Water Billing

All properties in the Town of Grimsby below the Niagara escarpment are billed for water services. Residential and commercial properties receive a bill every four months.

The Town of Grimsby offer its residents many options to pay their water bill.

Charges on your water bill

There are three charges that appear on your water bill – a fixed water charge, a variable water charge, and a variable wastewater charge:

• The fixed charge pays for the cost of maintaining the water system
• The variable charges are based on consumption and are determined by your water usage. (The Town subtracts your last reading from the current reading to calculate the amount of water usage for the billing cycle).

2025 Water rates

The 2025 water and wastewater rates are effective January 1st, 2025:

Fixed water rate (Base Charge) is $115.41 every four months

Variable rates, based on consumption:

• Variable water rate $1.57 per m³ (1,000 L)
• Variable wastewater rate $1.72 per m³ (1,000 L)

2024 Water rates

Fixed water rates (Base Charge) is $112.05 every four months

Variable rate, based on consumption:

• Variable water rate $1.54 per m³ (1,000 L)
• Variable wastewater rate  $1.23 per m³ (1,000 L)

Wastewater Billing

As approved by Council on March 6, 2023, the Town of Grimsby funds 50% of the wastewater program through a wastewater variable rate, while the remaining 50% is funded through the tax bill as a special area levy, representing the fixed portion of the service cost. Funds collected through the wastewater tax levy are used to pay for sewage treatment costs, routine maintenance programs, and long-term capital rehabilitation and replacement programs.