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Cumberland wants to merge water utilities for Parrsboro, Pugwash and Springhill

Cumberland wants to merge water utilities for Parrsboro, Pugwash and Springhill

Some people in the Municipality of Cumberland, N.S., could be paying 20 per cent more for water next year if a proposed merger goes ahead. The municipality wants to combine the water utilities of Parrsboro, Pugwash and Springhill into one utility, and applied for a rate increase for that one utility. Currently, the water services are all managed separately and keep accounting records separately. They file these records to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board.