COS Financial Plan 2018 - 2022

TAXES, UTILITIES AND ASSESSMENTS

Surrey’s utility system has several different categories of users and each category has a separate rate schedule. The rates listed below are for Single Family Dwellings (SFD):

2018 SEWER RATES Metered sewer charges are billed based on 80% of the total quantity of water as measured by the water meter with the current rate at $1.0826 per cubic metre. A SFD with a yearly water consumption of 360 cubic metres, for instance, would pay $312. A SFD subject to the annual flat rate billing would pay $693 per year for sewer service. Under the flat rate secondary suite program, each suite located within the SFD unit would be subject to an additional $580 per year for sewer service. 2018 DRAINAGE RATES All properties are subject to the Drainage Parcel Tax. The current rate is $223 ($221 in 2017) for residential/farm, and $409 ($359 in 2017) for commercial/industrial properties.

2018 WATER RATES The current metered water rate is $1.004 per cubic metre; a SFD with an average yearly consumption of 360 cubic metres, for instance, would pay $427 (this includes the meter base charge of $22 per four month period). A SFD subject to the annual flat rate billing would pay $869 per year for the same water service. Under the flat rate program, each secondary suite located within the structure of a SFD is subject to an additional $342 per year for water service. 2018 WASTE COLLECTION RATES Residential refuse collection is provided by the City for properties within collection areas at a cost of $287 per year for a SFD. The service is billed on the annual property tax assessment, due July 2nd. Residential properties located outside local collection areas and all commercial and industrial users, must arrange for their own collection services through private contractors. Each secondary suite located within a SFD is subject to an additional $144 per year for refuse collection. These rates have remained the same since 2017.

Source: City of Surrey Report to Citizens 2017

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2018-2022 Financial Plan

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