Breakdown of your Utility Bill
Town of Onoway Utility Bills for 2024 breakdown as follows:
- Your Utility Bill is for each Calendar month and is billed out to you within the first week of the subsequent month
- Below you will find a breakdown of each line on your Utility Bill to help you better understand your bill and various fees.
Sewer - 5/8" Meter Basic Fee ( Flat Rate per month $7.25)
| Description | Basic Fee Cost | Percentage |
| Sewer RMR & Capital | $1.47 | 20% |
| Sewer Debenture & Interest | $5.78 | 80% |
| TOTAL | $7.25 | 100% |
- Sewer Repair, Maintain and Replace (RMR) & Capital amount of $1.47 is allocated for Repair, Maintain and Replace and capital contribution.
- Sewer Debenture & Interest amount of $5.78 is based on Bylaw 677-08 $2.25 Million (water & sewer) for the following sewer related projects: Installation of a new sewer trunk line on 50 Street from 49 Avenue to Industrial Ave.
Water - 5/8 Meter Basic Fee (Flat Rate per month $11.70)
| Description | Basic Fee Cost | Percentage |
| Water Debenture & Interest | $9.41 | 80.4% |
| Water RMR & Capital | $1.54 | 13.2% |
| WILD Admin & Governance | $0.75 | 6.4% |
| TOTAL | $11.70 | 100% |
- Water Debenture & Interest amount of $9.41 is based on Bylaw 677-08 passed on July 28, 2008 for a total amount of $2.25 Million (water & sewer) for the following water related projects:
- Installing a new water supply line on 52 Street.
- Installing a new water distribution line on 52 Street, 47 Avenue and 51 Street.
- Upgrade the water treatment plant fire pump.
- Water Repair, Maintain and Replace (RMR) & Capital amount of $1.54 is allocated for Repair, Maintain and Replace and capital contribution as per the attached Utility Fiscal Policy (Policy C-COU-UFP-1) Schedule “A” - Section 2 Water Rate Model.
- WILD Admin & Governance amount of $0.75 is based on the WILD Water Commission Town of Onoway anticipated total annual portion of $8,452.92/402 approximate utility accounts/12 months.
Administration Fee (Flat Rate per month $5.00)
Administration fee based on costs to administer utility billing related services such as postage costs, administration salary and benefits and supplies. Of the $5.00 fee, $3.75 or 75% is allocated towards Water Revenue and $1.25 or 25% towards Sewer Revenue and both are included in the 2024 Operating Budget.
Garbage Collection Rates
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Garbage Collection Information
WILD Water Debentures (Flat Rate per month $14.67)
The WILD Water Commission Debentures allocated to 18 surrounding municipalities including the Town of Onoway in 4 phases. The 2024 anticipated total allocation amount for all four phases for the Town of Onoway is approximately $70,770. Below highlights the rate for each phase based on approximately 402 utility accounts. Each phase’s rate has been adjusted accordingly to reflect the anticipated revenue requisition as per the attached WILD Regional Water Services Commission – 2024 Rates and Budget Requisitions.
| Debenture | 2024-per month | 2023-per month |
| WILD Water Phase I Debenture Charge | $5.10 | $5.55 |
| WILD Water Phase II Debenture Charge | $3.34 | $3.63 |
| WILD Water Phase III Debenture Charge | $3.48 | $2.92 |
| WILD Water Phase IV Debenture Charge | $2.75 | $2.92 |
Sewer Force main Replacement ( Flat Rate per month $6.30)
MOVED by Councillor Lynne Tonita that the Town's portion of the costs for the sewer force main replacement project completed in 2017, estimated at $417,000.00 be funded as follows:
- $217,000.00 out of the future development reserve, to be repaid annually as follows: $6.30 per month per customer for 8 years ( 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) annual estimate of $30,466.00 total to be repaid estimated at $243,728.00 which would include interest.
- $100,000.00 from the unrestricted surplus account, not to be repaid.
- $100,000.00 from the utility reserve account, not to be repaid.
- In the event that the costs to the Town are less than the $417,000.00 the amount taken from the utility reserve account will be adjusted to reflect the same.
5/8 " Meter Water Consumption $6.13 per cubic meter
| Description | Consumption Charge | Percentage |
| Operating Expenses | $2.57 | 42% |
| WILD Water Purchase m3 | $3.21 | 52% |
| Reserves | 0.35 | 6% |
| TOTAL | $6.13 | 100% |
- Water Distribution Operating Expenses amount of $2.57 based on water related operating expenses 2024 forecasted amount of approximately $177,128 (including salary and benefits)/ 2022 amount of water sold 68,912 m3. Administration is in the process of determining unaccounted water loss.
- WILD Water Purchase amount of $3.21/ m3 based on 2023 amount of $2.95/ m3 + 2024 amount increase of $0.26/ m3.
- $0.26/ m3increase based on $0.17/ m3 Capital Region Parkland Water Services Commission (CRPWSC) purchase rate increase, general inflationary increases at 3.47% and addition of a business development plan review in 2024 for $15k to name a few.
- Reserves amount of $0.35 is the remaining amount and allocated towards water capital projects
Sewer Consumption Charges $2.19 per cubic meter
| Description | Consumption Charge | Percentage |
| Operating Expenses | $2.19 | 100% |
| TOTAL | $2.19 | 100% |
- Operating Expenses amount of $2.19 based on sewer related operating expenses (including salary and benefits).
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