SaskWater Announces Two Year Rate Adjustment

Today, SaskWater announced a two year rate adjustment for customers receiving potable and non-potable water. Rate adjustments vary by system and will take effect in May 2017 and May 2018.

Approximately 77 per cent of the 48,000 Saskatchewan residents affected by this adjustment are in the Saskatoon area. SaskWater buys potable water directly from the City of Saskatoon to serve these customers. Last month the City approved a 9.5 per cent increase for 2017 and a 9.25 per cent increase for 2018. SaskWater customers around Saskatoon will receive the same increases.

SaskWater also buys potable water directly from the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant to supply customers in that area. The rate charged to SaskWater is increasing by seven per cent and SaskWater customers in the Buffalo Pound area will receive the same increase.

All other affected customers will see increases ranging from two per cent to 4.5 per cent in order to keep pace with rising operating costs and infrastructure management.

“SaskWater is dedicated to ensuring its customers receive safe, reliable and sustainable water services,” SaskWater President Doug Matthies said. “The corporation works hard to manage its costs as good water quality is fundamental.”

SaskWater supplies service to its municipal customers who then distribute the water to their residents. While individual communities will determine how they pass on the cost, SaskWater estimates the average impact to individual households receiving potable water will be an increase of $7.32 per month in 2017 and $7.53 per month in 2018.

Written notification will be sent to each customer advising them of their specific adjustment.

Backgrounder

SaskWater municipal customers affected by the 2017-2018 two year rate adjustment include:

Community	Line of Business	Service Area	Rate Increase 2017	Rate Increase 2018
Town of Aberdeen	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Town of Allan	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
RM of Blucher	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Village of Bradwell	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Village of Clavet	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
RM of Corman Park	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Town of Dalmeny	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Village of Elstow	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Town of Hague	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Village of Hepburn	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
City of Martensville	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Town of Osler	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
City of Warman	Potable	Saskatoon	9.5%	9.25%
Village of Bethune	Potable	Buffalo Pound	7%	7%
Village of Disley	Potable	Buffalo Pound	7%	7%
Village of Marquis	Potable	Buffalo Pound	7%	7%
Village of Tuxford	Potable	Buffalo Pound	7%	7%
Town of Gravelbourg	Potable	Gravelbourg	4.5%	4.5%
Town of Cupar	Potable	Cupar	4.5%	4.5%
Town of White City	Potable	Qu’Appelle	4%	4%
Village of Vanscoy	Non-potable	Saskatoon	2%	2%
RM of Vanscoy	Non-potable	Saskatoon	2%	2%
RM of Dundurn	Non-potable	SSEWS	2%	2%
Hamlet of Guernsey	Non-potable	SSEWS	2%	2%
RM of Colonsay	Non-potable	SSEWS	2%	2%
Town of Lanigan	Non-potable	SSEWS	2%	2%
Resort Village of Shields	Non-potable	SSEWS	2%	2%
RM of Rosedale	Non-potable	SSEWS	2%	2%
Village of Viscount	Non-potable	SSEWS	2%	2%
Village of Riverhurst	Non-potable	Elbow	2%	2%

For more information, please contact:

Courtney Mihalicz
Manager, Corporate Communications
SaskWater
694-3940 
courtney.mihalicz@saskwater.com