{"id":61648,"date":"2026-01-11T12:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=61648"},"modified":"2026-01-11T12:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:49:40","slug":"halifax-water-adjusts-compliance-filing-with-revised-rates-to-nsrab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=61648","title":{"rendered":"Halifax Water adjusts compliance\u202ffiling with revised\u202frates to NSRAB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56501&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HALIFAX:<\/strong> \u202fHalifax Water has\u00a0submitted\u00a0an\u00a0updated\u00a0compliance\u00a0filing to the Nova Scotia Regulatory Appeals Board (NSRAB), with adjustments\u00a0based on\u00a0clarifications and\u00a0feedback\u00a0from board staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\u00a0a result, the estimated average residential bill for all three services is expected to increase by\u00a06% in April\u00a02026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\u00a0represents\u00a0an\u00a0additional\u00a00.5% increase\u00a0in the\u00a0April 2026\u00a0rate,\u00a0from the original\u00a05.5%\u00a0submitted\u00a0on December 23.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFollowing the\u00a0December 23 compliance filing, we received\u00a0feedback\u00a0from\u00a0NSRAB\u00a0staff\u00a0about\u00a0calculations and formatting\u00a0in the Schedule of Rates and Regulations,&#8221; said Kenda MacKenzie, General Manager and CEO of Halifax Water in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Halifax Water\u00a0has\u00a0reviewed this feedback and made several adjustments, including a\u00a00.5%\u00a0addition to the\u00a0rate increase\u00a0effective April 1, 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56530&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56511&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We\u00a0would like to\u00a0apologize to\u00a0our customers and to\u00a0the\u00a0Board\u00a0and\u00a0thank them\u00a0for their diligence and\u00a0patience in this matter,&#8221; added MacKenzie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Halifax Water\u00a0is\u00a0committed to being open and transparent.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pending NSRAB approval, customers can expect the following changes to their average residential bill for water, wastewater, and stormwater services:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>January 2026: Increase of 12.1%\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 2026: Increase of 6%\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information on Halifax Water, please<\/em><em>\u202fcheck<\/em><em>\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxwater.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.halifaxwater.ca<\/a>, visit us on YouTube, or Twitter @HalifaxWater, Facebook, or call our Customer Care Centre at 902-420-9287.<\/em><em>\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/em>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56526&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HALIFAX: \u202fHalifax Water has\u00a0submitted\u00a0an\u00a0updated\u00a0compliance\u00a0filing to the Nova Scotia Regulatory Appeals Board (NSRAB), with adjustments\u00a0based on\u00a0clarifications and\u00a0feedback\u00a0from board staff.\u00a0 As\u00a0a result, the estimated average residential bill for all three services is expected to increase by\u00a06% in April\u00a02026. 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