Rossland city council is poised to adopt a 65 per cent hike in the amount taxpayers provide to the regional district in sewage fees.
In actual dollars, it works out to about another $160 per household in 2026, going from $248 to $408. That’s on top of an increase of about 10 per cent in the flat fee residential properties pay for city-specific sewage fees, which will rise $29 per household, going from $277 to $306. The combined total would be another $189.
The regional portion includes Rossland’s share of costs for a $76 million dollar upgrade to the Columbia Pollution Control Centre at Waneta Junction, which serves Rossland, Trail, and Warfield.
City staff say the increase also factors in drawing down $164,000 from the city’s regional sewer utility reserve.
Meanwhile, the city’s water rates are expected to go up 10 per cent in 2026, which works out to an extra $54 per household.
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