Industry Reports

White Paper: Creating Water Infrastructure Sustainability Through a Provincial Rate Setting Authority

There are significant costs associated with providing clean drinking water and making our rivers and lakes swimmable, fishable, and drinkable. For decades, municipalities have been deferring the costs of water infrastructure renewal across the province in order to maintain artificially low rates. Even with provincial and federal subsidization, Ontario has, historically, underinvested in its water infrastructure assets. While these practices are changing, a more sustainable and accountable approach is required.

REPORT: The State of Ontario’s Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

This report examines the state of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure for 30 Ontario municipalities. These communities range in size from 13,000 people to over 900,000, and together represent 30% of the provincial population.