The County of Brant is reviewing its water and wastewater rates and are inviting you to share your input.
Background
In 2024, the County completed a long-range financial plan for our water and wastewater systems. This plan identified the costs and sources of funds needed to operate and maintain the systems through 2030. View the 2024 County of Brant Water and Wastewater Long-range Financial Plan.
Next steps
Water and wastewater services are funded directly by the people who use them - not through property taxes. That means the rates you pay help keep our systems safe, reliable, and runningContinue reading
The County of Brant is reviewing its water and wastewater rates and are inviting you to share your input.
Background
In 2024, the County completed a long-range financial plan for our water and wastewater systems. This plan identified the costs and sources of funds needed to operate and maintain the systems through 2030. View the 2024 County of Brant Water and Wastewater Long-range Financial Plan.
Next steps
Water and wastewater services are funded directly by the people who use them - not through property taxes. That means the rates you pay help keep our systems safe, reliable, and running smoothly every day.
The next steps in this process involves reviewing the current Water and Wastewater Rate Structure. Through the rate structure the County of Brant aims to ensure rates are fair, financially sustainable, support water conservation, and meet the goals and objectives of the County's 2024 Water and Wastewater Long-range Financial Plan.
Proposed rate structure
A BMA (consulting firm) presentation to the County of Brant Administration and Operations Committee on April 15, 2025 reviews the proposed water and wastewater rate structure from 2025 through 2028.
The County is recommending a rate structure that includes:
| Goals and Objectives | Details |
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| Fairness and equity | Rate Structure with a fixed and consumption charge:- Fixed - recovering infrastructure maintenance
- Consumption - reflecting actual water usage
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| Water conservation | - Seasonal rate for summer months
- Lower the water fixed allocation
- Inclining consumption rates
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| Residential affordability | - Reduce the water fixed allocation, which benefits the low volume consumers
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| Economic development | - Lower rate for high-volume users (commercial/industrial users over 100 cubic meters per month)
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| Revenue sustainability | - Employed full cost of service (as outlined in the long-range financial plan)
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What this means for you
These changes mean a lower monthly fixed rate and more control over your water bill.
For the average residential household (with a consumption of 180 cubic meters per year), the proposed water and wastewater rates for 2025 will be an increase of 4.8% which amounts to an increase of $6 per month on your water and wastewater bill.
For the average commercial consumer (with a consumption of 10,000 cubic meters per year), the proposed water and wastewater rates for 2025 will be an increase of 8.1% which amounts to an increase of $274 per month on your water and wastewater bill.
To understand how much water your household or business uses per month, please review your monthly water/wastewater bill or try our Water and Wastewater Rate Calculator.
To learn more about water, wastewater and stormwater in the County of Brant, please visit brant.ca/Water.
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BMA Water and Wastewater Rate Study Presentation begins at 8.07 minutes into the meeting.
