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At the regular meeting of Moose Jaw City Council on July 28, 2025, Council officially adopted Bylaw 5733, the Storm Water Utility Bylaw , and the new Utility went into effect August 1, 2025.

Approved during the 2025 Budget process, the new Storm Water Utility charge is added to utility bills to all properties in Moose Jaw with a rate of $9.80 per month. The intent of any Utility is that it will be self-funding. The Storm Water Utility is no exception, and the charges are expected to provide cost recovery for the services provided. Periodic updates of storm water charges will be requested in future years to address increased costs.

In 2026, the Operating Charges related to storm water maintenance was removed from the Operating Budget and became part of the Storm Water Utility.

This new Utility aims to address the deteriorating condition of the City's storm water infrastructure due to historically minimal investment in maintenance and rehabilitation. By creating this dedicated Utility, it ensures a sustainable funding mechanism for ongoing and future storm water infrastructure projects and maintenance costs. Previously, the City of Moose Jaw had designated budget resources for both the Capital and Operational expenses related to storm water infrastructure from the already limited Capital and Operating Budgets. As a result of the minimal investment in maintaining these assets, the City finds itself with storm water infrastructure that is in poor to very poor condition.

This is a table which provides an overview of 2025 and historical Capital program costs for storm water as well as the budgeted operational costs.

Two concerns driving increased Storm Water Infrastructure work:

• • Condition – avoiding collapses and failure
  • Capacity – increase storm resiliency

The City’s current storm water infrastructure consists of:

The Operations Department notes the following in respect to future Capital needs:

Spring Creek

• Spring Creek Part 1 – creek, channels, and crossings
  •  5 km of creek and channel
  • 20-25 crossings.

• Spring Creek Part 2 – from flood control dikes east of the City through to the Serpentine, then exiting south from the Serpentine.
  • 7 crossings
  • 1000m of pipe – highlight areas of conflict
  • Serpentine – 450 m channel, not included in cost or solution.

• Estimate $20M for Spring Creek
• The Operations Department are now working to replace/increase capacity on critical crossings between Main Street and 7th Avenue NW. As well, we will be completing a Master Plan in 2025 that will provide concepts and costs to increase level of service/storm event resiliency.
• Outfalls
  • The City is working through condition assessments and prioritization of our ~65 storm pipe outfalls. Once completed, work will be prioritized to rehabilitate/rebuild outfalls.

• Infrastructure Renewal (formerly Cast Iron Watermain)
  • As we address locations, storm infrastructure is imaged, dug, and replaced as necessary; we may line the pipe if it is in acceptable condition.

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Inside Look: Moose Jaw's Stormwater System 

Ever wondered where rainwater goes? In this video, Tracey Moody speaks with Dan Chapman, the City of Moose Jaw's infrastructure maintenance supervisor, about the role of stormwater infrastructure in supporting daily city operations. Dan provides an overview of how the system works, including components like catch basins, manholes, and underground piping and explains how stormwater and sanitary systems are managed separately. Watch the video for more information