Water & Sewer
Committee Members
Marlee Hopkins Councillor / (705) 782-4236
Billing
Water and sewer billing is quarterly.
- 1st quarter – January, February, March
- 2nd quarter – April, May, June
- 3rd quarter – July, August, September
- 4th quarter – October, November, December
Residental Rates
Water meters are read at the first of each quarter and the resulting bills state the usage for the previous quarter. The bill is comprised of the flat rate plus any overages.
- Water
$55/month Residentail/ $65/month Commercial – based on 15 cubic meters per month
3-month flat rate for up to 45 cubic meters is 3 times $55 or $165.00 and $195.00 respectively. - Sewer
$25/month
3-month flat rate is 3 times $25 or $75 - The usage/consumption value is the difference between the current meter reading and the previous meter reading. Usage that is above 45 cubic meters is then charged an overage fee of $5.00 per cubic meter.
- The township is responsible for pumps, scheduled pump-outs and maintenance of the water meters. The homeowner is responsible for any additional pump-outs, pump and meter changes due to household mishaps such as toys being flushed in system and pipes freezing that in turn would damage the pumps &/or meters.
- Each account/homeowner on the water system will also be charged an additional $100.00 WATER Capital Improvement Reserve fee billed annually and a $50.00 SEWER Capital Improvement Reserve Fee also billed annually.
Pump-out Schedule
- Family – every 4 years
- Single/Couple – every 5 years
- Businesses – every 5 years
REPORTS
2016-DSB-Form-05-17-Desbarats-Annual-Summary-Report.pdf
DSB-Form-05-17-Desbarats-Annual-Summary-Report-2015.pdf
Download the: Township of Johnson Drink Water System 2016-06-17-DBS-DWQMS-Operational Plan-