City of Surrey's 2021 - 2025 Financial Plan

TAXES, UTILITIES AND ASSESSMENTS

residential properties were able to have meters installed on request. This has resulted in a majority of single family homes now having metered water and all commercial and industrial properties being metered. Currently, there are over 76,000 water meters installed throughout the City. This is a giant step towards a full “user pay” system. Water and sewer utilities for residential properties are classified in two billing categories, metered and annual.

Metered utility accounts are billed every four months (three times a year) and are based on a meter consumption and a base charge. Payments are due by the 2nd of the following month and late payments are subject to a 5% penalty.

Annual flat rate utility accounts are billed in late February and are due by April 2nd of each year. Late payments are subject to a 5% penalty if not paid by April 2nd and a further 5% penalty if not paid by July 2nd.

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

2021 WATER RATES The current metered water rate is $1.1433 per cubic metre; a SFD with an average yearly consumption of 360 cubic metres, for instance, would pay $434 (this includes the meter base charge of $22 per four month period). A SFD subject to the annual flat rate billing would pay $981 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 $380 per year for water service. 2021 WASTE COLLECTION RATES Residential refuse collection is provided by the City for properties within collection areas at a cost of $307 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 $153 per year for refuse collection. 2021 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 $1.3659 per cubic metre. A SFD with a yearly water consumption of 360 cubic metres, for instance, would pay $393. A SFD subject to the annual flat rate billing would pay $874 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. 2021 DRAINAGE RATES All properties are subject to the Drainage Parcel Tax. The current rate is $229 for residential properties.

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