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Water Rates and Billing Information
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The City of Vaughan charges for both water and wastewater services. These charges are billed by Alectra, on behalf of the City of Vaughan, and appear on your hydro bill.

Vaughan’s water and wastewater rates cover the costs to:
  • deliver safe, clean water to homes and businesses
  • collect wastewater for treatment
  • take approximately, 4,000 water samples every year to meet regulatory requirements
  • develop leak-detection, inflow and infiltration programs
  • manage infrastructure
  • provide customer support to residents

Additional utility bill inquiries 

For any questions or comments about your utility bill, please contact Alectra Utilities at 1-833-253-2872 or visit alectrautilities.com. 


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Water and Wastewater Rates

Water and Wastewater Rates
Metered accounts		 2021
April 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2022		 2022 
Effective April 1, 2022
Water rate
per cubic metre
$2.0103
 ​$2.1654
​Minimum invoice charge for water per month
 ​$17 per month
By-Law 155-2021 (PDF)
 ​$17 per month 
By-law 155-2021 (PDF)
Wastewater Rate 
per cubic metre
$2.6904
 ​$2.6904
​Minimum invoice charge for wastewater per month  $23 per month
By-Law 156-2021 (PDF)
 ​$23 per month
By-law 156-2021(PDF) 
Combined Water/Wastewater Rate
(per cubic metre)
$4.7007
 ​$4.8558

Stormwater Rates
(charged once per year) 

Property Type
Criteria
2021 Charge
By-law 157-2021 (PDF) 
 ​2022 Charge
By-law 157-2021 (PDF)
Non-residential (small)
Less than 1 acre
$48.15
 ​$50.44
Non-residential (medium)
1 to 10 acres
$1,244.11
 ​$1303.49
Non-residential (large)
More than 10 acres
$19,001.37
 ​$19,908.32
Agricultural/vacant
 
$669.07
 ​$699.48
Residential (low density)
 
$53.46
 ​$55.76
Residential (medium density)
 
$34.58
 ​$35.93
Residential (high density)
 
$210.41
 ​$219.96

The stormwater charge has helped to fund more than 300 programs and initiatives across the City, including:

  • Annual cleaning and clearing of the City’s approximately 22,000 catch basins
  • Routine camera inspection of more than 1,000 kilometres of stormwater pipes
  • Annual inspection of the City’s 150 stormwater management ponds and clean-out of critical ponds
  • Prevention of erosion and degradation of more than 150 kilometres of the City’s natural creek system
  • Proactive improvement and preventative repair of stormwater infrastructure 

 

 

 Contact Information

 

Environmental Services

Phone: 905-832-2281

Fax: 905-303-2005

Email: accessvaughan@vaughan.ca 

Location: 
Joint Operations Centre
2800 Rutherford Rd.
Vaughan, ON  L4K 2N9
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 Related Links

 
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Outdoor water use and restrictions
  • Water Conservation
  • Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Budget
 

 Additional Resources

 
  • By-law library
  • Fees and Charges By-law 131-2022 (PDF)
  • Water By-law 106-2022 (PDF)
  • Water conservation brochure (PDF)
  • Water Is brochure (PDF)
  • Water Wise brochure (PDF)
  • York Region Water Services

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