Industrial and groundwater waste discharge permit administration fees
You must pay an administration fee for each Permit. Industrial Permits have an annual fee. For Groundwater Permits, the fee is based on the term of each Permit and is prorated for terms of less than one year.
Administration fee (Z):
Z = $1400 + ($300 x A0.3) + B
Where A = maximum daily flow, in cubic metres per day, for the facility, as specified in the Waste Discharge Permit, and
Where B = the dollar amount for the industry type, as specified in Schedule “C”, Section 2.3.3 Table C of the
Sewer Use Bylaw.
Industrial treatment fees
Metro Vancouver charges industrial sewer users according to how much treatment their wastewater requires (usage charges) as well as the demands on the sewerage system (capacity charges).
We calculate and invoice industrial treatment fees on a lagging quarterly basis. The fee calculation method is summarized in Schedule “F”, Section 3 of the Sewer Use Bylaw.
Rates are reviewed annually and are subject to change.
Usage charges
| FSA
| VSA
| LIWSA | NSSA | NWL |
|---|
| 2026
| 2025
| 2026
| 2025
| 2026
| 2025
| 2026
| 2025
| 2026
| 2025
|
|---|
| BOD ($/kg) | $0.75
| $0.74
| $0.15
| $0.13
| $0.93
| $0.87
| $0.46
| $0.40
| $0.75
| $0.74
|
| TSS ($/kg) | $1.02
| $0.99
| $2.17
| $2.20
| $1.15
| $0.96
| $2.71
| $2.32
| $1.02
| $0.99
|
| Volume ($/m3) | $0.36
| $0.33
| $0.23
| $0.21
| $0.33
| $0.36
| $0.73
| $0.54
| $0.36
| $0.33
|
Capacity charges
| FSA | VSA | LIWSA | NSSA | NWL |
|---|
| 2026
| 2025
| 2026
| 2025
| 2026
| 2025
| 2026
| 2025
| 2026
| 2025
|
|---|
| BOD ($/kg) | $27.28
| $20.03
| $39.54
| $13.40
| $25.82
| $13.56
| $110.68
| $59.12
| $31.18
| $18.86
|
| TSS ($/kg) | $95.12
| $44.37
| $167.12
| $74.87
| $70.62
| $38.18
| $149.27
| $56.85
| $71.92
| $34.36
|
| Volume ($/m3) | $64.77
| $28.54
| $187.69
| $84.53
| $17.21
| $9.09
| $138.39
| $62.53
| $37.32
| $16.67
|
November 2025
FSA = Fraser Sewerage Area; VSA = Vancouver Sewerage Area
LIWSA = Lulu Island West Sewerage Area; NSSA = North Shore Sewerage Area
NWL = Northwest Langley Sewerage Area
Pay fees
Fees associated with Metro Vancouver's regulatory programs can be paid in a variety of ways. Instructions on how to pay fees are provided on application forms and invoices. Fees collected through our regulatory programs are tax exempt.
Invoices will be issued for Waste Discharge Permit applications and for Waste Discharge Permit amendment applications after they have been submitted to Environmental Regulation and Enforcement. Applications for both new Permits and for Permit amendments with an unpaid application invoice may be considered withdrawn after 30 days.