Current Notices
Brightwood Avenue– Water Main Repair
Halifax Water crews are on-site undertaking an emergency water main repair near 2 Brightwood Avenue, Dartmouth. Water service will be temporarily shut down in this area. No estimate of service restoration time.
Brightwood Avenue will be open to local traffic only. Experienced traffic control personnel will be on-site to manage traffic flows. Sidewalks will remain open.
Customers in the area may experience discoloured water during/following this repair. It is recommended that those customers run the COLD water at one faucet until the water runs clear. To learn more about discoloured water and to report it, please visit www.halifaxwater.ca/discoloured-water.
Halifax Water’s General Rate Application Decision
Today, the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board (NSRAB) released its decision regarding Halifax Water’s General Rate Application, which was filed earlier this year. The NSRAB approved Halifax Water’s application but found that adjustments must be made to the revenue requirements, which will result in a reduction to the overall rate increases initially proposed. The updated adjustments are to be filed with the NSRAB by December 23, 2025.
Halifax Water’s request was driven by increased inflation, rising interest rates, depleted reserve funds, aging infrastructure and depreciation. This will be the first increase in Halifax Water rates since April 2023.
Current News
Halifax Water Submits Compliance Filing with Revised Rates to NSRAB
Media Release
Halifax Water Submits Compliance Filing with Revised Rates to NSRAB
Pending approval, the estimated average residential bill will increase by 12.1% in January of 2026 and by 5.5% in April of 2026
Halifax Water Addresses Recent Commentary Regarding Its Financial Management
Media Release
Halifax Water Addresses Recent Commentary Regarding Its Financial Management
Halifax, NS – December 19, 2025 – Halifax Water is addressing recent public comments about its financial management and rate-setting process to reaffirm its commitment to transparency and accountability.
The financial statements of Halifax Water are audited by an independent audit by Doane Grant Thornton LLP. Doane Grant Thornton LPP opinion dated September 25, 2025, states,