The Province’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) has accepted revised water and wastewater charges for the Metropolis of Brandon Water and Wastewater Utility efficient October 1, 2023. Upcoming utility charges have additionally been accepted for January 1, 2024, January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026.
A synopsis of the accepted charges are as follows:
| Present Charges | Oct. 1, 2023 | Jan. 1, 2024 | Jan. 1, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2026 | |
| Month-to-month Service Cost* | $4.66 | $4.80 | $5.11 | $5.42 | $5.74 |
| Quarterly Service Cost | $17.48 | $18.00 | $19.17 | $20.34 | $21.51 |
| Water (per CM) | $1.66 | $1.80 | $2.10 | $2.40 | $2.71 |
| Wastewater (per CM) | $1.63 | $1.79 | $2.14 | $2.49 | $2.84 |
| Debenture Surcharge | $0.172 | $0.172 | $0.172 | $0.172 | $0.172 |
| Deficit Charge Riders | |||||
| Water (per CM) | – | $0.19 | $0.19 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
| Wastewater (per CM) | – | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 |
| Wastewater Solely Clients | |||||
| Month-to-month Cost ** | – | $34.80 | $40.36 | $45.92 | $51.49 |
| Quarterly Cost *** | – | $108.00 | $124.92 | $141.84 | $158.76 |
*Based mostly on a quarterly cost discounted by 20% attributable to month-to-month funds being automated
**Based mostly on 45 cubic meters of wastewater price and deficit fee rider plus Quarterly Service Cost
***Based mostly on 15 cubic meters of wastewater price and deficit fee rider plus Month-to-month Service Cost
To proceed to have an efficient water and sewer system, the Metropolis of Brandon should accumulate for a number of years of deficit operations, as outlined by distinctive accounting formulation, in addition to to fund correct operations and mandatory capital upgrades.
“The Metropolis of Brandon continues to deal with delivering protected, clear water to all present Brandon households at a good fee,” says Ron Bowles, Metropolis of Brandon Metropolis Supervisor. “We all know the excessive price of dwelling is making it tougher for everybody to remain forward, and nobody, together with Metropolis Corridor enjoys seeing charges rise. Nonetheless, the Metropolis of Brandon should meet up with the precise price of water operations to forestall an excellent greater fee bounce later.”
Bowles additionally says that whereas we acknowledge that the brand new charges come into impact with brief discover and are efficient as of October 1, it’s our obligation to comply with the PUB Board Order which considers the impression on each fee payers and the monetary sustainability of Brandon’s utility.
Metropolis Corridor and Metropolis Council have labored diligently with our federal and provincial companions to safe monetary commitments, preserving Brandon’s prices down as a lot as attainable. For instance, the Metropolis lately obtained $61 million from the Federal and Provincial Governments to assist improve our ever-important water therapy facility.
The following step within the course of is for the Water and Wastewater Charges By-Legislation No. 7342 to be amended and offered to Metropolis Council on the subsequent basic Metropolis Council assembly on November 6, 2023.
The whole Board Order from the Public Utilities Board will be considered on their web site at: pubmanitoba.ca/v1/proceedings-decisions/orders/pubs/23-orders/119-23.pdf.
