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Rates & Charges

For water, wastewater & stormwater services provided by Halifax Water

As a municipally-owned utility, operating on a cost of service basis, Halifax Water does not have profit built into its rates. The funds collected are the funds required for operations, capital investment and debt financing to provide quality service for our customers.

Displaying Daily Charges

Your bill will now show any applicable water, wastewater and/or stormwater base rate(s) for each day of the billing period rather than by month or year.  

The cost per year for these charges has not changed. Customers will now pay the base rate(s) for each day of the billing period rather than by month, quarter or year.  

The daily charge is based on the existing annual base charge divided by the number of days in the year.

Stormwater Rates

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER STORMWATER RATES

The Site-Related Flow (SRF) charge is a Halifax Water charge based on the stormwater that flows from each private property into the Halifax Water stormwater system. This charge is calculated based on the impervious area on the property. Properties with more impervious area (ie. roofs, asphalt, concrete, and packed gravel) would pay more than those with less impervious area.

 


Effective April 1, 2023, per a decision by Halifax Regional Council, the HRM ROW charge moved from Halifax Water bills to the municipal tax bill. Learn more here.


 

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER STORMWATER RATES

Tier
Annual SRF Charge Equivalent Daily SRF Charge
Tier 1: Less than 50mof Impervious Area $0.00 / year $0.00 / day
Tier 2: 50m2 - 200mof Impervious Area $19.00 / year $0.0521 / day
Tier 3: 210m2 - 400mof Impervious Area $38.00 / year $0.1041 / day
Tier 4: 410m2 - 800mof Impervious Area $76.00 / year $0.2082 / day
Tier 5: Greater than 810mof Impervious Area $115.00 / year $0.3151 / day
Culvert Service Only $19.00 / year $0.0521 / day

 

NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER sTORMWATER RATES

Non-residential properties are charged a different Site-Related Flow Charge based on the fact that there is more variation in their impact on the stormwater system depending on their size, characteristics, and property use. This means it is important to measure these properties individually, and also provide a credit system or adjustment mechanism to refine how non-residential properties are charged.

 

NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER STORMWATER RATES

  Annual SRF Charge Equivalent Daily SRF Charge
Impervious Area $0.173/m2 Impervious Area
Culvert Service Only* $19.00/year $0.0521 / day

 

*Properties with a culvert that are not billed the site-related charge will receive an annual culvert charge.

Learn more about Stormwater Services

Water & Wastewater Service Base Charges

 

WATER & WASTEWATER SERVICE BASE CHARGES

Water and wastewater daily base charges are determined by the size of the water meter.

Size Water Wastewater
15 mm (5/8")
(Typical Residential)
$0.4274 / day $0.4603 / day
19 mm (3/4") $0.5918 / day $0.6575 / day
25 mm (1") $0.9534 / day $1.0849 / day
38 mm (1.5") $1.8082 / day $2.1041 / day
50 mm (2") $2.7945 / day $3.3863 / day
75 mm (3") $5.5890 / day $6.7726 / day
100 mm (4") $8.6795 / day $10.5534 / day
150 mm (6") $17.3260 / day $21.0740 / day
200 mm (8") $31.1014 / day $37.9397 / day
250 mm (10") $51.7808 / day $63.2219 / day

Metered Water & Wastewater Service

Halifax Water customers with a water meter are charged the applicable rates below for their water consumption and wastewater discharge. To learn more about how your water meter works, click here.

 

METERED WATER CONSUMPTION & WASTEWATER DISCHARGE RATES

Water and wastewater volumetric rates are based on the amount of water measured by your water meter.

1m3 = 1000 litres

Effective Date Water Consumption Wastewater Discharge
On/After April 1, 2023 $1.128/m3 $2.259/m3

Non-Metered Water & Wastewater Service

Customers without a water meter are charged the Non-Metered Service rates for their water and wastewater services. Water and wastewater non-metered service rates are based on the projected usage of the customer, as estimated by Halifax Water based on the best information available, including comparison with similar customers.

 

 

NON-METERED WATER CONSUMPTION & WASTEWATER DISCHARGE RATES
Typical residential water service connections are 15 mm and are charged that rate.

Effective Date Water Service Size Water Consumption Rate Wastewater Discharge Rate
On/After April 1, 2023 15 mm
(Typical Residential)
$0.9534 / day
$29.00 / month
$87.00 / quarter
$1.4795 / day
$45.00 / month
$132.00 / quarter
19 mm $2.2027 / day
$67.00 / month
$201.00 / quarter
$3.7808 / day
$115.00 / month
$345.00 / quarter
25 mm $4.0767 / day
$124.00 / month
$372.00 / quarter
$7.1671 / day
$218.00 / month
$654.00 / quarter

 

Building Fire Protection System Annual Fees

 

Building Fire Protection System Annual Fees

Building Fire Protection System fees are charged annually and are based on the size of the fire protection water service.

Fire Service Size Annual Charge Equivalent Daily Charge
25 mm $50.00 / year $0.1370 / day
50 mm $69.00 / year $0.1890 / day
75 mm $170.00 / year $0.4658 / day
100 mm $275.00 / year $0.7534 / day
150 mm $619.00 / year $1.6959 / day
200 mm $904.00 / year $2.4767 / day
250 mm $904.00 / year $2.4767 / day
300 mm $904.00 / year $2.4767 / day

Regional Development Charges (RDC)

This charge applies to any new building or expansion of an existing building that connects to Halifax Water’s central water and/or wastewater system. This charge also applies to an un-serviced lot of land, occupied by a building, existed prior to July 14, 2014, when the building is connected to the water and/or wastewater system.

Learn more about the RDC

*An adjustment for CPI will be made annually to the RDC on April 1.

As of April 1, 2023, regional development charges are:

  In effect before April 1, 2023 In effect as of April 1, 2023
Water RDC $1791.07 per unit $1921.82 per unit
Wastewater RDC $5710.01 per unit $6126.84 per unit
  In effect before April 1, 2023 In effect as of April 1, 2023
Water RDC $1202.95 per unit $1290.77 per unit
Wastewater RDC $3835.08 per unit $4115.04 per unit
  In effect before April 1, 2023 In effect as of April 1, 2023
Water RDC $8.84 per square metre $9.49 per square metre
Wastewater RDC $28.18 per square metre $30.24 per square metre

Other Rates & Charges

INTEREST CHARGES

  • 1.1% per month (14.0% per annum)

 

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DISCONNECTION OR RECONNECTION OF WATER SERVICE

During regular business hours:

  • $55.00

Outside of regular business hours:

  • $210.00
NEW WATER, WASTEWATER OR STORMWATER ACCOUNT icon
NEW WATER, WASTEWATER OR STORMWATER ACCOUNT

Setup fee for all new accounts:

  • $25.00
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BULK FILL STATION RATES

To access bulk water you must have a pre-paid account.
Bulk water rates are: $2.35/m3
*plus an annual permit fee of $115.00/vehicle

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DISHONORED PAYMENTS (NSF)

Halifax Water's Non-Sufficient Funds charge:

  • $25.00 + Bank Charges
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THEFT OF SERVICE

Halifax Water may charge penalties in addition to applicable water charges for each illegal water connection as follows:

  • 1st offence: $300.00
  • 2nd offence: $750.00
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CUSTOMER (FLOW) MONITORING SERVICE

This monitoring service is available for Halifax Water customers who are large water users and have private distribution systems. It is meant to monitor the metered flow and report abnormal water usage to the customer:

  • $120.00 per month, per meter
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COPY OF CUSTOMER BILL

Bills issued outside the regular billing cycle:

  • $12.00 per copy