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Water and Waste Department

Online payment system

City of Winnipeg public water service outlets no longer accepts keys and coins for payment. Customers will need to sign up for an account with the online prepay payment system to use the outlets.

Sign up for an Account

Public Water Service Outlets


Standpipe station photo

Public water service outlets locations and service sizes:

  • 1539 Waverley Street
    • 3-inch service
    • 2-inch service
  • Portage Avenue at the Perimeter Highway
    • 3-inch service only

    (We no longer offer a 2-inch outlet at the Portage Avenue station.) If you still require a 2-inch hookup, you will need to provide a 3-inch to 2-inch camlock adapter.

Payment methods

Customers must have a prepay account with our online payment system in order to purchase water from a public water service outlet.

Applying for an account

Customers can apply for a prepay account by visiting the payment system website and selecting ‘Apply for an account’: https://winnipegmb.azurewebsites.net/

Please fill out the form and hit apply now. Once your application for an account has been approved, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your account.

Customer manual

For more information about how to use the new online payment system, please review the customer manual. For questions about the public water service outlets, contact 311. Please contact the Utility Billing Centre for any billing inquiries.

Rate

Rates are effective January 1 of each year, unless otherwise noted.

  2023 rate
 2024 rate
 2025 rate
per cubic metre $4.25 $5.25 $5.56

To fill your tank, please drive to the side of the building and connect your Shank 2-inch or 3-inch Camlock Part C Type fitting at the end of your hose to the 2-inch or 3-inch male Camlock fitting protruding from the water fill station building. We do not supply hoses; you must supply your own, as well as a backflow prevention device.

Dispensing water

Before you can fill your tank at the Portage Avenue and Perimeter Highway outlet, you must apply for an online account, add a truck and deposit money into the account. Each truck needs an access number and a PIN to dispense water at the outlet.

adding a truck

using the access terminal

Preventing backflow

You are required to have a backflow prevention device or an air gap installed on your truck or hose when filling at standpipe locations. We monitor all water fill stations to ensure compliance. If you do not comply with the loading procedures, we will cancel your privileges at the water fill stations and may charge you with violating the by-law.

There are two ways you can prevent backflow:

  1. Preferred

    • Install a permanent plumbing fixture on your hauling vehicle that creates an air gap between the end of the fill pipe and the tank on your hauling vehicle.
    • The air gap must be twice the diameter of the inlet pipe. For example, if the diameter of your fill hose is 2 inches, the air gap must be 4 inches.
    • Use your own hose with a Shank 2-inch or 3-inch Camlock Part C Type fitting to connect to the water fill station.
      Preferred connection illustration

  2. Alternative

    • Install a permanent reduced pressure back flow prevention device either on your hauling vehicle, or on your hose between the filling Camlock and the tank.
    • Use your own hose with a Shank 2-inch or 3-inch Camlock Part C Type fitting to connect to the water fill station.
    • Each year, arrange and pay for a licensed backflow prevention tester to test the backflow prevention device. Have them submit a test report that certifies that the device is in good working condition.
      Alternate option
      Reduced pressure backflow prevention device
    Illustration of Reduced pressure backflow prevention device    		 3-inch Camlock Part C Type fitting
    Camlock illustration

Ensuring water safety

Backflow prevention devices and air gaps protect water quality by:

  • preventing harmful substances from entering the City's water system
  • preventing cross contamination from the use of the same hose by numerous water haulers

The use of backflow prevention devices are required by the Provincial Drinking Water Safety Act and the City of Winnipeg Water By-law.

Other recommendations

If you are transporting drinking water, we recommend that you:

  • Use a hose designed for drinking water with the NSF/ANSI Standard No. 61 certification (e.g., Tigerflex UVF or Tigerflex 2020 hose, Tan bulk food grade hose or Kidde Fire Fighting Super Aquaduct Hose).
  • Label all hoses and water containers to be used for drinking water.
  • Protect all hoses and water containers from contamination when not in use.
  • Periodically disinfect all hoses and water containers.

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Last updated: January 15, 2025

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