Water Utility
The Town of Port Hawkesbury’s water is supplied from the Landry Lake Watershed. Landry Lake is located on the Port Malcolm Road east of the WTP in Point Tupper. The Landry Lake Watershed is operated and maintained by the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Public Works. The Landry Lake pumping station pumps water from the lake into an above ground storage tank. The water flows by gravity from the storage tank to the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s Water Treatment Plant (WTP). The water that is supplied to the WTP is untreated and is called “raw water”.
The Town of Port Hawkesbury has partnered with the County of Inverness in respect to their Water and Wastewater systems. The County is erecting a water tower in Port Hastings and connecting to the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s water distribution system. The Town of Port Hawkesbury will supply water to Port Hastings and surrounding area in addition to the Town of Port Hawkesbury.
Rates
| Base Charges | Quarterly Price |
|---|---|
| Unmetered based on 15,000 gallons per quarter | $170.42 |
| Size of Meter | Quarterly Price |
|---|---|
| 5/8” | $67.75 |
| 3/4″ | $100.38 |
| 1″ | $165.66 |
| 1.5” | $328.84 |
| 2″ | $524.66 |
| 3″ | $1,046.86 |
| 4″ | $1,634.32 |
| 6″ | $3,266.17 |
| 8″ | $5,877.13 |
| Consumption rate | Units |
|---|---|
| $6.85 | per 1,000 imp. gallons |
| $1.51 | per cubic metre |
Wholesale Rates (County of Inverness)
| Wholesale Rates | Rate |
|---|---|
| County Base Rate | $1,880.67 per month |
| County Consumption Rate | $5.44 per 1,000 imp. gallons |
| $1.20 per cubic metre |
More Rates & Information
The minimum bill shall be the Based Charge.
The Town of Port Hawkesbury shall pay to the Water Utility on or before June 30, 2016 the sum of $324,003.
Each building having a sprinkler system installed shall pay annually for the service as follows:
- Each building serviced by a sprinkler service pipe of 6” or less in diameter: $200
- Each building serviced by a sprinkler service pipe of 8” or more in diameter: $250
The Utility may furnish water to any person requiring a supply thereof for the construction of a building or other works. The person shall deposit with the Utility such sum as may be determined by the Utility as is sufficient to defray the cost of making the necessary connection to any water service of main together with the cost of the meter to be installed to measure the water consumed. Upon completion of the work and the return of the matter to the Utility, a refund will be made after deducting the cost (if any) of repairing the meter and of testing the same and payment of the base and connection charges and the consumption rates in respect to such installation
Per hydrant per year $200.00.
Whenever the use of any fire hydrant is desired for supplying water for any purpose, except those of the Fire Department for fire use, the Utility may grant a permit containing such terms and conditions as it may provide, including arrangements regarding supervision of the opening and closing of the hydrant, and a service charge for commercial consumers of $100.00 for connection and disconnection and consumption charge for the amount of water used, as estimated by the water utility, at meter consumption rates.
When water service has been suspended for any violation of the Rules and Regulations of the Utility, such water service shall not be re-established until a reconnection charge of $50.00 has been paid to the Utility. If reconnection is outside of regular working hours, the charge is $200.00.
The fee shall be $100.00 when meter is installed or water is turned on. The fee shall be $200.00 if this occurs after the normal hours of the Utility.
The Utility shall charge a $50.00 fee for whenever a customer, for any reason, requests water be turned on at any premises. This fee shall be $200.00 if water is turned on after regular working hours.
Whenever a customer, for any reason, requests that the water be turned off from any premises, a charge of $50.00 shall be made for turning off the water, and no additional charge shall be made for turning it on again when this is requested unless such request is after regular working hours of the Utility when a fee of $200.00 shall apply.
Charge for Non-Negotiable Cheques is $50.00
Where an appointment has been made by a customer to have a water service hooked up or a meter inspected, water turned on to a property, or other visits to the property for the inception of maintenance of water service to the property and the customer fails to keep the appointment or the plumbing is not completed to allow for installation of a water meter and the Utility’s staff have to return to the property, there may be a charge of $50.00 for each visit if, in the judgment of the Utility, it is required.