal foot of serviceable frontage (min 60 ft deemed frontage); cost per lineal foot = project cost divided by total serviceable frontage; payable lump sum or over 15 years at 10%; billing basis: Special trunk sewer tax of an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 (set by by-law) levied on the owner of every lot served or capable of being served by the sewer; payable lump sum or over 15 years at 10%; billing basis: Quarterly sewer service charge = 'New Ratio' (total annual cost of sewerage systems / budgeted annual water utility sales revenue) multiplied by the customer's quarterly water bill; metered sewer option for ICI customers; connection charge $400.00. Source: By-Law 029 — Capital Cost of Sewer Construction (with Amendments); By-Law 040 — Trunk Sewer Tax; By-Law 052 — Sewer Service Charge (with Amendment); By-Law 062 — Wastewater Management District, verified 2026-06-05.
| connection mandatory | True | s. 21; s. 26 |
| billing basis | Frontage charge: each owner pays up to $40.00 per lineal foot of serviceable frontage (min 60 ft deemed frontage); cost per lineal foot = project cost divided by total serviceable frontage; payable lump sum or over 15 years at 10% | s. 8; s. 9(a) |
By-Law 29 governing capital cost charges for sewer construction in the Municipality of the County of Richmond.
| billing basis | Special trunk sewer tax of an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 (set by by-law) levied on the owner of every lot served or capable of being served by the sewer; payable lump sum or over 15 years at 10% | s. 2; s. 3; s. 6 |
By-Law 40 levying a trunk sewer tax in the Municipality of the County of Richmond, in addition to By-Law 29 charges.
| billing basis | Quarterly sewer service charge = 'New Ratio' (total annual cost of sewerage systems / budgeted annual water utility sales revenue) multiplied by the customer's quarterly water bill; metered sewer option for ICI customers; connection charge $400.00 | s. 3(a); s. 7(1) |
By-Law 52 setting sewer service charges for the Municipality of the County of Richmond.
| billing basis | Charges for Municipal (on-site) Systems: one-time installation charge ($5,400 or $5,800 depending on schedule) plus annual operation and maintenance charge of $250 (quarterly $62.50) | s. 35; Schedule C s. 1; Schedule D s. 1 |
By-Law 62 establishing Wastewater Management Districts in the Municipality of the County of Richmond and regulating onsite wastewater systems.