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CTV News
10 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Higher water bills sinking in for Winnipeg homeowners
The City of Winnipeg has upped its rates for water and sewer services and people are seeing the jump in their bills. CTV's Jeff Keele reports. Bernie Lemanski rarely waters his grass, and when he does, there's not much of a yard anyway. He lives with his brother and their water usage is low. 'The only thing you do is the dishwasher, washer and dryer and a shower,' said Lemanski. So it was sticker shock when he opened his quarterly water bill from the City of Winnipeg. 'I was just flabbergasted, in shock, like I couldn't believe it,' he said. Last quarter he paid $157 dollars and this quarter the bill is $269 dollars. 'Give me a break,' said Lemanski. 'What are they thinking?' Other homeowners are flooding Facebook with comments too, many asking the same question as Lemanski. 'I'd like to know why, why they increased it that high,' he said. Winnipeg's water and waste committee chair Ross Eadie says some people missed the discussion and debate around this issue at City Hall this year. 'It is catching people off guard,' said Eadie. In March, city council approved new sewer and water rate hikes to help fund the $3 billion north sewage treatment plant. There is also a new levy. A $23 per quarter fee was eliminated, but replaced with a higher $63 per quarter waste management fee, to pay for services like garbage, recycling, green carts, yard waste and damaged carts. It's a new utility model to take the heat off property tax bills. 'For the waste management we looked at here's what the cost is, we have contractors who pick up and collect your garbage and there's all kinds of costs related to it,' said Eadie. Things could have been worse. The mayor and council rejected a proposal to jack water and sewer rates by a $1,000 a year for a family of four. Still, Lemanski says the approved rates and fees are tough to swallow. 'A lot of single parents and they're on their own and they're living on a fixed income and they can't afford this kind of increase.'
CTV News
10 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Why your water bill is rising
The City of Winnipeg has upped its rates for water and sewer services and people are seeing the jump in their bills. CTV's Jeff Keele reports.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Clean up under way after Warsash burst sewer main fixed
A burst sewer main has been fixed after leaking wastewater close to a riverside conservation area, shellfish habitats and bathing near the River Hamble were found flooded off the Passage Lane car park in Warsash, Hampshire, on Water said repairs were now "complete and all pumps are operational" and that its teams were set to clear up the area throughout the Tuesday and added that the area of the burst was under a watch for the next 24 hours, with the fleet of tankers brought in to remove sewage from the system "on standby as a precaution". The water firm has apologised for the Environment Agency said there was no ongoing pollution and no evidence that a designated bathing water area had been affected. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Chard roadworks to continue until September after overrun
A Somerset community is facing further disruption after a series of roadworks were extended until September.A stretch of the A358 Furnham Road in Chard has been closed since January but was meant to be complete at the start of this month. Work is under way on the town's gas pipes and sewers but other issues have been uncovered during the first phase of work, causing delays to the the junction of Furnham Road and Glynswood, at one end of the main closure will close from Tuesday ahead of the next phase of sewer works. Wales & West Utilities have been carrying out a £415,000 upgrade of the gas main, switching from the current metal pipes to long-lasting plastic Wessex Water is also working on £1.3m of improvements to the local sewage network in a bid to reduce the flood risk to nearby properties and work began in January with drivers complaining about "long delays" on nearby diversion routes.A spokesperson said "good progress" was being made by engineering teams working on the water main renovation along with work on the new the presence of other utilities, not revealed during the previous surveys of the area, obstructed a short section along the route of the new a result the section of Furnham Road, which was due to have reopened at the end of May, will now remain shut until 1 September.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Southern Water burst sewer main work continuing in Hamble
Work is continuing to repair a burst sewer main near a conservation site, shellfish habitats and bathing burst, near Passage Lane car park in Warsash near the River Hamble, was discovered on Saturday when footpaths were Water said its teams were repairing the burst "but this will take some time" and expected to be on site throughout Sunday, the water firm said the spill had been stopped with a fleet of tankers brought in to remove sewage from the system and barriers put in place to stop further overland flows. Southern Water said tankers were being queued up along School Lane, Hamble, to take flows from the burst main to a nearby treatment works to be treated until the repair was water firm said it was keeping both Natural England and the Environment Agency regularly updated and also had environmental specialists taking samples.A spokesperson said: "We're sorry for any disruption our efforts to minimise the impact of this is causing customers in the area." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
