Water & sewer — Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

What are the water and sewer rules and rates?

Town of Yarmouth has 4 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-05.

Sewer Charges Bylaw (TOY 9C) adopted bylaw
billing basis Annual Sewer Service Charge = annual base rate by meter size plus consumption rate per 1000 Imperial Gallons of metered water; non-users billed on average/50% of water rates s. 3.0
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Sets sewer service charges for the Town of Yarmouth; effective Aug 24 1995, amended June 12 2025.

Sewer Connection Bylaw (TOY 9) adopted bylaw
billing basis Sewer connection permit fee $500; all installation/connection/maintenance/repair costs are owner's responsibility s. 3.0(a)
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Regulates connections to the Town of Yarmouth's sewerage system; effective Mar 23 2001, amended Aug 14 2017.

Sewer Discharge Bylaw (TOY 9D) adopted bylaw

Regulates discharges to the public sewer system in the Town of Yarmouth; effective Aug 24 1995, amended Nov 25 2020.

Water Supply Upgrade Program Bylaw (TOY 80) adopted bylaw
billing basis Water Supply Upgrade loan repaid by equal installments over up to 10 years with interest at 5%; becomes a first lien collectable as taxes s. 3.4 and s. 5.2
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Enables financing of water-supply upgrades to qualifying residential properties in the Town of Yarmouth; effective Oct 27 2021.

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