This is the exact embedded text of the captured official document.
Snapshot 189e065c33ab · verified 2026-06-08 ·
original document ·
archived snapshot ·
unofficial consolidation, the official version is held by the municipal clerk.
FLAGSTAFF COUNTY
BYLAW 04/26
THE UTILITIES BYLAW
A BYLAW
REGULATING
AND
PROVIDING
FOR THE TERMS, CONDITIONS,
RATES
AND.
CHARGES FOR THE SUPPLY AND USE OF WATER SERVICES, SEWER SERVICES AND
SOLID WASTE SERVICES
PROVIDED
BY FLAGSTAFF
COUNTY
FOR THE HAMLETS
OF
STROME AND GALAHAD
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 3 of the Municipal Government Act the purposes of a municipality
are to provide services, facilities or other things that, in the opinion of council, are necessary or
desirable for all or a part of the municipality;
AND WHEREAS, Flagstaff County deems it desirable to contract with the Flagstaff Regional Solid
Waste Management Association for the provision of solid waste collection services within certain
areas of Flagstaff County;
AND
WHEREAS, pursuant to section
7( g) of the Municipal Government Act a council
of a
municipality
may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting
public utilities;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of Flagstaff County, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled,
enacts
as follows:
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART I -
TITLE
AND DEFINITIONS
4
Bylaw
Title
4
Definitions
4
PART
II -
PROVISION
OF UTILITY SERVICES
7
Other Public
Utilities Prohibited
7
Terms and Conditions
7
Rates, Fees
and Charges
8
Utility Services Guidelines
8
Notices
9
PART
III - ENFORCEMENT
9
Offence
9
Continuing Offence
9
Vicarious
Liability
9
Corporations and Partnerships
10
Fines and Penalties
10
Municipal Tag
10
Payment in Lieu of Prosecution
10
Violation Ticket
10
Voluntary Payment
11
Obstruction
11
PART
IV-
GENERAL
11
Schedules
11
Severability
11
Repeal
11
Enactment
12
SCHEDULE "
A"
13
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF UTILITY SERVICES
13
PART
I -
GENERAL
WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE
SERVICES PROVISIONS
13
Duty to Supply
13
No Guarantee of Continuous
Supply
13
Rates, Fees
and Charges
13
PART II -
SERVICE
CONNECTIONS
14
Application for Service Connection
14
Easements
and
Rights- of-Way
14
Design and Engineering Requirements for Service Connections
14
Construction
of Service
Connections
14
Customer Responsibility for Service Connection
14
Compliance with Requirements
and Use of Service Connection
15
Abandonment
of Service Connection
15
Ownership of Facilities
15
Access
to Facilities
15
Interference
with or Damage
to Facilities
15
Protection
of Facilities
on Customer' s Property
15
Customer
to Pay Relocation
Costs -
16
Prohibited
Extension
of Customer
Owned
Facilities
16
PART III -
UTILITY ACCOUNTS
16
Requirement
for Account
16
Security Deposits
16
Obligation
to Pay
17
Past Due Accounts
17
Disconnection
without
Notice
17
Disconnection with Notice
17
Request for Disconnection
and Reconnection
of Service
18
The County' s Right of Entry
18
Removal
of County Facilities
18
False
Information ,
18
PART
IV - METERS
19
Provision
and Ownership of Meters
19
Responsibilities
of Customer
19
General
Meter
Restrictions
19
Subsidiary Meters
19
Access
to Meters
20
Meter Readings
20
Meter Testing
20
Circumvention of Meter
20
Page
2 of 34
Bylaw 04/26
Utilities Bylaw
SCHEDULE " B"
21
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
OF WATER SERVICES
21
Water Demand Management Measures
21
Alternate Water Supply
21
Resale
and Supply of Water
21
Unauthorized
Use of Water
21
Authorizations
and Approvals
for Private Water
Line
22
Temporary Water Services
22
Use of Water from Fire Hydrants
22
Fire Hydrant Flow Tests
22
Private
Fire Hydrants
23
Interference with Fire Hydrants
23
Operation of Curb Stops
23
Cross Connections
23
SCHEDULE "
C"
24
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SEWER SERVICES
24
Unauthorized
Use of Sewer
System
24
Alternate Wastewater Collection
24
Authorizations
and Approvals
for Private
Sewer
Line
24
Discharge into Sewer System
25
Commercial
or Industrial
Wastes
25
No Dilution
25
Oil, Grease and Sand Interceptors
25
Protection
of Sewer
System
26
Hauled
Wastewater
26
Spills
26
SCHEDULE "
D"
27
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
OF SOLID
WASTE SERVICES
27
Definitions
27
Collection Services
28
Exemption
from
Solid Waste
Services
and Waste
Collection
Fee
28
Prohibited
Waste
29
Waste
Collection
Fees
30
Waste
Volume
Limits
30
Extra Bag Tags
30
Excess
Waste without Tag
30
Withholding Collection
Services
30
SCHEDULE "
E"
31
RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
31
SCHEDULE "
F"
33
SPECIFIED PENALTIES
33
Page 3 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
PART
I -
TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
Bylaw Title
1
This Bylaw shall be known as " The Utilities Bylaw".
Definitions
2
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
a) "
Association" means
the
Flagstaff
Regional
Solid
Waste
Management
Association;
b) "
Account" means
an agreement
between
a Customer
and the County for the
supply of Utility Services of which the terms of this Bylaw shall form a part and
includes the amounts payable from time to time by the Customer to the County, as
the context requires;
c) "
Account Holder" means the Person in whose name a Utility Services Account
has been established with the County;
d) "
Base Consumption Allowance" means the maximum volume of consumption
of
a Utility Service by a Customer that is permitted under a Monthly Fixed Rate
without incurring additional Consumption Charges;
e) "
Chief Administrative
Officer" means
the Chief Administrative
Officer
of the
County or their delegate;
f) " Consumption Charge" means the monthly usage based charge imposed by the
County pursuant to this Bylaw, which is calculated based on a rate per quantity of
Utility Service that is consumed
by a Customer;
g) "
Council" means the municipal council of the County;
h) "
County" means the municipal
corporation
of Flagstaff
County
and
its duly
authorized
employees, agents, contractors
and
other
representatives
or
the
geographic
area contained
within the boundaries
thereof, as the context requires;
i) "
Cross Connection" means any temporary, permanent, or potential connection of
any piping, fixture, fitting, container or appliance to the Water System that may
allow backflow to occur, including but not limited to: swivel or changeover devices,
removable sections, jumper connections, and bypass arrangements;
i) "
Customer" means
any
Person
that receives
Utility
Services
and
where
the
context or circumstances
so require includes any Person who makes or has made
an application for Utility Services or otherwise seeks to receive Utility Services and
also includes any Person acting as an agent or representative
of a Customer;
k) "
Dwelling" means a private residence with sleeping and cooking facilities used or
intended
to be used as a residence;
I) "
Engineering
Design
Standards" means the County' s Minimum Engineering
Design
Standards, or in the absence
of such standards, generally
accepted
municipal engineering
standards;
m) "
Emergency" means
a condition that creates
an imminent danger or a real
possibility of Property damage, or personal injury, or when a condition or situation .
is declared to be an emergency by Council, or the Federal or Provincial Crown, or
other civil authority having jurisdiction;
n) "
Facilities" means any infrastructure forming part of:
i.
the Water System, including without limitation: water treatment plants,
reservoirs, pumping
stations, Water Mains, Water Service Lines, truck
fill facilities, curb stops, valves, fittings, fire hydrants, chambers, Meters,
Cross
Connection
control
devices
and
all
other
equipment
and
machinery
of whatever
kind
owned
by the County
that
is used to
produce and supply potable water to Customers; or
ii. the Sewer System, including without limitation: Wastewater treatment
plants,
sewage
lagoons,
pumping
stations, Sewer
Mains, Sewer
Page 4 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
Service
Lines, valves,
fittings, chambers, Meters,
and
all
other
equipment and machinery of whatever kind owned by the County that
is used for the collection and transmission of Wastewater;
o) "
Household Waste" means unwanted refuse or materials intended for disposal
generated
by normal human living processes and domestic activities;
p) "
Meter" means
an individual
or compound
water and
all other equipment
and
instruments, including but not limited to, radio frequency units and remote meter
reading
devices
supplied
and used
by the County to calculate
and register the
amount
of water consumed
relative
to the land
and buildings
that the Meter
is
designed to monitor, as the context requires;
q) "
Monthly Fixed Rate" means the rate charged by the County to Customers
pursuant to this Bylaw each month that relates to the usage of a particular Utility
Service by the Customer.
r) "
Monthly Infrastructure Fee" means the fee charged by the County to Customers
pursuant to this Bylaw each month for access to a particular Utility Service that
relates to the costs of constructing, maintaining and repairing the applicable utility
system;
s) "
Multiple Dwelling" means a wholly or partially residential development containing
more than one Dwelling, whether or not the development is within a single building;
t) " Municipal Tag" means a tag or similar document issued by the County pursuant
to the Municipal Government Act that alleges a bylaw offence and provides a
Person with the opportunity to pay an amount to the County in lieu of prosecution
for the offence;
u) "
Non-Residential Premises" means any building that is used for commercial,
industrial or institutional purposes and does not include a Residential Premises or
a Multiple Dwelling;
v) "
Non- Profit
Organizations"
means
an organization
incorporated
or registered
under the laws of Canada or Alberta that operates for a public or community
purpose and does not distribute profits to its members.
w) "
Owner" means:
i.
in the case of land, the Person
who is registered
under the Land Titles
Act as the owner of the fee simple estate in the parcel of land; or
ii. in the case
of any
property
other than
land, the
Person
in
lawful
possession of it;
x) "
Occupant" means a Person occupying
a Property, including a lessee or licensee,
who has actual use, possession
or control of the Property;
y) "
Peace Officer" includes a Bylaw Enforcement Officer appointed by the County, a
Community
Peace
Officer whose
appointment
includes
enforcement
of the
County's Bylaws and a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
z) "
Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, trustee,.
executor, administrator
or other legal representative
to whom
the context
applies
according to law;
aa) "
Private
Drainage
Line" means that portion of a Service Connection, which
extends from the Service Connection
Point to and within a Customer' s Property,
comprised
of the Customer owned assembly of pipes, fittings, fixtures, traps and
appurtenances
for the collection
and transmission
of Wastewater
into the Sewer
System;
bb) "
Private Water Line" means that portion of a Service Connection, which extends
from the Service Connection Point to and within a Customer' s Property, comprised
of
the
Customer
owned
assembly
of
pipes,
fittings, fixtures, traps
and
appurtenances for providing water to a Customer's Property, excluding the Meter
owned by the County;
Page 5 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
cc) " Property" means:
i.
in the case of land, a parcel of land including any buildings; or
ii.
in other cases, personal property;
dd) "
Registered
Charitable
Organization"
means an organization
registered
as a
charity with the Canada Revenue Agency pursuant to the Income Tax Act
Canada)
ee) "
Residential
Premises" means:
i.
any building containing
a single Dwelling ( single detached dwelling); or
ii.
a semi- detached
dwelling ( duplex), where each single Dwelling unit is
deemed to be a Residential
Premises;
ff) " Service Area" means:
i.
in
respect
to
Water
Services, Sewer
Services
and
Solid
Waste
Services, the hamlets of Galahad and Strome;
gg) "
Service Connection" means all of the Facilities required to achieve a physical
connection between:
i.
the County' s Water Main abutting a Customer' s Property and a Private
Water
Line
to
allow
a Customer
to
receive
potable
water, which
includes
a Water Service
Line, a Service
Connection
Point
and
a
Private Water Line;
ii. the County' s Sewer Main abutting a Customer' s Property and a Private
Drainage
Line to allow a Customer to discharge
Wastewater, which
includes
a Sewer Service
Line, a Service Connection
Point
and a
Private Drainage Line, or
as the context requires;
hh) "
Service Connection Point" means the point on the Service Connection where:
i.
a Water Service Line physically connects to a Private Water Line; or
ii. a
Sewer
Service
Line
physically
connects
to
a Private
Drainage
System;
as the context requires;
ii) "
Sewer Main" means those pipes installed for the collection and transmission of
Wastewater within the County to which a Service Connection may be connected;
jj) " Sewer Service Line" means that portion of a Service Connection owned by the
County that extends from the Sewer Main to the Service Connection Point;
kk) "
Sewer
Services" means
the removal
of Wastewater
by the
County from
a
Customer' s Property and associated services offered to Customers within the
Service Area under this Bylaw;
II) "
Sewer Services Guidelines" means those guidelines, procedures, protocols,
requirements, specifications or standards respecting Sewer Services adopted by
the Chief Administrative Officer from time to time, which are not inconsistent with
the Terms and Conditions
of Sewer Services attached as Schedule " C" to this
Bylaw;
mm) "
Sewer
System" means the Facilities used by the County for the collection,
storage and transmission
of Wastewater for Customers, which is deemed to be a
public utility within the meaning of the Municipal Government Act;
nn) " Solid Waste Services" means the curb side collection of Household Waste from
Properties within the Service Area;
oo) "
Solid
Waste
Services
Guidelines"
means
those
guidelines,
procedures,
protocols, requirements, specifications
or
standards
respecting
Solid
Waste.
Services
adopted
by the Chief Administrative
Officer or by the Association
from
Page
6 of 34
Bylaw 04/26
Utilities Bylaw
time to time, which are not inconsistent
with the Terms
and Conditions
of Solid
Waste Services attached as Schedule " D" to this Bylaw;
pp) " Subsidiary Meter" means a privately owned Meter installed on Property at the
Customer's expense and utilized strictly for the Customer's purposes;
qq) "
Terms and Conditions" means the terms and conditions
in respect of Water
Services, Sewer Services
and Solid Waste Services
described
in Schedules " A",
B", " C" and " D";
rr) " Utility Services" means Water Services, Sewer Services or Solid Waste Services
or any combination of them;
ss) "
Utility
Services
Guidelines" includes
Water
Services
Guidelines, Sewer
Services
Guidelines
or Solid Waste
Services
Guidelines;
tt) "
Violation Ticket" has the same meaning as in the Provincial Offences Procedure
Act;
uu) "
Wastewater" means the composite of water and water- carried wastes discharged
from residential, commercial,
industrial
or institutional
Properties;
vv) " Water Demand Management
Measures" means restrictions
upon the use of
water for non- essential purposes, including but not limited. to: irrigation, watering
livestock, washing
of vehicles, driveways
or sidewalks, and any other purpose
where water is utilized externally to a building and on any certain day or for a
certain time period;
ww) " Water Main" means those pipes installed for the conveyance of water within the
County to which Service Connections may be connected;
xx) " Water Service Line" means that portion of a Service Connection owned by the
County that extends from the Water Main to the Service Connection Point;
yy) " Water
Services" means the provision of potable water, as applicable, by the
County to a Customer' s Property and associated services offered to the Customer
under this Bylaw;
zz) "
Water
Services
Guidelines"
means those guidelines, procedures, protocols,
requirements, specifications
or standards
respecting
Water Services adopted
by
the Chief Administrative Officer from time to time, which are not inconsistent with
the Terms and Conditions
of Water Services attached
as Schedule " B" to this
Bylaw; and
aaa) " Water System" means the Facilities used by the County to supply potable water
to Customers, which' is deemed to be a municipal public utility within the meaning
of the Municipal Government Act.
PART
II - PROVISION
OF UTILITY SERVICES
Other Public Utilities Prohibited
3
1) All Water Services, Sewer Services and Solid Waste Services provided within the
Service Area, shall be provided by the County or its authorized agents.
2) In the case of Solid Waste Services, the Association is an authorized agent of the
County.
Terms and Conditions
4
All Utility Services provided by the County shall be provided in accordance with Schedules " A"
B" " C" and " D" as applicable.
Page
7 of 34
Bylaw 04/26
Utilities Bylaw
Rates, Fees and Charges
5
1) The County will provide Water Services, Sewer Services and Solid Waste Services to
Customers
within
the
Service
Area
at the
rates, fees
or other
charges
specified
in
Schedule " E", as may be amended by Council by bylaw from time to time.
2) Where rates, fees or charges have not been established in Schedule " E" for a particular
service, the Chief Administrative Officer may establish charges for services provided.
Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Chief Administrative
Officer may
establish charges for the following:
a)
Service connection fees and developer contributions;
b)
Meter accuracy tests;
c)
Meter resizing;
d)
Repair or replacement of damaged County Facilities where the Facilities are under
the Customer' s care or have been operated or interfered with by the Customer;
e)
Disconnection
of service for non- payment;
f) Missed appointment;
g)
Fire hydrant permits;
h)
Construction
water;
i)
Water Service turn- on/ turn- off at Customer request;
Q)
After hour service callout;
k)
Frozen/ damaged Meter.
3) All additional services provided by the County to a Customer will be billed to the Customer
in accordance with an agreement
between the Customer and the County.
4) The County will operate and maintain the Water System, the Sewer System and provide
Solid
Waste
Services
at no additional
charge
to any Customer
beyond
the charges
outlined
in subsections ( 1), (
2) and ( 3) except for costs arising from:
a)
requirements or requests for specific non- routine services not more particularly
described in this Section or the acts or omissions of any particular Customer or
defined group of Customers, or
b)
repairs or remedies of any loss or damage to Facilities or other property that is
caused by a Customer or any other party for whom a Customer is responsible in
law, including, without limitation, any costs or damages described in any judgment
of a court in the County's favor
and such additional costs may, at the Chief Administrative Officer's sole option ( and in
addition
to any other legally available
remedies), be added to a Customer's Account as an
additional amount due and payable by the Customer to the County.
Utility Services Guidelines
6
1) The Chief Administrative
Officer may adopt, amend, repeal and replace Utility Service
Guidelines
from time to time as the Chief Administrative
Officer deems
advisable.
2) Without
limiting
the generality
of subsection ( 1),
Utility Service Guidelines may deal with
any or all of the following subject matters:
a)
procedures
or requirements
that a Customer must comply with before a Service
Connection is installed or activated, or before Utility Services are provided, or as
a condition of ongoing provision of Utility Services;
b)
Customer
Accounts,
including
without
limitation
provisions
or
requirements
concerning: opening an Account, making payments on an Account, consequences
Page
8 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
for failure to pay Accounts
in full, lost bills, dishonoured
cheques, collection
of
delinquent
Accounts, adjusting
improperly
billed
Accounts,
Utility
Services
application fees, handling of confidential Customer Account information, closing
an Account, and any other matter relating to Customer Accounts;
c)
measurement
of water including without limitation
provision
or requirements
concerning: meter
inspection
and
testing, meter
settings, chambers
and
installations, meter
reading, disputes
concerning
meter
data, estimates
of
consumption
private
or
subsidiary
meters, remote
meter
reading
devices,
relocation
of meters, access
for meter
readers, and adjustments
to bills when
meters have malfunctioned;
d)
procedures or requirements
concerning
investigating
Customer complaints
and
concerns;
e)
procedures or requirements for provision of temporary Water Services including,
without limitation, Water Services provided during the construction phase of a
development;
f) procedures
or requirements
that a Customer may comply with in order to access
a truck fill facility;
g)
procedures
or
requirements
for
upgrading, re- sizing, relocating
or
otherwise
changing a Service Connection, whether at the instigation of the County or at the
request of a Customer;
h)
the turn- on and turn- off of Water Services whether at the instigation of the County
or at the request of a Customer; and
i)
supply of water for firefighting purposes, including without limitation procedures or
requirements concerning the maintenance of public and private fire hydrants and
permissible
use of water from fire hydrants.
7
The
Association
may, with
respect
to
Solid
Waste
Services, establish
supplementary
conditions or requirements for the collection of Household Waste within the Service Area that
are. not
contrary
to this
Bylaw
or to Solid
Waste
Guidelines
established
by the Chief
Administrative
Officer.
Notices
8
In any case in which written notice is required to be provided to a Customer pursuant to this
Bylaw, the Chief Administrative
Officer shall serve notice either:
a)
personally; or
b)
by mailing or delivering
a copy of the notice to the last known address of the
Customer as disclosed in the Alberta land titles registry certificate of title for the
Property.
PART
Ill - ENFORCEMENT
Offence
9 A Person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence.
Continuing Offence
10 In the case of an offence that is of a continuing nature, a contravention constitutes a separate
offence in respect of each day, or part of a day, on which it continues and a Person guilty of
such an offence is liable to a fine in an amount not less than that established
by this Bylaw
for each such day.
Vicarious Liability
11 For the purposes of this Bylaw, an act or omission by an employee or agent of a Person is
deemed also to be an act or omission of the Person if the act or omission occurred in the
course of the employee' s employment with the Person, or in the course of the agent' s
exercising the powers or performing the duties on behalf of the Person under their agency
relationship.
Page 9 of 34
Bylaw 04/26
Utilities Bylaw
Corporations and Partnerships
12
1) When a corporation commits an offence under this Bylaw, every principal, director,
manager, employee or agent of the corporation who authorized the act or omission that
constitutes the offence or assented to or acquiesced or participated in the act or omission
that constitutes the offence is guilty of the offence whether or not the corporation
has been
prosecuted
for the offence.
2) If a partner in a partnership is guilty of an offence under this Bylaw, each partner in that
partnership who authorized the act or omission that constitutes the offence or assented to
or acquiesced or participated in the act or omission that constitutes the offence is guilty of
the offence.
Fines and Penalties
13
1)
A Person
who
is guilty of an offence is liable to
a fine in an amount
not less than $ 100. 00
and
not exceeding $ 10, 000. 00, and to imprisonment
for not more than
6 months for non-
payment of a fine.
2) Without restricting the generality of subsection ( 1) the fine amounts established for use on
Municipal Tags and Violation Tickets if a voluntary payment option is offered are as set
out in Schedule " F".
Municipal Tag
14
1) A Peace Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a Municipal Tag to any
Person who the Peace Officer has reasonable
and probable
grounds
to believe has
contravened
any provision of this Bylaw.
2) A Municipal Tag may be issued to such Person:
a)
either
personally;
or
b)
by mailing a copy to such Person at his last known post office address.
3) The Municipal Tag shall be in a form approved by the Chief Administrative
Officer and
shall
state:
a)
the name of the Person;
b)
the offence;
c)
the specified penalty established by this Bylaw for the offence;
d)
that the penalty shall be paid within 30 days of the issuance of the Municipal Tag;
and
e)
any other information as may be required by the Chief Administrator.
Payment in Lieu of Prosecution
15 Where a Municipal Tag is issued pursuant to this Bylaw, the Person to whom the Municipal
Tag is issued may, in lieu of being prosecuted for the offence, pay to the County the penalty
specified within the time period indicated on the Municipal Tag.
Violation Ticket
16
1)
If a Municipal Tag has been issued and if the specified
penalty has not been paid within
the prescribed time, then a Peace Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a
Violation Ticket pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act;
2) Notwithstanding
subsection (
1),
a Peace Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to
immediately issue a Violation Ticket pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act to
Page
10 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
any Person who the Peace Officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe has
contravened any provision of this Bylaw;
3) If a Violation Ticket is issued in respect of an offence, the Violation Ticket may;
a)
specify the fine amount established by this Bylaw for the offence; or
b)
require a Person to appear in court without the alternative of making a voluntary
payment.
Voluntary Payment
17A Person who commits an offence may:
a)
if a Violation Ticket is issued in respect of the offence; and
b)
if the Violation Ticket specifies the fine amount established by this Bylaw for the
offence;
make a voluntary payment
by submitting
to a Clerk of the Provincial
Court, on or before
the initial appearance date indicated on the Violation Ticket, the specified penalty set out
on the Violation Ticket.
Obstruction
18 No Person shall obstruct, hinder or impede any authorized representative of the County in
the exercise of any of their powers or duties pursuant to this Bylaw.
PART IV - GENERAL
Schedules
19The following schedules are included in, and form part of, this Bylaw:
a) Schedule "A"-- General Terms and Conditions of Utility Services;
b) Schedule " B"-- Terms and Conditions of Water Services;
c) Schedule " C"-- Terms and Conditions of Sewer Services;
d) Schedule " D"-- Terms and Conditions
of Solid Waste Services;
e) Schedule " E" -- Rates, Fees and Other Charges; and
f) Schedule " F"-- Specified Penalties.
Severability
20 Every provision of this Bylaw is independent of all other provisions and if any provision of this
Bylaw
is declared
invalid
for any reason
by a Court
of competent
jurisdiction, all other
provisions of this Bylaw shall remain valid and enforceable.
Repeal
21 This Bylaw repeals Utility Bylaw 01/ 26.
Page
11
of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities
Bylaw
Enactment
22This Bylaw shall come into force and effect when it receives third reading and is duly signed.
READ A FIRST TIME IN COUNCIL THIS
b
DAY OF
Ma V
2026.
READ A SECOND TIME
IN COUNCIL THIS
h
DAY OF
McAy
2026.
READ A THIRD
TIME
IN COUNCIL
AND FINALLY PASSED THIS
DAY OF
MoN,\.f
2026.
EE
E
aNd----,,,
CHIEF AiINISTRATIVE eCER
Page
12 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
SCHEDULE " A"
GENERAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF UTILITY SERVICES
PART
I -
GENERAL
WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE SERVICES
PROVISIONS
Duty to Supply
1
1) The County shall continue, insofar as there is sufficient capacity and supply, to supply
Water Services, upon such terms as Council considers advisable, to any Customer within
the County situated along a Water Main.
2) The County shall continue, insofar as there is sufficient capacity and supply, to supply
Sewer Services, upon such terms as Council considers advisable, to any Customer within
the County situated along a Sewer Main.
3) The County shall continue, insofar as is reasonably practicable, to supply Solid Waste
Services, upon such terms as Council considers advisable, to any Customer within the
Service Area.
4) All Utility Services provided by the County shall be provided in accordance with these
Terms and Conditions, and these Terms and Conditions shall apply to and be binding
upon all Customers receiving Utility Services from the County.
No Guarantee of Continuous Supply
2
1) The County does not guarantee or warrant the continuous supply of potable water and
the County reserves the right to change the operating pressure, restrict the availability of
Water Services or to disconnect Water Services, in whole or in part, with or without notice,
in accordance with this Bylaw.
2) Customers depending upon a continuous and uninterrupted supply or pressure of water
or who require or have processes or equipment that require particularly clear or pure
water
shall
provide
such
facilities, as they
are
considered
necessary, to ensure
a
continuous
and uninterrupted
supply, pressure or quality of water required for this use.
The County assumes no responsibility
for same.
3) The County does not guarantee or warrant the continuous capacity to collect, store and
transmit Wastewater and the County reserves the right to restrict the availability of Sewer
Services or to disconnect Sewer Services, in whole or in part, with or without notice, in
accordance
with this Bylaw.
4) The County shall not be liable for damages, including losses caused by a break within
the County's Water System or Sewer System or caused by the interference or cessation
of water supply including those necessary or advisable regarding the repair or proper
maintenance of the County's Water System or Sewer System, or generally for any
accident due to the operation of the County's Water System or Sewer System or for the
disconnection
of a Service Connection nor by reason of the water containing sediments,
deposits, or other foreign
matter.
Rates, Fees and Charges
3
1) The County will provide Utility Services at the rates, fees and other charges specified in
Schedule " E" as may be amended by Council by bylaw from time to time.
2) Where rates, fees or charges have not been established in Schedule " E" for a particular
service the Chief Administrative Officer may establish charges for services provided.
3) All additional services provided by the County to a Customer will be billed to the Customer
in accordance with a written agreement between the Customer and the County.
Page
13 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
PART II -
SERVICE
CONNECTIONS
Application
for Service
Connection
4
1) A Customer requesting Utility Services involving a new Service Connection shall apply to
the Chief Administrative Officer by paying all associated fees and supplying information
regarding the location of the Property to be served, the manner in which the Service
Connection will be utilized, and any other information that may be reasonably required
by the Chief Administrative Officer.
2) Upon receipt of all required information and fees, verification of the Customer' s identity
and the accuracy of the information, the Chief Administrative Officer will advise the
Customer whether and on what terms the County is prepared to supply Utility Services
to the Customer, the type and character of the Service Connection(s) it is prepared to
approve for the Customer, and any conditions, including without limitation, payments by
the
Customer, that
must
be
satisfied
as
a condition
of installation
of a Service
Connection( s) and supply of Utility Services.
Easements and Rights-of-Way
5
At the request of the Chief Administrative Officer, the Customer shall grant or cause to be
granted to the County, without cost to the County, such easements or rights-of-way over, upon
or under Property owned or controlled by the Customer as the County may reasonably require
for the construction, installation, maintenance, repair, and operation of the Water System or
Sewer System.
Design and Engineering
Requirements
for Service Connections
6
Detailed requirements for engineering and construction of Service Connections are set out in
the
Engineering
Design
Standards, or
as
may
be
otherwise
directed
by the
Chief
Administrative
Officer. It is the Customer's responsibility to supply, at the Customer's cost,
any plans and engineering reports pertaining to the Service Connection that the County may
reasonably require, signed and sealed by a professional
engineer.
Construction
of Service Connections
7
1) The County shall provide and install all. Facilities up to the Service Connection
Point,
subject to the terms of the Utilities Bylaw including without limitation, payments by the
Customer.
2) The Customer shall be responsible for the installation and condition of the Private Water
Line or Private Drainage Line and all other piping and equipment or other facilities of any
kind whatsoever on the Customer' s side of the Service Connection
Point, and:
a)
shall ensure that the Customer' s proposed Private Water Line or Private Drainage
Line receives approval from the County prior to construction;
b)
shall not backfill the excavation until such time as the County has inspected the
work or has advised
approval of the work.
Customer Responsibility for Service Connection
8
1) The Customer assumes full responsibility for the proper use of any Service Connection
and any Utility Services provided by the County and for the condition, suitability and
safety of any and all devices or equipment necessary for receiving Utility Services that
are located on the Customer' s Property.
2) The Customer shall be responsible for determining whether the Customer requires any
devices to protect the Customer's Property from damage that may result from the use of
a Service Connection or Utility Services, or to protect the safety or reliability of the Water
System
or Sewer System. The Customer shall provide and install any such devices at
the Customer' s sole expense.
Page
14 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities
Bylaw
Compliance
with Requirements
and Use of Service
Connection
9
1) A Customer shall ensure that the Customer' s facilities comply with the requirements of
the Utilities Bylaw, all applicable statutes, codes, standards and regulations and with the
County' s specifications.
2) A Customer shall not use a Service Connection or any Utility Service received in a
manner so as to interfere with any other Customer' s use of a Service Connection, or
Utility Services.
3) A Customer who has breached subsection ( 2) shall, upon receiving notice from the Chief
Administrative
Officer, take whatever action
is required to correct such interference
or
disturbance at the Customer' s expense.
Abandonment of Service Connection
10 Whenever a Customer no longer requires a Service Connection, or wishes to abandon
a
Service
Connection,
the Customer
shall first obtain
approval
from
the Chief Administrative
Officer for the method
and
location
of abandonment
and the
Customer shall
assume
responsibility for all costs associated with the same.
Ownership of Facilities
11
1) The County retains ownership of all Facilities necessary to provide Utility Services to a
Customer, up to and including the Service Connection Point, unless a written agreement
between the County and a Customer specifically provides otherwise.
2) Payment made by a Customer for costs incurred by the County for supplying and installing
Facilities does not entitle the Customer to ownership of any such Facilities, unless a written '
agreement between the County and the Customer specifically provides otherwise.
Access to Facilities
12
1) No Person shall obstruct or impede the County' s free and direct access to any Facilities.
2) A Customer
shall
be responsible
for managing
vegetation
on the Property
owned
or
controlled by the Customer to maintain adequate clearances and reduce the risk of
contact with the County' s Facilities.
3) A Customer shall not install or allow to be installed on Property owned or controlled by
the Customer any temporary or permanent structures that could interfere with the proper
and safe operation of the County' s Facilities or result in non- compliance with applicable
statutes, regulations, standards or codes.
4) Where a Customer contravenes
any provision of this Section and fails to remedy such
contravention within ten ( 10) days after receiving from the Chief Administrative Officer a
notice in writing to do so, then in addition to any other legal remedy available the Chief
Administrative
Officer may take any steps necessary
to remedy the contravention
and
may charge any costs of doing so to the Customer's Account.
Interference
with or Damage
to Facilities
13
1)
No Person shall interfere with or alter any Meter, seals or other Facilities or permit the
same to be done by any Person other than an authorized agent of the County.
2) A
Customer
is
responsible
to
pay for the
cost
of
repairing,
replacing
or otherwise
remedying any damage to or loss of Facilities located on the Customer' s Property unless
occasioned by circumstances as determined in the Chief Administrative Officer's sole
discretion
to have
been
beyond
the Customer' s control.
Protection of Facilities on Customer' s Property
14 The Customer shall furnish and maintain, at no cost to the County, the necessary space and
protective
barriers to safeguard
Facilities
installed
or to be installed
upon the Customer' s
Property. If the
Customer
refuses, the
Chief Administrative
Officer
may, at the
Chief
Administrative
Officer' s option, furnish and maintain, and charge the Customer for furnishing
Page 15 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
and
maintaining, the necessary
protection.
Such space and protective barriers shall be in
conformity
with applicable
laws
and regulations
and subject
to the Chief Administrative
Officer' s specifications
and approval.
Customer to Pay Relocation
Costs
15 The Customer shall pay all costs of relocating the County' s Facilities at the Customer's
request, if such relocation is for the Customer's convenience, or if necessary, to remedy any
violation of law
or
regulation
caused
by the
Customer. If requested
by the County, the
Customer shall pay the estimated cost of the relocation
in advance.
Prohibited Extension of Customer Owned Facilities
16 A Customer shall not extend or permit the extension of a Private Water Line or Private Sewer
Line or any other Customer- owned
piping, equipment
or other assets that are connected
directly or indirectly to the Water System or Sewer System, beyond the Property in respect of
which they are used to supply Utility Services through a Service Connection.
PART
III -
UTILITY ACCOUNTS
Requirement for Account
17
1) The Owner of a Property shall apply for an Account with the County and pay all applicable
fees as a condition
of obtaining
Utility Services, regardless of whether the provision
of
services requires installation of a new Service Connection(s) or construction of any new
Facilities.
2) In the case of a Multiple Dwelling, the Chief Administrative Officer may require that a
separate Account be opened in respect of each Dwelling within the Multiple Dwelling for
Utility Services, and, in the case of Water Services, separate Accounts may be required
regardless of the number of Service Connections through which water is delivered to the
Multiple Dwelling.
3) Except as provided under the Utilities Bylaw, the County shall not grant Utility Services to
an Occupant that is not the Owner of the Property.
4) Notwithstanding subsection ( 3) above, an Owner may request to have bills mailed to an
Occupant that is not the Owner of the Property at a Property under the Owner' s name;
however, the Owner of a Property where Utility Services are received shall be responsible
for all services delivered or consumed and all fees, rates and charges levied for services
delivered or consumed.
5) Upon the change of ownership of a Property supplied with Utility Services, the new Owner
shall apply for an Account with the County, failing which the County may deem an
application
to have been
received
from the new Owner of the Property
and open an
Account in the new Owner' s name.
Security Deposits
18
1) The Chief Administrative Officer may, in the Chief Administrative Officer' s sole discretion,
at the time of a Customer' s application for Utility Services or at any time thereafter require
the Customer to post a security deposit or increase an existing security deposit.
2) The Chief Administrative Officer may, in the Chief Administrative Officer's sole discretion,.
determine that a Customer is not required to post a security deposit or is no longer required
to maintain an existing security deposit.
3) A deposit made by a Customer shall be returned to the Customer when a Customer' s
Utility
Services
are
terminated
and
the
Customer'
s
Account
is
closed.
Where
a
Customer's Utility Services are terminated and the Customer's Account is closed for non-
payment, prior to any refund, the security deposit will be applied to the balance owing by
the Customer to the County.
4) The County is not obliged to pay interest on any security deposit held by the County to a
Customer.
Page 16 of 34
Bylaw 04/26
Utilities Bylaw
Obligation to Pay
19
1) The Chief Administrative Officer may add to a Customer' s Account the charges for all
Utility Services provided by the County to the Customer, and the Customer is obligated to
pay in full all such charges without reduction or set- off for any reason whatsoever, on or
before the due date for the charges.
2) No reduction
in charges for Utility Services will be made for water supplied
to or made
available for use by any Customer because of any interruption due to any cause
whatsoever of the water supply.
3) The amount of the billing shall be based upon the rates, fees and charges set out in the
Schedule " E", with water consumption being determined by the applicable Meter reading
obtained on a bi- monthly basis, or such other frequency in the discretion of the Chief,
Administrative Officer. Where a Meter reading is not obtainable, at the discretion of the
Chief Administrative Officer, a system- generated estimate may be used.
4) Payment
on Accounts
may be made to the County
at such locations
designated, and
under any payment methods approved, by the Chief Administrative Officer from time to
time.
Past Due Accounts
20
1) A late payment charge shall be applied to all charges on a Customer' s Account if the
Customer's payment has not been received by the County by the due date. The Customer
may also be charged a dishonoured cheque charge for each cheque returned for
insufficient funds.
2) Any charge on a Customer' s Account remaining unpaid after the due date will be in arrears
and constitute a debt owing to the County and is recoverable by any or all of the following
methods, namely:
a)
by action, in any Court of competent jurisdiction;
b)
by disconnecting
the Service Connection to the Customer, and imposing
a re-
connection fee prior to re- establishing
Utility Services;
c)
by the Chief Administrative Officer adding the outstanding Account balance to the
tax roll of an Owner of a Property in accordance with the Municipal Government
Act.
Disconnection without Notice
21
If the Chief Administrative
Officer believes there is any actual or threatened danger to life or
Property, or in any other circumstances
the nature of which, in the Chief Administrative
Officer's sole judgment, requires such action, the Chief Administrative Officer has the right to
withhold
connection
or to disconnect
a Service
Connection
without prior notice to the
Customer.
Disconnection with Notice
22 The Chief Administrative Officer may withhold connection or may disconnect a Customer's
Service Connection ( without prejudice to any of the County' s other remedies) after providing
48 hours advance notice to the Customer, as applicable, in the following circumstances:
a) if the Customer neglects or refuses to pay when due any amounts required to be paid
under this Bylaw, which amount is not the subject of a good faith dispute;
b) as required by law;
c) if the Customer is in violation of any provision of the Utilities Bylaw or any agreement
between the Customer and the County for the provision of Utility Services; or
d) any other similar circumstances to those described above that the Chief Administrative
Officer determines, in its sole discretion, acting reasonably, require the withholding or
disconnecting of service upon 48 hours' notice.
Page 17 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities
Bylaw
Request for Disconnection
and Reconnection
of Service
23
1) The Owner of a Property that receives Utility Services may request in writing that the
County disconnect a Utility Service provided to the Property on a temporary basis in
connection with an extended absence in which case the Owner agrees to pay any
applicable disconnection charge and agrees to pay the Monthly Infrastructure Fee and the
Solid Waste Services Monthly Fixed Rate but will not be required to pay the Monthly Fixed
Rate
for
Water
and
Sewer
for
the
duration
of the
temporary
disconnection
or
discontinuance.
2) Before the County reconnects or restores Utility Services, the Customer shall pay:
a)
any amount owing to the County for the provision of Utility Services;
b)
the applicable
reconnection
charges; and
c)
any applicable security deposit.
The County' s Right of Entry
24
1) As a condition of receipt of Utility Services and as operational needs dictate, authorized
representatives of the County shall have the right to enter a Customer's Property at all
reasonable times, or at any time during an Emergency, for the purpose of:
a)
installing, inspecting, maintaining, replacing, testing, monitoring, reading
or
removing the County' s Facilities;
b) investigating or responding to a Customer complaint or inquiry;
c)
conducting an unannounced inspection where the Chief Administrative Officer has
reasonable
grounds to believe that unauthorized
use of water or interference with
Facilities, including but not limited to a Meter, has occurred or is occurring; and
d)
for any other purpose incidental to the provision of Utility Services.
2) The Chief Administrative
Officer will make reasonable efforts to notify the Customer in
advance of entering a Customer's Property or to notify any other Person who is at the
Customer' s Property and appears to have authority to permit entry, except:
a)
in cases of an Emergency;
b)
where entry is permitted by order of a court or other authority having jurisdiction;
c) where otherwise legally empowered to enter;
d)
where the purpose of the entry is in accordance with subsection ( 1)( c) above.
3) The Customer shall pay a no access fee sufficient to cover the County' s reasonable
out-
of-pocket and administrative
costs, if the County' s lawful entry to a Customer' s Property
is prevented or hindered, whether by a Customer not keeping a scheduled appointment
or for any other cause.
Removal of County Facilities
25 Where any Customer discontinues
Utility Services furnished
by the County, or the County
lawfully refuses to continue any longer to supply it, any authorized representative of the
County may at all reasonable times enter the Customer' s Property to remove any Facilities in
or upon such Property.
False Information
26 No Person shall supply false information
or make inaccurate or untrue statements
in a
document or information required to be supplied to the County pursuant to the Utilities Bylaw.
Page 18 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
PART IV - METERS
Provision and Ownership of Meters
27
1) All water supplied by the County through each Service Connection shall be measured by
one Meter for each Utility Service
unless the Chief Administrative
Officer, in the Chief
Administrative Officer' s sole discretion, has specified otherwise.
2) As applicable, the County shall, at the Customer's sole cost, supply and install:
i) one or more Meters for the purpose of measuring the volume of water delivered to
a Customer by way of a Service Connection
Each Meter shall remain the sole property of the County, notwithstanding the Customer
has paid the County's costs of supply, unless the Chief Administrative Officer and the
Customer have expressly agreed in writing otherwise.
3) In the case of new construction, a Customer' s Property may only be occupied after the
required Meters are installed
and an Account opened.
Responsibilities of Customer
28
1) Each Customer shall ensure that a location
on the Customer' s Property for Meter
installation is provided, and that access to the Meter is provided for the purpose of reading
or servicing the Meter, in accordance with all applicable Water Service Guidelines.
2) Each Customer shall provide adequate protection for the Meter supplied by the County
against freezing, heat or any internal or external damage.
3) When a Meter is damaged due to frost, heat or any other condition or means against
which the Customer neglected to provide adequate protection, the cost of removal and
repair or replacement of the Meter shall be borne by the Customer.
General Meter Restrictions
29
1)
No Person, other than an authorized
agent of the County, shall install, test, remove,
repair, replace, or disconnect a Meter.
2) No Person shall break, tamper, or interfere with any Meter.
3) If a Meter is lost, damaged or destroyed, the Customer shall pay for the entire cost of the
Meter removal, repair and reinstallation or for the cost of replacing the Meter.
4) No Person shall obstruct or impede direct and convenient
access to Meters for the
purpose of inspection, removal, repair, replacement
or reading.
Subsidiary Meters
30
1) A Customer may, for the Customer's own benefit, and the Customer's own cost, install a
Subsidiary Meter between the Meter supplied by the County and the point of use of the
water supplied, provided that the County shall under no circumstances be required to
maintain or read a Subsidiary Meter installed under this Section.
2) All Subsidiary
Meters shall remain the property of the Owner.
3) Where, in the opinion of the Chief Administrative
Officer, a Subsidiary Meter has been
installed in a manner so as to interfere with the operation of or access to the County' s
Meter, the Chief Administrative Officer may direct, in writing, that the Customer relocate
or remove the Subsidiary Meter within a time frame selected by the Chief Administrative
Officer.
Page 19 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
Access to Meters
31 The Chief Administrative Officer may, at any reasonable time, read, inspect, remove or test a
Meter installed on Property owned or controlled by the Customer.
Meter Readings
32 Where three consecutive estimated Meter readings have been used for billing purposes due
to the Meter not being read by an authorized representative of the County as a result of the
Customer failing to provide or allow the County access to the Meter during a billing period:
a) a notice may be left at the Customer' s address requesting
the Customer to contact the
Chief Administrative Officer within two ( 2) working days, advising of the date and time that
the Chief Administrative Officer will be able to have access to the Meter for the purpose
of obtaining an actual Meter reading; or
b) in the case where the Customer does not contact the Chief Administrative Officer within
two working days, the County may disconnect the Service Connection without any further
notice until such time as an actual Meter reading can be obtained.
Meter Testing
33
1) Upon the written request of a Customer, the Chief Administrative Officer shall arrange for
on- site Meter verification
and if necessary, shall arrange for a Meter to be tested by a
person qualified to perform such work. If, upon verification
or testing or both, the Meter is
found to be recording accurately, which for this purpose is defined as recording between
97% and 103% of actual consumption, then the Customer
shall pay all applicable
fees
and charges for this service.
2) If
the
Meter
is
found
to
be
recording
inaccurately
as
defined
above, the
Chief
Administrative
Officer
will:
a)
repair or replace the Meter and the cost, along with the costs of verification and
testing, shall be borne by the County; and
b)
the Account based on the readings of that Meter during the period of four months
immediately preceding the date of the test or calibration shall be corrected to reflect
the error in the Meter and the Customer shall pay, or shall be refunded, as the
case may be, the amount
so determined, which
payment
or refund
shall
be
accepted by both the County and the Customer in full settlement of any claim that
may arise out of the error in the Meter.
3) The Chief Administrative Officer may at any time inspect or test any Meter, on its own
initiative, regardless of whether the Customer has requested inspection or testing. In such
case no fees or charges are payable by the Customer.
Circumvention of Meter
34
1)
If under any circumstances,
a Person
other than
an authorized
agent
of the County
prevents a Meter from accurately recording the total volume of water supplied, the County
may disconnect the Service Connection or take other appropriate actions to ensure access
to accurate Meter data or both.
2) The Chief Administrative
Officer may then estimate the demand
and amount
of water
supplied
but
not recorded
by the Meter
at the Service Connection. The Customer shall
pay the cost of the estimated water consumption plus all costs related to the investigation
and resolution of the matter.
Page
20 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
SCHEDULE " B"
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WATER SERVICES
Water Demand Management Measures
1
1) The Chief Administrative
Officer may, at such times and for such lengths of time as is
considered necessary or advisable, implement Water Demand Management Measures to
restrict water usage to any or all parts of the County.
2) All water restrictions shall be duly advertised by use of local media, printed or otherwise,
prior to taking effect.
3) No Person shall contravene the terms or conditions of any Water Demand Management
Measures, without first obtaining the Chief Administrative Officer' s authorization.
Alternate Water Supply
2
1)
Once a Property is connected to the Water System, no Person shall, unless authorized in
writing by the Chief Administrative
Officer, allow water to be supplied to that Property by
way of a well, spring or other source of water supply that is not connected
to the Water
System.
2) The Chief Administrative Officer may allow a Person to use an alternate source of water
supply for irrigation, livestock watering or other non- domestic purposes, subject to such
terms and conditions as the Chief Administrative
Officer deems necessary, including but
not limited to imposing a limit on the period of time for which an alternate source of water
supply may be used.
3) No Person who has been granted permission by the Chief Administrative
Officer to use
an alternate water supply under this section shall allow the alternate source of water to be
connected, directly or indirectly, to the Water System.
Resale and Supply of Water
3
No Person shall, unless authorized
by the Chief Administrative
Officer in writing:
1) resell water obtained from the Water System to any other Person;
2) supply water obtained from the Water System to any Person who intends to sell the water;
or
3) supply water from the Water System to any Property that could be supplied with water
through its own Service Connection.
Unauthorized Use of Water
4
1)
No Person shall use water from the Water System, or allow water obtained from the Water
System to be used:
a)
in a manner that will impede water use by other Customers;
b)
unless an Account has been opened by the Customer;
c)
unless the water has first passed through a Meter, except in the case of unmetered
temporary Water Services in accordance with Section 6; or
d)
in any other unauthorized manner.
2) If the Chief Administrative Officer finds an unauthorized use of water including without
restriction
as
a result
of any tampering
with
a Meter or other
Facilities, the
Chief
Administrative Officer may make such changes in the County' s Meters, appliances, or
other Facilities or take such other corrective action as may be appropriate to ensure only
the authorized use of the Facilities, and also to ensure the safety of the general public.
3) Upon
finding
an
unauthorized
use
of water, the
Chief Administrative
Officer
may
disconnect the Service Connection immediately, without notice and shall charge the
Page 21 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
Person all costs incurred in correcting the condition, in addition to any other rights and
remedies that may be available to the County.
4) A Person that uses water in contravention of this Section shall pay the following charges:
a)
the applicable rate for the water used and, where necessary, based on an estimate
by the Chief Administrative Officer of the amount of water used in contravention of
this Section;
b)
all costs incurred by the County in dealing with the contravention; and
c)
any other applicable fees or charges provided for in this Bylaw.
Authorizations
and Approvals
for Private Water Line
5
1)
The
Customer
shall
be
responsible
for obtaining
all
permits, certificates, licenses,
inspections, reports, and other authorizations necessary for the installation and operation
of the Private Water Line.
2) The County shall not be required to commence Water Services to a Property unless and
until the Customer has complied with the requirements of all governmental authorities,
permits, certificates, licenses, inspections, reports and other authorizations, all right- of-
way agreements, and all of the County' s requirements
applicable
to the installation
and
operation of the Private Water Line. The County reserves the right, but is not obligated,
to verify that all necessary authorizations have been obtained by the Customer.
Temporary Water Services
6
The County may provide temporary Water Services wherever practicable to a Customer for
purposes
of facilitating
construction of a
new development. The Customer will pay a rate,
charge or fee for such Water Services as specified in the Utilities Bylaw. A Customer who is
receiving temporary Water Services for the construction
phase of a development ceases to
be entitled to take temporary Water Services at the construction rate and is required to apply
for metered Water Services when
i) a County final inspection is issued for the development; or
ii) the development is being used for its intended purpose;
whichever event occurs first.
Use of Water from Fire Hydrants
7
1) Unless authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer, no Person shall operate or interfere
with a fire hydrant, whether owned by the County or privately owned, except as necessary
for firefighting purposes.
2) A Customer requesting authorization to use water from a fire hydrant shall apply to the
Chief Administrative Officer by paying all associated fees and supplying information
regarding the location of the fire hydrant to be accessed, the manner in which it will be
used, and
any
other
information
that
may
be
reasonably
required
by
the
Chief
Administrative Officer.
3) The Chief Administrative
Officer will advise the Customer whether and on what terms the
County is prepared to authorize use of a fire hydrant and any conditions ( including without
limitation, payments by the Customer) that must be satisfied as a condition of using a fire
hydrant.
Fire Hydrant
Flow Tests
8
1) No Person shall conduct fire hydrant flow tests without first obtaining the authorization of
the Chief Administrative Officer.
2) Fire hydrant flow tests shall be conducted
at the Customer' s sole expense, including
all
costs associated with having a County representative attend to witness the test.
Page 22 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
Private Fire Hydrants
9
1) A Customer who wishes to install a private fire hydrant on the Customer' s Property may,
upon obtaining approval for the installation from the Chief Administrative Officer, do so at
the Customer' s sole expense.
2) A Customer shall ensure that every private fire hydrant located on the Customer's Property
maintains
an adequate volume, pressure
and flow rate of water required for firefighting
purposes.
3) The Chief Administrative Officer may, at any reasonable time, inspect and test a private
fire hydrant for compliance with the Utilities Bylaw.
Interference with Fire Hydrants
10
1)
No Person shall do anything to obstruct access to, or interfere with the operation of, a fire
hydrant.
2) Each Customer who owns Property on which a fire hydrant is located or Property that is
adjacent to Property on which a fire hydrant is located shall maintain a clearance of at
least
1 meter around
a fire hydrant
and shall
not permit
anything
to be constructed,
erected, placed or planted within that minimum clearance.
Operation of Curb Stops
11
No Person, other than an authorized representative of the County, shall operate a Curb Stop
on any Property.
Cross Connections
12
1)
No Customer shall install or allow to exist any connection or Cross Connection that could
cause or allow drinking water in any part of the Water System to become contaminated or
polluted in any way.
2) Where the Chief Administrative
Officer determines
that there exists a connection
or Cross
Connection
prohibited
by this Section, the Chief Administrative
Officer shall give notice to
the Customer
to correct
the
connection
or Cross
Connection
at the
expense
of the
Customer within the time specified
in the notice and may, in addition to any other legal
remedy, disconnect the Service Connection
immediately
for such time as the prohibited
connection or Cross Connection continues.
Page
23 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
SCHEDULE " C"
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF SEWER SERVICES
Unauthorized
Use of Sewer System
1
1)
No Person shall use the Sewer System, or allow the Sewer System to be used:
a)
in a manner that will impede the Sewer System's use by other Customers;
b)
unless an Account has been opened by the Customer; or
c)
in any other unauthorized manner.
2) If the Chief Administrative Officer finds an unauthorized use of the Sewer System including
without restriction any tampering with any of the Facilities, the Chief Administrative Officer
may make such changes in its Facilities or take such other corrective action as may be
appropriate to ensure only the authorized use of the Facilities, and also to ensure the
safety of the general public.
3) Upon finding an unauthorized use of the Sewer System, the Chief Administrative Officer
may disconnect the Service Connection immediately, without notice and shall charge the
Person all costs incurred in correcting the condition, in addition to any other rights and
remedies that may be available to the County.
4) A Person that uses the Sewer System
in contravention
of this Section shall pay the
following charges:
a) the applicable rate for the Sewer Services used based on an estimate by the Chief
Administrative
Officer of the value the contravention
of this Section;
b)
all costs incurred by the County in dealing with the contravention; and
c)
any other applicable fees or charges provided for in this Bylaw.
Alternate Wastewater Collection
2
1) Once a Property is connected to the Sewer System, no Person shall, unless authorized in
writing by the Chief Administrative Officer, maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank,
cesspool or other facility intended or used for the collection or disposal of Wastewater on
that Property.
2) The Chief Administrative Officer may allow a Person to maintain alternate Wastewater
collection facilities described in subsection ( 1) subject to such terms and conditions as the
Chief Administrative Officer deems necessary, including but not limited to imposing a limit
on the period of time for which the alternate Wastewater collection facilities may be used.
3) No Person who has been
granted
permission
by the Chief Administrative
Officer to
maintain an alternate Wastewater collection facility shall allow that alternate facility to be
connected, directly or indirectly, to the Sewer System.
Authorizations
and Approvals
for Private Sewer Line
3
1)
The
Customer
shall
be
responsible
for
obtaining
all
permits,
certificates, licenses,
inspections, reports, and other authorizations
necessary for the installation and operation
of the Private Sewer Line.
2) The County shall not be required to commence Sewer Services to a Property unless and
until the Customer has complied with the requirements
of all governmental
authorities,
permits, certificates, licenses, inspections, reports and other authorizations, all right- of-
way agreements, and all of the County' s requirements applicable to the installation and
operation
of the Private
Sewer Line. The County reserves the right, but is not obligated,
to verify that all necessary authorizations have been obtained by the Customer.
Page 24 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
Discharge into Sewer System
4
1) Except as agreed to in writing by the Chief Administrative Officer, no Person shall
discharge
or permit to be discharged
into the Sewer System
any matter other than
domestic Wastewater resulting from normal human living processes.
2) For greater
certainty, and without
in any way restricting
subsection (
1),
no Person
shall
discharge
or permit to be discharged
into the Sewer System:
a)
any matter containing Hazardous Waste;
b)
any flammable liquid or explosive matter which, by itself or in combination with any
other substance, is capable of causing or contributing to an explosion or supporting
combustion;
c)
any matter which, by itself or in combination with any other substance, is capable
of obstructing the flow of or interfering with the operation or performance of the
Sewer System;
d)
any matter with corrosive properties which, by itself or in combination with any
other substance, may cause damage to the Sewer System;
e)
any condensing water, heated water or other liquids of a temperature
higher than
one hundred and seventy ( 170) degrees Fahrenheit;
f) the contents of any privy vault, manure pit or cesspool; or
g)
the contents of a sump pump or surface drainage.
Commercial
or Industrial
Wastes
5
1)
No
Wastewater
or
other
matter
resulting
from
any
commercial, trade, industrial
or
manufacturing process shall be discharged or permitted to be discharged into the Sewer
System unless prior approval has been granted by the Chief Administrative
Officer and
only then after any required pretreatment of the Wastewater or other matter as prescribed
by the Chief Administrative Officer.
2) All necessary pretreatment
equipment or works shall be installed by the Customer, at the
Customer' s
sole
expense, prior
to
the
construction
of the
Service
Connection
and
thereafter shall be continuously maintained and operated by the Customer.
No Dilution
6
No Person shall dilute or permit to be diluted any Wastewater
in order to enable its discharge
in compliance with these Terms and Conditions.
Oil, Grease and Sand Interceptors
7
1) The Customer of any Property on which there
is commercial
or institutional food
preparation shall provide a grease and oil interceptor on all fixtures that may release oil
and grease.
2) The Customer
of any industrial, commercial
or institutional
Property where vehicles
or
equipment are serviced, repaired, disassembled or washed shall provide a grease, oil and
sand interceptor on all fixtures that may release grease, oil or sand.
3) The Chief Administrative
Officer may require
a Customer
of any Property to install
an
interceptor
if the Chief Administrative
Officer, in the Chief Administrative
Officer' s sole
discretion, determines that an interceptor is required.
4) All interceptors
shall
be:
a)
of sufficient capacity and appropriate design to perform the service for which the
interceptors
are used;
b)
located to be readily accessible for cleaning and inspection; and
Page 25 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
c)
maintained by the Owner.
Protection of Sewer System
8
1) No Person shall remove, damage, destroy, alter or tamper with any Facilities forming part
of the Sewer System, except as authorized
by the Chief Administrative
Officer.
2) No person shall interfere with the free discharge of any Sewer Main or part thereof or do
any act or thing that may impede or obstruct the flow to, or clog up, the Sewer System.
3) In case of a blockage, either wholly in in part, of the Sewer System by reason of negligence
or the failure or omission to strictly comply with the provisions of this Bylaw, the Customer
concerned
or Person
responsible
shall
be liable for all clogs and the cleaning
of such
blockages and for any other amount for which the County may be held liable for due to
such
blockages.
Hauled Wastewater
9
No Person shall discharge or permit the discharge
of hauled Wastewater except at a hauled
Wastewater discharge location approved by the Chief Administrative Officer and only then in
accordance
with any terms
and conditions
imposed
by the Chief Administrative
Officer,
including payment of applicable fees and charges.
Spills
10
1) Any Person who discharges or permits the discharge of any Wastewater or other matter
contrary to this Bylaw shall, immediately
after becoming aware of the discharge, notify:
a)
the Chief Administrative Officer and provide the following information:
i.
name of the Person causing or permitting the discharge;
ii.
location of the release;
iii. name and contact information of the Person reporting the discharge;
iv. date and time of the discharge;
v. type of material discharged and any known associated hazards;
vi. volume of the material discharged; and
vii. corrective
action
being
taken, or
anticipated
to
be
taken, to
control
the
discharge;
b)
the Owner of the Property, where the Person reporting the discharge is not the
Owner and knows, or is readily able to ascertain the identity of the Owner; and
c)
any other Person whom the Person reporting knows or ought to know may be
directly affected by the discharge.
2) The Person who discharged or permitted the discharge pursuant to subsection ( 1) shall,
as soon as the Person becomes
aware or ought to have become aware of the discharge,
take all reasonable measures to:
a)
confine, remedy and repair the effects of the discharge; and
b)
remove or otherwise dispose of the matter in a lawful manner so as to minimize all
adverse effects.
Page 26 of'34
Bylaw
04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
SCHEDULE "
D"
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SOLID WASTE SERVICES
Definitions
1
In this Schedule:
a) "
Biomedical
Waste" means
all
waste
generated
in
or
resulting
from
the .
operation
of a sick
room, funeral
home, hospital, medical
office, dental
office,
medical
clinic, dental clinic, veterinary
clinic or biological
research
station which
contains
or may contain
pathogenic
agents, pathological
agents, or which may
cause
disease
in
persons
exposed
to such waste, and
includes
all human
tissue, blood, organs, body parts and fluids;
b) "
Bulk
Waste" includes
furniture, appliances, mattresses, bicycles, or
other
oversize items not capable of being placed in a Waste Receptacle or a Garbage
Bag for collection;
c) "
Collection
Schedule" means the set schedule
regarding
the provision
of Solid
Waste
Services
approved
by
the
Association
for
the
weekly
collection
of
Household Waste within the Service Area;
d) "
Construction
Waste" means
any Waste
generated
by constructing,
altering,
repairing or demolishing any structure;
e) "
Extra Bag Tag" means the tag issued by the County to a Person pursuant to
Section 14 of this Schedule;
f) " Garbage
Bag" means
a
non- returnable
plastic
bag
meeting
the
following
specifications:
i)
made from sturdy material which is strong enough to withstand
normal
handling and lifting;
ii)
can be securely tied at the top;
iii)
is in good condition, free from rips and tears; and
iv)
not exceeding twenty ( 20) kilograms including
its contents.
g) "
Hazardous Waste" has the meaning set out in the Environmental Protection And
Enhancement Act, RSA 2000, c E- 12 and
regulations thereunder and includes
any
Waste which contains
trichlorophenol, pentachlorophenol, free cyanides or
polychlorinated
biphenyls; any Liquid Waste which contains arsenic, cadmium,
chromium, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium or thallium concentrations greater than
99 milligrams per kilogram; any Liquid Waste which contains an organic solvent in
concentration
greater than 999 milligrams per kilogram; any pesticides, herbicides,
explosives,
quick lime, sewage
sludge, septic
tank
pumpings,
oil, combustible
liquids, batteries, poisons, acids, caustics; any container used to transport any
such waste and any other Waste which presents an unusual disposal problem for
reasons of health or safety;
h) "
Liquid
Waste"
means
any
Waste,
other
than
Hazardous
Waste, having
a
moisture- content in excess of 30%;
i) "
Waste" means any discarded material intended for disposal and includes but is
not limited
to Biomedical
Waste, Bulk Waste, Construction
Waste, Hazardous
Waste, Household
Waste and Liquid Waste;
a) "
Waste Collection
Fee" means the fixed monthly service fee charged to the
Account Holder of a Property that is provided Solid Waste Services;
k) "
Waste Collector" means any authorized employee or agent of the Association
performing Waste collection activities on behalf of the County;
I) "
Waste Receptacle" means a sturdy reusable container of rust resistant material,
of a tapered cylindrical design, having a smooth rim, two rigid fixed handles and a
removable watertight lid, and meeting the following requirements:
Page 27 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
i)
Not exceeding twenty ( 20) kilograms including its contents
ii)
no smaller than sixty ( 60) liters and no larger than one hundred ( 100) litres;
and
iii)
in a safe, serviceable
condition.
Collection
Services
2
The Association will:
a) establish the Collection Schedule annually; and
b) establish
methods of Waste collection
and disposal.
3
1) The Association
will provide
Solid Waste Services to Account
Holders of Property
located
within the Service Area at the request
of the Account
Holder.
2) The Owner or Occupant of any Property not described
in subsection (
1) shall, either
personally
or
by
employees, contractors
or
agents, and
in
compliance
with
all
applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws, promptly remove and dispose of all
Waste generated on the Property, at the Owner' s or Occupant' s sole expense.
Exemption
from Solid Waste Services and Waste Collection
Fee
4
1)
Despite any other provision of this Schedule, an Account Holder of a Property where.
the
Property
is
used
by
a
Non- Profit
Organization
or a
Registered
Charitable
Organization may apply to the County for an exemption from Solid Waste Services
and the Waste Collection Fee.
2) An application for exemption must:
a)
be made in writing to the Chief Administrative Officer or designate;
b)
include proof, satisfactory to the Chief Administrative Officer or designate, that
the Property
is Used
by a Non- Profit Organization
or Registered
Charitable
Organization;
c)
include proof, satisfactory to the Chief Administrative Officer or designate, that
the Account
Holder has secured
an alternative
method
of waste disposal,
which may include:
i)
a bin rental agreement;
ii) an agreement
with the Association;
or
iii) proof of purchase of a waste collection bin.
d)
Include
any additional
information
or documentation
required
by the Chief
Administrative
Officer or designate.
3) The Chief Administrative
Officer or designate may:
a)
approve or refuse an application for exemption; and
b)
impose any conditions considered
necessary.
4) An exemption granted under this Section remains valid until it is:
a)
cancelled by the Account Holder; or
b)
revoked by the Chief Administrative Officer or designate.
5) As a condition of maintaining an exemption, the Account Holder shall:
a)
Submit an annual declaration,
in a form acceptable
to the Chief Administrative
Page 28 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
Officer or designate, confirming continued compliance with this Section, no later
than December 31 of each year; and
b)
Provide additional proof of alternative waste disposal upon request by the
County.
6) The Chief Administrative
Officer or designate may revoke an exemption
at any time if:
a)
The Account Holder fails to comply with this Section or any condition of
approval;
b)
The
alternative
waste
disposal
arrangement
is
discontinued
or
deemed
inadequate;
c) The required annual declaration
is not submitted; or
d)
False, misleading, or incomplete information was provided.
7) Where an exemption is revoked:
a)
Solid Waste Services may be reinstated; and
b)
The Waste
Collection
Fee shall
be reinstated
to the Account
Holder' s account
from the date of revocation.
8) For greater certainty:
a)
An exemption applies only to the Account Holder's account and does not extend
to any other account associated with the same Property; and
b)
An exemption does not guarantee that Solid Waste Services will not be provided
to the Property.
Prohibited
Waste
5
9) The Association
shall not collect nor be responsible
for the collection
of any Waste
other than Household
Waste generated
by Properties
located within the Collection
Area.
10)
No Person shall set out, or permit to be set out, any Waste for collection other
than Household Waste in accordance with this Bylaw including, without limiting the
foregoing:
a)
Household Waste generated by any Property outside of the Collection Area;
b)
Household Waste generated by any Multiple Dwelling;
c)
animal carcasses;
d)
Biomedical Waste;
e)
Bulk Waste;
f)
Construction
Waste;
g)
Hazardous
Waste;
h)
hot ashes; or
i)
Liquid Waste.
Page 29 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
Waste Collection Fees
6
1) Every Account Holder of a Property that is provided Solid Waste Services shall pay to
the County the Waste Collection Fee specified in Schedule " E" of this Bylaw.
Waste Volume Limits
7
1) No Person shall set out, or allow to be set out, more than four (4) Garbage Bags per
Property for collection.
2) Despite
subsection (
1),
a Person
may set out additional
Waste for collection
upon
purchasing and affixing an Extra Bag Tag to each additional Garbage Bag in excess of the
four( 4) bag limit.
Extra Bag Tags
8
1) A
Customer
may
purchase
Extra
Bag Tags at those
locations designated
by the
County or the Association from time to time.
2) The fee for an Extra Bag Tag will be as specified in Schedule " E".
3) To be valid, an Extra Bag Tag must be affixed to the Garbage Bag so that it is clearly
visible to the Waste Collector.
4) No Extra Bag Tag shall be affixed to a Waste Receptacle.
5) An
Extra
Bag. Tag
shall
be voided
in
a manner
specified
by the Association
upon
collection of the Garbage Bag to which the Extra Bag Tag is affixed.
Excess Waste without Tag
9
1) The Association
is not responsible
for collecting
Waste
in excess
of the volume
limits
prescribed in section 6 unless an Extra Bag Tag is affixed and clearly visible on every
excess Garbage Bag set out for collection.
2) A Customer w h o sets out Waste for collection
that exceeds the volume limits prescribed
in section 6 without a valid Extra Bag Tag shall dispose of the excess Waste privately at
the Customer' s sole expense.
Withholding Collection Services
10
1) The Association
is authorized to withhold collection of improperly prepared Waste,
prohibited Waste, excessive quantities of Waste, or Waste located at unsafe or non-
compliant locations.
Page
30 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
SCHEDULE " E"
RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
Water and Sewer Services
1.
1)
Rates, Fees and Charges for Water Services
and Sewer Services
are as follows:
Water Services
Sewer Services
Monthly
Base
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
PROPERTY TYPE
Fixed
Consumption
Infrastructure
Fixed
Infrastructure
Rate
Allowance
Fee
Rate
Fee
Residential
74. 50
15 m3
36. 50
17. 25
26. 00
Premises&
Farm Properties
Manors
29800
FLAT
36. 50
69. 00
26. 00
FlagstaffRegional
Housing)
74. 50 x 4
Per Service
17. 25 x 4
Per Service
4 units)
units)
Connection(
1)
units)
Connection(
1)
Non- Residential $
74. 50
15 m3
36. 50
17. 25
26. 00
Galahad Health $ 1, 341. 00
FLAT
36. 50
310. 50
26. 00
Care Centre
18 units)
74. 50 x
Per Service
17. 25 x
Per Service
18 units)
Connection(
1)
18 units)
Connection(
1)
Non- Metered
74.50
36. 50
17. 25
26. 00
2) Reconnection
fee: $ 50. 00The Infrastructure
Fee for Water Services and Sewer
Services will be applied to all accounts, regardless of whether Water Services have
been
disconnected.
3) The Monthly Fixed Rate for Water Services and Sewer Services will not be applied to
accounts for which Water Services have been disconnected.
4) The Consumption Charge for water consumed in excess of the Base Consumption
Allowance will be charged at the rate of$ 4.00 per m3.
Solid Waste
Services
2.
1)
Rates, Fees and Charges for Solid Waste Services are as follows:
PROPERTY
TYPE
Monthly Fixed Rate
All Properties
26.50
except Manors)
Page 31 of 34
Bylaw 04/26
Utilities Bylaw
Manors
FlagstaffRegional Housing)
26. 50
4 units)
Additional Waste Bag Tags
1 per tag
2) The Monthly Fixed Rate for Solid Waste Services shall apply to each Account Holder
of Property within the Hamlets, except:
a)
Properties that are billed only for water and wastewater infrastructure
fees;
b)
Properties
that
have
been
granted
an exemption
in
accordance
with
Schedule "
D"; and
c)
Properties that are outside of the Solid Waste Service Area.
3) A penalty of 2. 5% on all outstanding
utility charges shall be added if the account is
more than thirty (30) days overdue.
Page
32 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
SCHEDULE " F"
SPECIFIED
PENALTIES
Section
Offence
Specified Penalty
s. 18
Obstruct
an authorized
200
representative
Schedule " A", s. 7( 2)( b)
Backfill
before Service
250
Connection
inspection
Schedule " A", s. 9( 2)
Interfere with another
200
Customer' s Service
Connection/ Water Services
Schedule " A", s. 12( 1)
Obstruct
access
to Facilities
500
Schedule "
A", s. 12( 2)
Failure to manage vegetation
200
on Property
Schedule " A", s. 12( 3)
Install structure that interferes
200
with proper and safe operation
of Facilities
Schedule " A", s. 13( 1)
Interfere
with or alter Facilities
500
Schedule " A", s. 16
Extend
Customer- owned
750
infrastructure beyond Property
Schedule " A", s. 26
Supply false or inaccurate
200
information
Schedule " A", s. 29( 1)
Unauthorized
installation,
500
testing, removal, repair,
replacement
or disconnection
of Meter
Schedule " A", s. 29( 2)
Break, tamper
or interfere
with
500
Meter
Schedule " A", s. 29( 4)
Obstruct
access
to Meter
250
Schedule "
B", s. 1( 3)
Contravene Water Demand
250
Management Measures
Schedule "
B", s. 2( 1)
Allow alternate
water supply
250
Schedule "
B", s. 2( 3)
Connect
alternate water supply
250
to Water System
Schedule " B", s. 3( a)
Resell
water
500
Schedule "
B", s. 3( b)
Supply water
to Person
500
intending to resell water
Schedule " B", s. 3( c)
Supply water
to Property
500
capable of own Service
Connection
Schedule " B", s. 4( 1)(
a)
Impede water use of other
200
Customers
Schedule "
B", s. 4( 1)(
b)
Use
water without
an Account
500
Schedule " B", s. 4( 1)(
c)
Use water that did not pass
500
through
a Meter
Page 33 of 34
Bylaw 04/ 26
Utilities Bylaw
Schedule " B", s. 4( 1)(
d)
Use water in unauthorized
500
manner
Schedule"
B", s. 7( 1)
Unauthorized
interference with
500
fire hydrant
Schedule " B" s. 8( 1)
Conduct unauthorized
fire
200
hydrant flow test
Schedule " B", s. 9( 1)
Unauthorized installation,
500
testing, removal, repair,
replacement or disconnection
of Meter
Schedule " B", s. 10( 2)
Fail to maintain one- meter
300
clearance around fire hydrant
Schedule " B", s. 11
Unauthorized
operation
of
500
Curb Stop
Schedule " B" s. 12( 1)
Connection/ Cross Connection
750
that could contaminate water
Schedule " C", s.
1(
1)(
a)
Impede Sewer Use of other
200
Customers
Schedule " C", s. 1( 1)( b)
Use Sewer Service without
an
500
account
Schedule " C", s. 1(
1)(
c)
Use Sewer System
in
500
unauthorized
manner
Schedule" C", s. 2
Unauthorized
alternate sewer
500
supply
Schedule " C", s. 4( 1)
Discharge matter
other than
500
household
waste
Schedule " C", s. 5( 1)
Discharging industrial
500
wastewater
without
approval
or
proper pretreatment
Schedule " C", s. 6
Diluting Wastewater to allow
500
for discharge into Sewer
Schedule "
C", s. 8( 1)
Tampering with
Sewer
System
500
without authorization
Schedule "
C", s. 8( 2)
Interfering with the free
500
discharge of Sewer Main
Schedule " C", s. 9
Discharge
of hauled
500
wastewater at location not
approved by the Chief
Administrative
Officer
Schedule "
D", s. 4( 2)
Prohibited
Waste
250
Schedule " D", s. 12( 1)
Excess
volume
of Waste
250
Any other
offence not
250
listed
above
Any subsequent
offence
Double the specified
penalty listed above
Page
34 of 34