City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

TAXES, UTILITIES AND ASSESSMENTS

installed on request. This has resulted in the majority of single family homes now having metered water and most commercial and industrial properties being metered. Currently, there are over 72,000 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.

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.

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.

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”): 2022 WATER RATES

located within a SFD is subject to an additional $157 per year for refuse collection. 2022 SEWER RATES Metered sewer charges are billed based on 82% of the total quantity of water as measured by the water meter with the current rate at $1.4482 per cubic metre. A SFD with a yearly water consumption of 360 cubic metres, for instance, would pay $428. A SFD subject to the annual flat rate billing would pay $950 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. 2022 DRAINAGE RATES All properties are subject to the Drainage Parcel Tax. The current rate is $236 for residential properties.

The current metered water rate is $1.1863 per cubic metre; a SFD with an average yearly consumption of 360 cubic metres, for instance, would pay $493 (this includes the annual meter base charge of $66). A SFD subject to the annual flat rate billing would pay $1,015 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 $392 per year for water service. 2022 WASTE COLLECTION RATES Residential refuse collection is provided by the City for properties within collection areas at a cost of $316 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

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