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Annual Water System Charges

Customers in metered water systems are charged according to their consumption and based on the rates set out in the inclined block rate table. A summary of the inclined block rates for single family dwellings (SFD) in all water systems can be found here. Rates for non-SFD classifications are available upon request to utilities@cvrd.bc.ca.

*User Fees are mailed out to each customer.
**Parcel Tax is charged once a year and is incorporated into the property tax for each customer.

Water System# of Billing 
PeriodsUser Fees*
(Min Per Period)Parcel Tax**
(Approx Annual)Min Total
Annual Fee
Arbutus Mountain Water2$150$311$611
Arbutus Ridge Water (unmetered)2$243–$485
Bald Mountain Water2$135$343$613
Burnum Water2$225$520$970
Carlton Water2$200$740$1,140
Cherry Point Water2$200$743$1,183
Dogwood Ridge Water2$405$730$1,540
Douglas Hill Water4$94$383$758
Fern Ridge Water2$253$690$1,195
Honeymoon Bay Water2$105$305$515
Kerry Village Water (Partially Metered – Rates for SFD)2$349$230$927
Lambourn Estates Water4$145$321$901
Malahat Water2$150$1,100$1,400
Mesachie Lake Water (Unmetered)2$85$450$620
Saltair Water2$95$834$1,024
Satellite Park Water4$94$650$1,025
Shawnigan Lake North Water (Unmetered)2$232$405$869
Shawnigan Village Water2$300$700$1,300
Shell Beach Water (Unmetered)4$250$1,000$2,000
Shellwood Water4$225$900$1,800
Woodley Range Water4$200$827$1,627
Youbou Water2$75$309$459

Water Systems in The Region

Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.