Bylaw No. 2023-04 Water, Sewage and Solid Waste Bylaw (Schedule E rates)
Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17, Alberta
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MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF OPPORTUNITY NO. 17
BYLAW No. 2023-04
THE WATER, SEWAGE AND SOLID WASTE BYLAW
A BYLAW REGULATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, RATES AND
CHARGES FOR THE SUPPLY AND USE OF WATER SERVICES, SEWAGE SERVICES AND
SOLID WASTE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF OPPORTUNITY
NO. 17
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 3 of the Municipal Government Act the purposes of a
municipality include providing 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, pursuant to section 7(a) of the Municipal Government Act a council of a
municipality may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the safety, health and welfare
of people and the protection of people and property;
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 the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17, in the Province
of Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
PARTI- TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
Bylaw Title
1 This Bylaw shall be known as “The Water, Sewage and Solid Waste Bylaw’.
Definitions
2 Inthis Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Account means an agreement between a Customer and the MD 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 MD;
(b) “Alberta Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice’ means the Alberta
Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 2015, adopted by the Private
Sewage Disposal Systems Regulation, A/R 229/97, as amended or replaced
from time to time;
(c) “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;
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“Bulk Waste" includes furniture, appliances, mattresses, bicycles, or other
oversize items not capable of being placed in a Waste Container or a Blue Bag
for collection;
“Chief Administrative Officer’ means the Chief Administrative Officer of the MD
or the Chief Administrative Officer's delegate;
“Collection Area” means, in respect to Solid Waste Services, the hamlets of
Wabasca, Red Earth Creek, Sandy Lake and Calling Lake, or other Customers
authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer;
"Collection Schedule" means the schedule regarding the provision of Solid
Waste Services, adopted by the Chief Administrative Officer as part of the Utility
Services Guidelines, for the weekly collection of Waste within the Collection
Area;
“Commercial Service Connection’ means a Service Connection providing
Water Services to a Property used for commercial, industrial, institutional,
community, governmental, religious or charitable purposes;
“Commercial Waste” means any Waste generated by commercial, industrial,
institutional, community, governmental, religious or charitable organizations;
“Construction Waste’ means any Waste generated by constructing, altering,
repairing or demolishing any structure;
“Council” means the municipal council of the MD;
“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;
“Cross Connection Control Device’ means a testable CSA certified device that
prevents the backflow of water;
“Curb Stop” means a valve connected to a Service Connection enabling the
turning-on and shutting-off of the water supply to a Customer's Property;
“Customer” means any Person receiving Utility Services and, where the context
or circumstances so require, includes any Person who is named on an Account,
or 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;
“Dwelling” means a private residence with sleeping and cooking facilities used or
intended to be use as a residence;
“Engineering Design Standards” means engineering design standards adopted
by the MD, or in the absence of such standards, generally accepted municipal
engineering standards;
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“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;
“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, bulk
water stations, Curb Stops, valves, fittings, fire hydrants, chambers,
Meters, Cross Connection Control Devices and all other equipment
and machinery of whatever kind owned by the MD that is used to
produce and supply potable water to Customers; or
ii, the Sewage System, including without limitation: Sewage treatment
plants, Sewage lagoons, pumping stations, Sewer Mains, Sewer
Service Lines, valves, fittings, chambers, Meters, and all other
equipment and machinery of whatever kind owned by the MD that is
used for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of
Sewage;
as the context requires.
“Hazardous Waste” has the same meaning as in the Environmental Protection
and Enhancement Act and any regulations thereunder;
“Household Waste” means unwanted refuse or materials intended for disposal
generated by normal human living processes and domestic activities;
“Landfiil’ has the meaning set out in the Waste Control Regulation, A.R. 192/96,
enacted pursuant to the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, R.S.A.
2000, E-12, as amended or repealed and replaced from time to time;
“Liquid Waste” means any Waste, other than Hazardous Waste, having a
moisture-content in excess of 30%:
“MD’ means the municipal corporation of the Municipal District of Opportunity No.
17 and its duly authorized employees, agents, contractors and other
representatives or the geographic area contained within the boundaries thereof,
as the context requires;
“Meter” means the individual or compound water meter and all other equipment
and instruments, including but not limited to, radio frequency units and remote
meter reading devices supplied and used by the MD to calculate and register the
amount of water consumed relative to the land and buildings that the Meter is
designed to monitor;
“Multiple Dwelling” means a wholly or partially residential development
containing more than one Dwelling, whether or not the development is within a
single building;
“Municipal Tag” means a tag or similar document issued by the MD pursuant to
the Municipal Government Act that alleges a bylaw offence and provides a
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Person with the opportunity to pay an amount to the MD in lieu of prosecution for
the offence;
“Occupant” means a Person occupying a Property, including a lessee or
licensee, who has actual use, possession or control of the Property;
“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;
“Peace Officer” includes a Bylaw Enforcement Officer appointed by the MD, a
Community Peace Officer whose appointment includes enforcement of the MD's
Bylaws and a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
“Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative to whom the context
applies according to law;
“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 Sewage into the Sewage
System;
“Private Sewage Disposal System’ means a system for the treatment and
disposal of Sewage that is not connected to the Sewage System, including on-
site Sewage treatment systems as defined in the Alberta Private Sewage
Systems Standard of Practice;
“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 MD;
“Prohibited Waste” means Biomedical Waste, Bulk Waste, Commercial Waste,
Construction Waste, Hazardous Waste, Liquid Waste, animal carcasses or hot
ashes;
“Property” means:
i. in the case of land, a parcel of land including any buildings; or
ii. in other cases, personal property;
“Recreational Vehicle” means a vehicular or trailer type unit designed to provide
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use;
“Recyclables” means the materiais designated as recyclable materials by the
Chief Administrative Officer;
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“Release” means spilling, discharging, disposing of, abandoning, depositing,
leaking, seeping, pouring, draining, emptying, or by any other means;
“Service Connection’ means all of the Facilities required to achieve a physical
connection between:
i. the MD's Water Main and the structure, improvement or location that
receives Water Services, to allow a Customer to receive potable
water, which includes a Water Service Line, a Service Connection
Point and a Private Water Line; or
ii. the MD's Sewer Main and the structure, improvement or location that
receives Sewage Services, to allow a Customer to discharge Sewage,
which includes a Sewer Service Line, a Service Connection Point and
a Private Sewage Line;
as the context requires;
“Service Connection Point” means the point on the Service Connection where:
1. a Water Service Line physically connects to a Private Water Line; or
ii, a Sewer Service Line physically connects to a Private Drainage
System;
“Sewage” means the composite of water and water-carried wastes discharged
from residential, commercial, industrial or institutional Properties;
“Sewage Services” includes the collection, transmission, treatment, storage and
disposal of Sewage, as applicable, and associated services offered to the
Customer under this Bylaw;
“Sewage System” means the Facilities used by the MD for the collection,
transmission, treatment, storage and disposal of Sewage, which is deemed to be
a public utility within the meaning of the Municipal Government Act;
“Sewer Main” means those pipes installed for the collection and transmission of
Sewage within the MD to which a Service Connection may be connected:
“Sewer Service Line” means that portion of a Service Connection owned by the
MD that extends from the Sewer Main to the Service Connection Point,
“Solid Waste Services” means collection of Waste from Properties within the
Collection Area in accordance with the Collection Schedule;
“Subsidiary Meter’ means a privately owned Meter installed on Property at the
Customer's expense and utilized strictly for the Customer’s purposes;
“Terms and Conditions” means the terms and conditions in respect of Water
Services, Sewage Services and Solid Waste Services described in Schedules
“A’" “B’, al Oa "Dp and “E”:
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“Transfer Station" means a facility where Waste is received for transfer to a
Landfill or another location for processing and/or disposal;
“Utility Services” means Water Services, Sewage Services, Solid Waste
Services or all of them;
“Utility Services Guidelines’ means those guidelines, procedures, protocols,
requirements, specifications or standards adopted by the Chief Administrative
Officer from time to time pursuant to Section 6 of this Bylaw;
‘Violation Ticket” has the same meaning as in the Provincial Offences
Procedure Act;
“Waste” means any discarded material that is intended to be treated or disposed
of or that is intended to be stored and then treated or disposed of and includes,
but is not limited to, Biomedical Waste, Bulk Waste, Commercial Waste,
Construction Waste, Hazardous Waste, Household Waste, Liquid Waste and
Recyclables;
“Water Conservation and 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;
“Water Main” means those pipes installed for the conveyance of potable water
within the MD to which Service Connections may be connected;
“Water Service Line” means that portion of a Service Connection owned by the
MD that extends from the Water Main to the Service Connection Point;
“Water Services” means the provision of potable water by the MD to a
Customer's Property and associated services offered to the Customer under this
Bylaw; and
“Water System’ means the Facilities used by the MD to supply potable water to
Customers, which is deemed to be a municipal public utility within the meaning of
the Municipal Government Act.
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PART Ili- PROVISION OF UTILITY SERVICES
Other Public Utilities Prohibited
3 No Person shall provide a service within the MD that is similar in type to the Utility Services
provided pursuant to this Bylaw, unless specifically authorized by Council.
Terms and Conditions
4 All Utility Services shall be provided in accordance with Schedules “A”, “B”, °C”, “D” and “E”
as applicable.
Rates, Fees and Charges
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(1) The MD will provide Utility Services to Customers within the MD 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:
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Meter accuracy tests;
Meter resizing;
Repair or replacement of damaged MD Facilities where the Facilities are under
the Customer's care or have been operated or interfered with by the Customer;
Missed appointment:
Fire hydrant permits;
Construction water;
After hour service callout;
Frozen/damaged Meter.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), additional services provided by the MD to a Customer will be
billed to the Customer in accordance with an agreement between the Customer and the
MD.
(4) Additional costs arising from:
(a)
(b)
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
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
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law, including, without limitation, any costs or damages described in any
judgment of a court in the MD ‘s favour
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 MD.
Utility Services Guidelines
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(1) Subject to (2), the Chief Administrative Officer may adopt, amend, repeal and replace
Utility Services Guidelines from time to time as the Chief Administrative Officer deems
advisable.
(2) Utility Services Guidelines must not be inconsistent with this Bylaw and, in the event of
an inconsistency, this Bylaw shall prevail.
(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), Utility Services Guidelines may deal with
any or all of the following subject matters:
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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;
Customer Accounts, including, without limitation, provisions or requirements
concerning: opening an Account, making payments on an Account,
consequences 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;
measurement of water consumption, 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 or Subsidiary Meters, remote meter reading devices, relocation of
meters, access for meter readers, and adjustments to bills when meters have
malfunctioned;
procedures or requirements concerning investigating Customer complaints and
concerns;
procedures or requirements for provision of temporary Water Services, including
without limitation Water Services provided during the construction phase of a
development;
procedures or requirements that a Customer must comply with in order to access
a bulk water station or receive bulk water delivery from the MD;
procedures or requirements for upgrading, re-sizing, relocating or otherwise
changing a Service Connection, whether at the instigation of the MD or at the
request of a Customer;
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(h) the turn-on and turn-off of Water Services, whether at the instigation of the MD or
at the request of a Customer;
(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; and
(j) procedures and requirements concerning the collection of Waste and
Recyclables, including the Collection Schedule.
Notices
7 In any case in which written notice is required to be provided to a Customer pursuant to this
Bylaw, the Chief Administrative Officer may serve notice:
(a) personally;
(b) by mailing or delivering a copy of the notice to the last known address of the
Customer as disclosed in the MD’s assessment roll for the Property; or
(c) if the Customer does not answer the door, by placing the written notice on the
door of the Property.
Authority of the Chief Administrative Officer
8 Without restricting any other power, duty or function granted by this Bylaw, the Chief
Administrative Officer is authorized to, in accordance with this Bylaw and all other applicable
laws:
(a) take any steps and carry out any actions required to give effect to, and enforce,
the provisions of this Bylaw;
‘()) establish forms for the purpose of this Bylaw; and
{c) delegate any powers, duties or functions under this Bylaw to an employee of the
Municipality.
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
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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.
Corporations and Partnerships
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(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
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(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.
(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
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(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 thirty (30) days of the issuance of the
Municipal Tag; and
(e) any other information as may be required by the Chief Administrative Officer.
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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 MD the penalty
specified within the time period indicated on the Municipal Tag.
Violation Ticket
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(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 any Person who the Peace Officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe
has contravened any provision of this Bylaw.
(3) Subject to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act and the regulations thereunder, 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
17 A 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 MD in the
exercise of any of their powers or duties pursuant to this Bylaw.
PART IV - GENERAL
Schedules
19 The 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;
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(c) Schedule “C” — Terms and Conditions of Sewage Services;
(d) Schedule “D’ — Terms and Conditions of Solid Waste Services
(e) Schedule "E” — Rates, Fees and 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 Bylaw No. 2022-07
Enactment
22 This Bylaw takes effect upon being passed.
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SCHEDULE “A”
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF UTILITY SERVICES
PARTI- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Duty to Supply and Provide Services
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(1) The MD, having constructed, operated and maintained a Water System as a public utility
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
MD situated along a Water Main.
(2) The MD, having constructed, operated and maintained a Sewage System as a public
utility shall continue, insofar as there is sufficient capacity and supply, to supply Sewage
Services, upon such terms as Council considers advisable, to any Customer within the
MD situated along a Sewer Main.
(3) The MD, having maintained and operated a system for Solid Waste Services as a public
utility, shall continue, insofar as there is sufficient capacity, to supply Solid Waste
Services, upon such terms as Council considers advisable, to any Customer within the
Collection Area.
(4) All Utility Services provided by the MD 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 MD.
No Guarantee of Continuous Supply
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(1) The MD does not guarantee or warrant the continuous supply of potable water and the
MD reserves the right to change the operating pressure, restrict the availability of Water
Services or to disconnect or shut-off 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 MD assumes no responsibility for same.
(3) The MD does not guarantee or warrant the continuous capacity to collect, store and
transmit Sewage and the MD reserves the right to restrict the availability of Sewage
Services or to disconnect or shut-off Sewage Services, in whole or in part, with or
without notice, in accordance with this Bylaw.
(4) The MD shall! not be liable for damages, including losses caused by a break within the
MD's Water System or Sewage System or caused by the interference or cessation of
water supply including those necessary or advisable regarding the repair or proper
maintenance of the MD’s Water System or Sewage System, or generally for any
accident due to the operation of the MD’s Water System or Sewage System or for the
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disconnection of a Service Connection or shut-off of a Utility Service, nor by reason of
the water containing sediments, deposits, or other foreign matter.
PART Il- SERVICE CONNECTIONS
Application for Service Connection
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(1) A Customer requesting Utility Services involving a new Service Connection shall apply to
the Chief Administrative Officer by submitting an application in a form acceptable to, or
adopted by, the Chief Administrative Officer, 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) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Chief Administrative Officer may
require a Customer, in conjunction with an application under subsection (1), to submit a
water modelling application, in a form acceptable to or adopted by the Chief
Administrative Officer, along with any associated fee, which application may be utilized
to determine if the requested Service Connection is feasible.
(3) Upon receipt of all required application documents, 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 MD 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
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At the request of the Chief Administrative Officer, the Customer shall grant or cause to be
granted to the MD, without cost to the MD, such easements or rights-of-way over, upon or
under Property owned or controlled by the Customer as the MD may reasonably require for
the construction, installation, maintenance, repair, and operation of the Water System or
Sewage System.
Design and Engineering Requirements for Service Connections
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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 MD may
reasonably require, signed and sealed by a professional engineer.
Construction of Service Connections
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(1) The MD shall provide and install all Facilities up to the Service Connection Point, subject
to the terms of this Bylaw, including, without limitation, payments by the Customer.
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(2) The Customer shail be responsible for, and shall bear all costs associated with, 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 MD prior to construction;
(b) shall ensure that all work undertaken on behalf of the Customer is performed by
qualified workers holding appropriate certifications, in accordance with this Bylaw
and applicable requirements set out in the Engineering Design Standards and
the Utility Services Guidelines; and
(c) shall not backfill the excavation until such time as the MD has inspected and
approved of the work.
(3) If an excavation is backfilled in contravention of subsection (2)(c), the Chief
Administrative Officer may, in addition to any other rights and remedies that may be
available to the MD, require the Customer in question to dig out and expose the said
work at the Customer’s cost.
Repair and Maintenance of Private Drainage and Water Lines
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(1) A Customer is responsible for the repair, maintenance and replacement of Private
Drainage Lines and Private Water Lines located on the Customer's Property, and for all
costs associated therewith.
(2) The Chief Administrative Officer may require a Customer to perform work described in
subsection (1) if the Chief Administrative Officer, in his or her discretion, considers such
work to be necessary or desirable for the protection or proper operation of the Water
System and/or Sewage System, as applicable.
(3) Where the Chief Administrative Officer requires a Customer to perform work pursuant to
subsection (2), the Chief Administrative Officer shall establish a deadline by which the
work in question must be completed by the Customer.
(4) If a Customer fails to complete, by the deadline established under subsection (3), all
work required by the Chief Administrative Officer, to the satisfaction of the Chief
Administrative Officer, the MD may, at its option, and in addition to any other remedy
available, enter onto the Customer’s Property and perform the said work.
(5) The Customer shall pay all costs incurred by the MD in performing work pursuant to
subsection (4).
Customer Responsibility for Service Connection
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(1) The Customer assumes full responsibility for the proper use of any Service Connection
and any Utility Services provided by the MD 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.
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(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 Sewage System. The Customer shall provide and install any such devices at
the Customer's sole expense.
Compliance with Requirements and Use of Service Connection
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(1) A Customer shall ensure that the Customer's facilities comply with the requirements of
this Bylaw, all applicable statutes, codes, standards and regulations and with the MD'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, at the Chief Administrative Officer's
request, take whatever action is required to correct such interference or disturbance at
the Customer's expense.
Abandonment of Service Connection
10 Whenever a Customer 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
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(1) The MD 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 MD and a Customer specifically provides otherwise.
(2) Payment made by a Customer for costs incurred by the MD for supplying and installing
Facilities does not entitle the Customer to ownership of any such Facilities, unless a
written agreement between the MD and the Customer specifically provides otherwise.
Access to Facilities
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(1) No Person shall obstruct or impede the MD’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 MD'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 MD’s Facilities or result in non-compliance with applicable
statutes, regulations, standards or codes.
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(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 No Person shall interfere with or alter any Facilities or permit the same to be done by any
Person other than an authorized agent of the MD.
Protection of Facilities on Customer’s Property
14 The Customer shall furnish and maintain, at no cost to the MD, 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 his or her option,
furnish and maintain, and charge the Customer for furnishing 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 MD'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 MD, 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, Private Sewer
Line or any other Customer-owned piping, equipment or other assets that are connected
directly or indirectly to the Water System or Sewage System, beyond the Property in respect
of which they are used to supply Utility Services through a Service Connection.
PART Ill- UTILITY ACCOUNTS
Requirement for Account
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(1) The Owner of a Property shall apply for an Account with the MD, in a form acceptable to
the MD, 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, as applicable, within the
Multiple Dwelling, regardless of the number of Service Connections associated with the
Muitiple Dwelling.
(3) Except as provided under this Bylaw, the MD shall not grant Utility Services to, or open
an Account in the name of, an Occupant that is not the Owner of the Property.
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(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) above, an Owner may request to have bills mailed to an
Occupant that is not the owner of the 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) If, notwithstanding subsection (3), Utility Services are currently being provided to an
Occupant that is not the Owner of the Property, the Owner of the Property shall forthwith
inform the MD of this and apply for an Account with the MD, failing which the MD may
deem an application to have been received from the Owner of the Property and open an
Account in the Owner’s name.
(6) Upon the change of ownership of a Property supplied with Utility Services, the new
Owner shall apply for an Account with the MD, failing which the MD 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
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(1) The Chief Administrative Officer may, in his or her 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 his or her 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 MD.
(4) The MD is not obliged to pay interest on any security deposit held by the MD to a
Customer.
Obligation to Pay
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(1) The Chief Administrative Officer may add to a Customer's Account the charges for all
Utility Services provided by the MD to the Customer, and the Customer is obligated to
pay in full ali such charges without reduction or set-off for any reason whatsoever, on or
before the due date for the charges.
(2) For greater certainty, non-receipt of a bill or invoice does not relieve a Customer from
the obligation to pay for Utility Services provided.
(3) 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.
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(4) Billing shall be in accordance with the following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The amount of the billing shall be based upon the rates, fees and charges set out
in this Bylaw, including, without restriction, Schedule “E”;
Customers shall be billed monthly, or at such frequency as may be determined
by the Chief Administrative Officer, in his or her discretion;
For rates, fees and charges that are based on based on water consumption, the
water consumption through Service Connections shall be determined by the
applicabie Meter reading, obtained at such frequency as may be determined by
the Chief Administrative Officer in his or her discretion, with a consumption
estimate to be utilized in months for which no Meter reading is scheduled to
OCCUTr;
Where a Meter reading is not obtainable a water consumption estimate may, at
the Chief Administrative Officer's discretion, be used.
(5) Where, pursuant to any provision of this Bylaw, a Service Connection that provides a
Utility Service to a Customer has been disconnected, or a Utility Service has otherwise
been shut-off or discontinued, the Customer shall continue, for the duration of the
disconnection, shut-off or discontinuance of service, to be obligated to pay all applicable
non-consumption related rates, fees and charges set out in this Bylaw, including, without
restriction, all applicable flat rate or fixed rate charges for Water Services and Sewer
Services.
(6) Payment on Accounts may be made to the MD at such locations designated, and under
any payment methods approved, by the Chief Administrative Officer from time to time.
Past Due Accounts
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(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 MD 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 MD and is recoverable by any or all of the
following methods, namely:
(a)
(b)
(c)
by action, in any Court of competent jurisdiction;
by disconnecting the Service Connection to the Customer or shutting-off a Utility
Service, and imposing a re-connection fee prior to re-establishing Utility Services;
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.
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Shut-off without Notice
21 Ifthe 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, disconnect a Service Connection or shut-off or discontinue a Utility
Service without prior notice to the Customer.
Shut-off with Notice
22 The Chief Administrative Officer may withhold connection, disconnect a Customer's Service
Connection or shut-off or discontinue a Utility Service (without prejudice to any of the MD's
other remedies) after providing forty-eight (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 this Bylaw or any agreement
between the Customer and the MD for the provision of Utility Services; or
(d) any other similar circumstances to those described above that the Chief
Administrative Officer determines, in his or her sole discretion, acting reasonably,
require the withholding, disconnecting or shut-off of service upon forty-eight (48)
hours’ notice.
Customer Requested Shut-off
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(1) A Customer who is the Owner of a Property that receives Utility Services through a
Service Connection may request, in writing, that the MD temporarily shut-off or
discontinue a Utility Service provided to the Property. Such request must be submitted to
the MD at least one week in advance of the services being discontinued in the following
month.
(2) A Customer who requests shut-off or discontinuance of a Utility Service under
subsection (1) must pay all applicable fees or charges provided for in this Bylaw.
(3) Upon receipt of a valid request under subsection (1), and all applicable fees and charges
under subsection (2), the Chief Administrative Officer may shut-off or discontinue the
Utility Service in question.
Reconnection of Service
24 Before the MD reconnects or restores Utility Services, the Customer shall pay:
(a) any amount owing to the MD for the provision of Utility Services;
(b) the applicable reconnection charges; and
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(c) any applicable security deposit.
The MD’s Right of Entry
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(1) As a condition of receipt of Utility Services and as operational needs dictate, authorized
representatives of the MD 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 any facilities associated with the Water System or Sewage System:
(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 or handling of water
or sewage has occurred or is occurring, or that 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 sha!l pay a no access fee sufficient to cover the MD’s reasonable out-of-
pocket and administrative costs, if the MD'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 MD Facilities
26 Where any Customer discontinues Utility Services furnished by the MD, or the MD lawfully
refuses to continue any longer to supply it, any authorized representative of the MD may at
all reasonable times enter the Customer's Property to remove any Facilities in or upon such
Property.
False Information
27 No Person shall supply faise information or make inaccurate or untrue statements in a
document or information required to be supplied to the MD pursuant to this Bylaw.
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SCHEDULE “B”
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WATER SERVICES
PARTI- GENERAL WATER SERVICES PROVISIONS
Water Conservation and 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 Conservation and Demand
Management Measures to restrict water usage in any or all parts of the MD.
(2) All water restrictions shall be duly advertised by posting on the MD's website or by use
of focal media, printed or otherwise, prior to taking effect.
(3) No Person shall contravene the terms or conditions of any Water Conservation and
Demand Management Measures, without first obtaining the Chief Administrative
Officer’s authorization.
Requirement to Connect to Water System
2
(1) Subject to subsection (3), all developed Properties adjacent to a Water Main must
connect to the Water System on or before July 1, 2023.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), all new development, including redevelopment, on Property
adjacent to a Water Main must connect to the Water System prior to occupancy.
(3) The Chief Administrative Officer may, in his or her discretion, exempt a given developed
Property, new development or redevelopment from the connection requirement
established by subsection (1) or (2), as applicable.
(4) Where an exemption has been granted under subsection (3), the Chief Administrative
Officer may, at any time after the granting of the exemption, require that the developed
Property, new development or redevelopment in question be connected to the Water
System within an alternate timeframe prescribed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
(5) If an Owner fails to take all required steps to connect the Owner's Property to the Water
System when required, by this section, to do so, the MD may enter onto the Property in
question and, at the Owner's sole expense, take any and all steps that the MD considers
necessary to connect that Property to the Water System, including, without restriction,
constructing a Private Water Line and related facilities on the Property.
Alternate Water Supply
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(1) Subject to subsection (2), once a Property is connected to the Water System,
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(a)
(b)
no Person shall 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;
and
any existing well, spring or other source of water supply not connected to the
Water System, that is located on that Property, shall be decommissioned by the
Owner, at the Owner's expense, in accordance with all applicable laws and
regulations.
(2) The Chief Administrative Officer may allow a Person to maintain an alternate source of
water supply subject to such terms and conditions as the Chief Administrative Officer
deems necessary, which may include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
restrictions on the period of time for which an alternate source of water supply may be
used and the purposes for which it may be used.
(3) No Person who has been granted permission by the Chief Administrative Officer to
maintain 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
4 No Person shall, unless authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer in writing:
(a)
(b)
(c)
resell water obtained from the Water System to any other Person;
supply water obtained from the Water System to any Person who intends to sell
the water; or
supply water from the Water System to any Property that could be supplied with
water through its own Service Connection.
Unauthorized Use of Water
5
(1) No Person shall use water from the Water System, or allow water obtained from the
Water System to be used:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
in a manner that will impede water use by other Customers;
in a manner that is wasteful;
unless an Account has been opened by the Customer;
unless the water has first passed through a Meter, except in a case where,
pursuant to this Bylaw, unmetered supply of water is specifically authorized: or
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 MD's Meters, appliances, or other
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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
immediately disconnect the Service Connection or shut-off the water supply, 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 MD.
(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 MD 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
6
(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 MD 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 MD's requirements applicable to the installation and
operation of the Private Water Line. The MD reserves the right, but is not obligated, to
verify that all necessary authorizations have been obtained by the Customer.
Temporary Water Services
7 The MD 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 this 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 permanent metered Water Services when
(a) a MD final inspection is issued for the development; or
(b) the development is being used for its intended purpose;
whichever event occurs first.
Bulk Water
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(1) The MD may, at its discretion, make water available for sale at MD bulk water stations or
deliver bulk water to Customers.
(2) The MD is not obligated to supply water at its bulk water stations or deliver bulk water to
Customers and the supply of water may be discontinued or interrupted for any reason.
(3) Unless a coin-operated system is available, all purchases of bulk water at MD bulk water
stations require an Account and an access number assigned by the MD.
(4) All purchases of bulk water that will be delivered by the MD require an Account.
(5) A Customer requesting access to a MD bulk water station or delivery of bulk water by
the MD may apply to the MD for a bulk water Account by:
(a) supplying any information that may be reasonably required by the Chief
Administrative Officer; and
(b) paying any applicable fee or charge established by the MD including, without
restriction, a fee payable to obtain a bulk water station access number.
(6) Unless a coin-operated system is available, no Person, other than a Customer with a
bulk water Account in good standing, shall access or draw water from a MD bulk water
station without prior MD authorization.
(7) No Person, other than a Customer with a bulk water Account in good standing, shall
request and/or receive bulk water delivered by the MD without prior MD authorization,
(8) The Chief Administrative Officer may add to the Customer’s bulk water Account the
charges for all Water Services provided by the MD to the Customer based upon the
rate’s, fees and charges set out within this Bylaw or the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(9) Customers shall be billed monthly, or at such frequency as may be determined by the
Chief Administrative Officer, in their discretion. 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.
(10) Payments on bulk water Accounts may be made to the MD at such locations designated,
and under any payment methods approved, by the Chief Administrative Officer from time
to time.
(11) A Customer may be charged a dishonoured cheque charge for each cheque returned for
insufficient funds when paying a balance on the Customer's bulk water Account.
(12) Any charge on a Customer's bulk water Account remaining unpaid after the due date will
be in arrears and constitute a debt owing to the MD and is recoverable, by action, in any
Court of competent jurisdiction. If an Account remains unpaid after the due date, the MD
may, in addition to any other remedy, revoke the Customer's pin code access to the
MD's bulk water stations and close the Customer's bulk water Account.
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PART Il- WATER METERS
Provision and Ownership of Meters
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(1) All water supplied by the MD through each Commercial Service Connection shall be
measured by one Meter unless the Chief Administrative Officer, in his or her sole
discretion, has specified otherwise. A separate Curb Stop must be installed for each
Meter.
(2) The MD shall supply and install one or more Meters for the purpose of measuring the
volume of water delivered to a Customer by way of a Commercial Service Connection.
Each Meter shall remain the sole property of the MD unless the Chief Administrative
Officer and the Customer have expressly agreed in writing otherwise.
(3) In the case of new construction on Property adjacent to a Water Main, a Customer's
Property may only be occupied after the Meter is installed and an Account opened.
Responsibilities of Customer
10
(1) Where applicable, 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) Where applicable, each Customer shall provide adequate protection for the Meter
supplied by the MD 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
11
(1) No Person, other than an authorized agent of the MD, shall install, test, remove, repair,
replace, or disconnect a Meter.
(2) No Person shall break, tamper, or interfere with any Meter including, without restriction,
any seal attached thereto.
(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
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(1) A Customer may, for the Customer's own benefit, and at the Customer’s own cost, install
a Subsidiary Meter between the Meter supplied by the MD and the point of use of the
water supplied, provided that the MD 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 MD'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.
Access to Meters
13 The Chief Administrative Officer may, at any reasonable time, read, inspect, remove, repair,
replace or test a Meter installed on Property owned or controlled by the Customer.
Remote Meter Reading
14
(1) In this section,
(a) “Remote Reading” means a Meter reading obtained by the MD electronically,
without physically travelling to the location of a Meter and viewing it in-person;
and
(b) “In-Person Reading” means a Meter reading obtained by the MD by physically
travelling to the location of a Meter and viewing it in-person.
(2) Without limiting the generality of section 13 of this Schedule, the Chief Administrative
Officer may, in his or her discretion, and at the Customer's sole cost, alter or replace a
Meter so as to make the Meter capable of being read remotely.
(3) Where a Meter is capable of being read remotely, the MD may, in its discretion, read the
Meter by way of either a Remote Reading or In-Person Reading.
(4) In the event of an inconsistency between a Remote Reading and in-Person Reading,
obtained at a specific point in time, the In-Person Reading shail prevail.
Meter Readings
15 Where 3 consecutive estimated Meter readings have been used for billing purposes due to
the Meter not being read by an authorized representative of the MD as a result of the
Customer failing to provide or allow the MD 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
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(b) in the case where the Customer does not contact the Chief Administrative Officer
within two (2) working days, the MD may disconnect the Service Connection or
shut-off Utility Services, without any further notice, until such time as an actual
Meter reading can be obtained.
Meter Testing
16
(1) If a Meter is found to be recording inaccurately:
(a) the Chief Administrative Officer will repair or replace the Meter and the cost,
along with the costs of verification and testing, shall be borne by the MD; and
(b) subject to subsection (2), the Account based on the readings of that Meter during
the period of 3 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 MD and the Customer in full
settlement of any claim that may arise out of the error in the Meter.
(2) The Chief Administrative Officer may at any time inspect or test any Meter, on their own
initiative, regardless of whether the Customer has requested inspection or testing.
Circumvention of Meter
17
(1) If under any circumstances, a Person other than an authorized agent of the MD prevents
a Meter from accurately recording the total volume of water supplied, the MD may
disconnect the Service Connection, shut-off Utility Services 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.
PART Ill - FIRE PROTECTION
Use of Water from Fire Hydrants
18
(1) Unless authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer, no Person shall operate or
interfere with a fire hydrant, whether owned by the MD or privately owned, except as
necessary for firefighting purposes.
(2) A Customer requesting authorization to use water from a MD owned 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.
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(3) The Chief Administrative Officer will advise the Customer whether and on what terms the
MD is prepared to authorize use of a MD owned fire hydrant and any conditions,
including without limitation, payments by the Customer, that must be satisfied as a
condition of using a MD owned fire hydrant.
Interference with Fire Hydrants
19
(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 3 feet around a fire hydrant and shall not permit anything to be constructed,
erected, placed or planted within that minimum clearance.
Private Fire Protection Equipment
20
(1) In this section “Private Fire Protection Equipment’ means equipment, infrastructure or
facilities, not owned by the MD, which is located on a Customer's Property and is
intended to be used to provide fire protection, including, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, private fire hydrants, fire sprinklers and outlets for fire hoses.
(2) No Customer shall connect Private Fire Protection Equipment to the Water System
without first applying for, and obtaining, the written approval of the Chief Administrative
Officer.
(3) A Person applying for approval under subsection (2) shall pay any applicable fee and
provide the Chief Administrative Officer with all information that the Chief Administrative
Officer may require.
(4) The Chief Administrative Officer may, in his or her discretion, acting reasonably, approve
or reject an application under subsection (2) and may, in granting an approval, impose
conditions or requirements on the Customer, which may include, without restriction, a
requirement that a separate Service Connection be constructed and installed, at the
Customer's sole cost, for the purpose of supplying the Private Fire Protection
Equipment.
(5) The MD does not guarantee or warrant that the Water System, or any portion thereof,
will be capable of connecting to and/or adequately supplying Private Fire Protection
Equipment on a Customer's Property and, without limiting the authority of the Chief
Administrative Officer under subsection (4), an application under subsection (2) may be
rejected if the Chief Administrative Officer determines that the Water System, or portion
thereof, is not capable of connecting to or adequately supplying the proposed Private
Fire Protection Equipment.
(6) A separate Service Connection for fire protection that is installed pursuant to subsection
(4) shall only be utilized to supply water for fire protection purposes.
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(7) Where a separate Service Connection for fire protection is required pursuant to
subsection (4), the Chief Administrative Officer may require that a separate Meter be
installed on that Service Connection at the sole expense of the Customer.
(8) A Customer that installs Private Fire Protection Equipment is responsible for complying
with any applicable laws and regulations that relate to the installation, operation and
maintenance of that Fire Protection Equipment.
(9) A Customer shall ensure that all Private Fire Protection Equipment located on the
Customer's Property maintains an adequate volume, pressure and flow rate of water
required for firefighting purposes.
(10) The Chief Administrative Officer may, at any reasonable time, inspect and test Private
Fire Protection Equipment.
PART IV - CROSS CONNECTIONS
Cross Connections
21
(1) No Person shall install, or allow to exist, any 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 Cross Connection
prohibited by this section, the Chief Administrative Officer shall give notice to the
Customer to correct the Cross Connection at the expense of the Customer within the
time specified in the notice and may, in addition to any other legal remedy, immediately
disconnect the Service Connection or shut-off the water supply for such time as the
prohibited Cross Connection continues.
Cross Connection Control Devices
22
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer may, in his or her discretion, require any Customer to
install, at the Customer's expense, one or more Cross Connection Control Devices on
Private Water Lines servicing the Customer's Property, in locations approved by the
Chief Administrative Officer.
(2) A Customer is responsible, at the Customer's expense, for ensuring that Cross
Connection Control Devices located on the Customer’s Property are installed, and
regularly inspected, repaired and maintained, by a Person certified and qualified to
install, inspect, repair and maintain Cross Connection Control Devices.
PART V - OTHER FACILITIES
Operation of Curb Stops
23
(1) No Person, other than an authorized representative of the MD, shall operate a Curb Stop
on any Property.
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(2) No Person shall interfere with, damage or obstruct access to any Curb Stop.
Boilers
24 Where a boiler is supplied with water from the Water System, the Customer shall ensure
that a safety valve or other appropriate device is installed to prevent danger from collapse
or explosion if water supply to the Customer is disconnected or otherwise discontinued.
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SCHEDULE “Cc”
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SEWAGE SERVICES
Unauthorized Use of Sewage System
1
(1) No Person shall use the Sewage System, or allow the Sewage System to be used:
(a) in a manner that will impede the Sewage 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 Sewage 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 Sewage System, the Chief Administrative
Officer may immediately disconnect the Service Connection or shut-off Sewage
Services, 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 MD.
(4) A Person that uses the Sewage System in contravention of this section shall pay the
following charges:
(a) the applicable rate for the Sewage 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 MD in dealing with the contravention; and
(c) any other applicable fees or charges provided for in this Bylaw.
Requirement to Connect to Sewage System
2
(1) Subject to subsection (3), all developed Properties adjacent to a Sewer Main must
connect to the Sewage System on or before July 1, 2023.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), all new development, including redevelopment, on Properties
adjacent to a Sewer Main must connect to the Sewage System prior to occupancy.
(3) The Chief Administrative Officer may, in his or her discretion, exempt a given developed
Property, new development or redevelopment from the connection requirement
established by subsection (1} or (2), as applicable.
(4) Where an exemption has been granted under subsection (3), the Chief Administrative
Officer may, at any time after the granting of the exemption, require that the developed
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Property, new development or redevelopment in question be connected to the Sewage
System within an alternate timeframe prescribed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
(5) If an Owner fails to take all required steps to connect the Owner's Property to the
Sewage System when required, by this section, to do so, the MD may enter onto the
Property in question and, at the Owner's sole expense, take any and all steps that the
MD considers necessary to connect that Property to the Sewage System, including,
without restriction, constructing a Private Drainage Line and related facilities on the
Property.
(6) The Owner of a Property in respect of which the Chief Administrative Officer has
provided an exemption under subsection (3) shall install, at the Owner’s expense, a
Private Sewage Disposal System that meets the approval of the Chief Administrative
Officer.
(7) An Owner who installs a Private Sewage Disposal System pursuant to subsection (6)
shall be responsible for obtaining, and complying with, ail permits, certificates, licenses,
inspections, reports, and other authorizations necessary for the installation and
operation of the Private Sewage Disposal System, and for complying with all applicable
laws and regulations.
Alternate Sewage System
3
(1) Subject to subsection (2), once a Property is connected to the Sewage System,
(a) no Person shall, unless authorized tn writing by the Chief Administrative Officer,
continue to use any Private Sewage Disposal System located on that Property
for the collection or disposal of Sewage; and
(b) any existing Private Sewage Disposal System that is located on the Property
shall be decommissioned, at the Owner's expense, in accordance with alll
applicable laws and regulations.
(2) The Chief Administrative Officer may allow a Person to maintain a Private Sewage
Disposal System subject to such terms and conditions as the Chief Administrative
Officer deems necessary, which may include, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, restrictions on the period of time for which the Private Sewage Disposal
System may be used and the purposes for which it may be used.
(3) No Person who has been granted permission by the Chief Administrative Officer to
maintain a Private Sewage Disposal System shall allow that alternate facility to be
connected, directly or indirectly, to the Sewage System.
Authorizations and Approvals for Private Sewer Line
4
(1) The Customer shall be responsible for obtaining all permits, certificates, licenses,
inspections, reports, and cther authorizations necessary for the installation and
operation of the Private Sewer Line.
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(2) The MD shail not be required to commence Sewage 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 MD’s requirements applicable to the installation and
operation of the Private Sewer Line. The MD reserves the right, but is not obligated, to
verify that all necessary authorizations have been obtained by the Customer.
Discharge into Sewage System
5
(1) Except as agreed to in writing by the Chief Administrative Officer, no Person shall
discharge or permit to be discharged into the Sewage System any matter other than
domestic Sewage 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 Sewage System:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(9)
(h)
(i)
(i)
(k)
(I)
(m)
any matter containing Hazardous Waste;
any substance that may cause the MD to be in violation of any regulatory or
operating licence, approval or permit for the Sewage System;
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, including, without restriction, hydrocarbon substances
such as gasoline and diesel fuel;
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
Sewage System including, without restriction, grease and solid substances such
as sand, grit, mud, plastics, rags, sanitary napkins and wet wipes;
any matter with corrosive properties which, by itself or in combination with any
other substance, may cause damage to the Sewage System;
any substance having a pH of less than 5.5 or greater than 10;
pharmaceuticals;
corrosive or toxic substances, including, without restriction, pesticides and
herbicides;
radioactive materials;
condensing water,
any heated water or other liquids of a temperature higher than eighty (80)
degrees Celsius;
the contents of any privy vault, manure pit or cesspool;
the contents of a sump pump; or
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(n) storm water or surface water.
Commercial or Industrial Wastes
6
(1) No Sewage or other matter resulting from any commercial, trade, industrial or
manufacturing process shall be discharged or permitted to be discharged into the
Sewage System unless prior approval has been granted by the Chief Administrative
Officer and only then after any required pretreatment of the Sewage or other matter, as
prescribed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
(2) All necessary pretreatment equipment or works shall be tnstalled 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
¢ No Person shail dilute or permit to be diluted any Sewage in order to enable its discharge in
compliance with these Terms and Conditions.
Oil, Grease and Sand Interceptors
8
(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 its 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
(c) maintained by the Owner.
Protection of Sewage System
9
(1) No Person shall remove, damage, destroy, alter or tamper with any Facilities forming
part of the Sewage System, except as authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer.
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(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 Sewage
System.
(3) No Person shall connect any storm drain, weeping tile or sump pump to any portion of
the Sewage System.
(4) In case of a blockage, either wholly in in part, of the Sewage 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 MD may be held
liable for due to such blockages.
Hauled Sewage
10
(1) No Person shall discharge or permit the discharge of hauled Sewage except at a hauled
Sewage 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.
(2) lf a hauled Sewage discharge location has been identified, by the MD, as a Recreational
Vehicle discharge or dump location, that location shall be used solely for the purpose of
discharging Sewage from Recreational Vehicles, and no Person shall discharge or
permit the discharge, at that location, of Sewage from any vehicle, container, structure or
thing other than a Recreational Vehicle.
Release of Sewage
11 No Person shall Release or permit the Release of Sewage within the MD unless the
Sewage is Released into the Sewage System or a Private Sewage Disposal System in
accordance with this Bylaw.
Requirements if Release Occurs
12
(1) Any Person who Releases or permits the Release of any Sewage or other matter
contrary to this Bylaw shall, immediately after becoming aware of the Release, notify:
(a) the Chief Administrative Officer and provide the following information:
i. name of the Person causing or permitting the Release;
it. location of the Release;
iii, name and contact information of the Person reporting the Release;
iv. date and time of the Release;
v. type of material discharged and any known associated hazards;
vi. volume of the material Released; and
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vii. corrective action being taken, or anticipated to be taken, to control the
Release;
(b) the Owner of the Property, where the Person reporting the Release 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 Release.
(2) The Person who Released or permitted the Release pursuant to subsection (1) shall, as
soon as the Person becomes aware or ought to have become aware of the Release,
take all reasonable measures to:
(a) confine, remedy and repair the effects of the Release; and
(b) remove or otherwise dispose of the matter in a lawful manner so as to minimize
all adverse effects.
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SCHEDULE “D”
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SOLID WASTE SERVICES
Ownership of Waste
1 All Waste remains the Property of the Person that collected or generated the Waste, or is
the Owner or Occupant of the Property where the Waste was generated on or originates
from, until such time that the Waste is collected by the MD or accepted at a Landfill or
Transfer Station in accordance with this Bylaw.
Prohibited Waste
2 No Person shall set out for collection, permit to be set out for collection or otherwise
dispose of any Prohibited Waste, unless written authorization has been provided by the
Chief Administrative Officer.
Comply with MD Requirements
3 No Person shall collect, dispose of, deposit or remove Waste in a manner contrary to this
Bylaw, the Utility Services Guidelines, or information posted at a Landfill or Transfer
Station.
Collection Services
4
(1) The MD may provide Solid Waste Services to Customers located within the MD in
accordance with this Bylaw and the Utility Services Guidelines;
(2) The MD may withhold the collection of Waste if a Person fails to comply with section
3 of this Schedule or if Waste is improperly prepared, is of an excessive quantity or is
located at unsafe or non-compliant locations; and
(3) 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, including the requirements set out
within this Bylaw, remove and dispose of all Waste generated on the Property at an
approved Transfer Station or Landfill, at the Owner or Occupant's sole expense.
Interference with Waste Set Out for Collection
5 No Person other than an authorized representative of the MD or the Person placing Waste
out for collection by the MD in accordance with this Bylaw and the Utility Services
Guidelines shall interfere with, disturb, add to or remove the contents of Waste set out for
collection.
Entering Private Property
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(1) MD employees collecting waste in accordance with this Bylaw shall not be required
to enter onto private Property to collect Waste unless such entry is necessary or
desirable, in the discretion of the Chief Administrative Officer.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), MD employees are authorized to enter the front yard
of any private Property at all reasonable times for the purpose of collecting waste in
accordance with this Bylaw.
(3) The MD will not be responsible for any damage to roads or infrastructure located on
private Property resulting from the operation of Waste collection vehicles while
collecting waste on private Properties in accordance with this Bylaw.
Illegal and Afterhours Dumping of Waste
7 Except where waste is being set out for the purpose of collection by the MD in accordance
with this Bylaw and the Utility Services Guidelines, no Person shall deposit, or permit the
deposit of, Waste:
(a) outside of or adjacent to a Landfill or a Transfer Station;
(b) on or adjacent to any roadways; or
(c) on any Property that they do not own, except in cases where the Owner of such
Property has provided express permission to deposit such Waste, and the
Waste is deposited into a container that will prevent it from being scattered,
blown, spilled or otherwise dispersed.
Scavenging
8 No Person shall pick over, interfere with, disturb, remove, or scatter any Waste at a Landfill
or Transfer Station.
Transportation of Waste
9 No Person shall use, or permit to be used, any vehicle for the conveyance or storage of
Waste unless such vehicle is fitted with a suitable cover capable of preventing the
dropping, spilling or blowing off of Waste while it is being transported or stored in the
vehicle.
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SCHEDULE “E”
RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
Water Services
Rates, fees and charges for Water Services are as follows:
. User Fees — Utility Accounts
A) Customers Connected to the Water System
i. Commercial Service Connections (Meter)
Cubic Meter for all water received above
$1.50 per Cubic Meter
Minimum charge of $28.00/month
lf 400 Cubic Meters is exceeded ina
month, the cost shall be .00 per
the 400 Cubic Meters
ii. Residential service lines
$28.00 per month
iii. Multiple Dwellings
$28.00 per month/dwelling
iv. Recreational Vehicles (with approved
development)
$28.00 per month
v. Accounts held by Senior Citizens, where
the annual household income is equal to or
less than the following thresholds based on
the number of persons occupying the
Property receiving Water Services:
1 Occupant = $75,000
2 Occupants = $85,000
3 Occupants = $95,000 and
4 or more Occupants = $100,000.
To determine eligibility, the MD will require
a Canada Revenue Agenc
Assessment. Where applicable, the MD
may also require Schedule 90 from the
Customer's T1 General Tax return, titled -
Neral Exempt from Tax under the /ndian
ct.
Notice of
No charge
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vi. Accounts held by Persons receiving No charge
Assured Income for the Severely
Handicapped (AISH) benefits from the
Province of Alberta
* “Senior Citizen" means a person aged 65 years and older.
B) Residential Trucked Water Delivery - Once Per Week
| Up to 8 Cubic Meters $28.00 per month
* If two deliveries are requested, the fee shall be charged twice;
* There will be a maximum of two deliveries per tank per week;
* There will be scheduled weekday deliveries only (there will be no callouts).
C) Commercial Trucked Water Delivery - Once Per Week
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Bulk water delivery $60.00 per month.
* If two deliveries are requested, the fee shall be charged twice;
* There will be a maximum of two deliveries per tank per week;
* There will be scheduled weekday deliveries only (there will be no callouts).
D) Truck Fill Systems
| i. Truck fill service deposit $1,000.00 (Refundable per application)
| ti. Consumption
+. Local Business with approved rebate. | $1.50 per Cubic Meter (MD Local
Business owner must hold a valid MD
Business License.
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2. All others
$8.80 per Cubic Meter
iii, A minimum fee is applicable to all
truck fill accounts
$20.00/month
E) Coin Operated Barrell Fill (bulk water)
Coin loading (Approx. 454 liters per coin)
$1.00
F) Non-Payment
Penalty charge on overdue balance
1.5% per month
Plus Administrative Service Fee
$60.00 payment prior to resumption of
service
* Administrative service fee is applicable whether physical disconnection or
discontinuation of service has taken place. Delivery/Collection services will resume
on the next regularly scheduled run.
G)
Service Discontinued Upon Request
Administrative Service Fee
$30.00 payment prior to resumption of
service
2. User Fees — Non-Utility Accounts
Occasional Commercial Trucked Water Delivery
Metered or Estimated
Minimum charge of $60.00/tank
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Sewage Services
2 Rates, fees and charges for Sewage Services are as follows:
i. Sewer surcharge — Commercial Only
20% of water charge for Truck Fill/Bulk water
services;
$60.00 minimum for each lagoon discharge
when a private vacuum truck service is used.
ii. Sewer surcharge — Residential Only
$12.00/month when connected to a service
connection (sewer service line);
$28.00/month for accountholders for vacuum
services provided by the MD when there is
NO service connection (sewer tank), with a
maximum of two loads per week at an extra
$28.00/month;
$0.00 for Occasional Residential sewer
service for one cleaning/year when
connected to force main or gravity sewer;
And $60.00 thereafter.
ill. If the Property is only connected to the
Sewage System
$20.00/month
iv. Seniors (65 and over) and AISH
residents
No charge
Solid Waste Services
3 Rates, fees and charges for Solid Waste Services are as follows:
1. Landfill Waste Fees (Received at M.D. Landfill Sites)
A)Domestic Garbage
the MD
i. Owners or Occupants of Property within
No Charge
ii. Persons who are not Owners or
Occupants of Property within the MD
Tipping fee of $15.00 per cubic meter
B) Commercial Waste
Person w
the MD.
i. Commercial Waste generated from or on
a Property located within the MD or b
ose Property is located wit
hin
Tipping fee of $15.00 per cubic meter
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ii. Commercial Waste generated from or on
a Property located outside the MD or by
a Person whose Property is located
outside the MD.
Tipping fee of $15.00 per cubic meter
C)Institutional/Recreation
i. Owners or Occupants of Property within
the MD
No Charge
ii Persons who are not Owners or
Occupants of Property within the MD
Tipping fee of $15.00 per cubic meter
D) Waste Metal, White Metal and Car Bodies
i. MD Residents & Hamlet Commercial
1. White goods (fridges, stoves, No Charge
freezers, washers)
2.Car & Truck bodies No Charge
3.Metal products No Charge
ii. MD Non-Hamlet Commercial
1. White goods (fridges, stoves, $60.00
freezers, washers)
2.Other white goods $15.00
3.Metal products
$15.00 per cubic meter
E) Tires
i. MD Residents/Commercial
No Charge
ii. Non-MD Residents
Tipping fee of $15.00 per cubic meter
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F) Batteries
i. MD Residents/Commercial
No Charge
ii. Non-MD Residents
Tipping fee of $15.00 per cubic meter
G) Dry Inert Waste
i. MD Residents
ti. Commercial
iii. Non-MD Residents
No Charge
$15.00 per cubic meter
Tipping fee of $15.00 per cubic meter
* This includes concrete, debris, bricks, soil. PVC pipe, suitable fill material & white
ash.
H) Other Fees
i. Call out fees, minimum 3 hours
$150.00 Hourly rate plus Tipping Fees
ii. Sorting fees
1. Labor fees
$50.00 Hourly rate
2. Equipment
Hourly rate based on Alberta Road
Builders Rates
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iii. 40 Yard Bin Rental
$40.00 per day
2. Monthly Rates
A. Residential garbage pickup $10.00 per month
i. Seniors and AISH residents No charge
B. Non-Hamlet Residential garbage
pickup (20 km radius)
i. Residential bin renta! $10.00 per month
C.Commercial garbage pickup included
In Commercial bin rental
1. 205 liter bin rental $12.00 per month
2. 410 liter bin rental $20.00 per month
3. 1320 liter bin rental $40.00 per month
D. Caretakers Residence per parcel as $5.00 per month
set out in Land Use Bylaw
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SCHEDULE "F"
SPECIFIED PENALTIES
Penalty
Municipal Tag Violation Ticket
Section Description . Second or . Second or
First First
Offence Subeduent Offence an
Obstruct an
authorized
Bylaw, s. 18 representative $125.00 $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.08
Backfill before
Schedule “A”, s. Service Connection
6(2)(c) inspection $125.00 $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00
Contravention of
Repair and
Schedule “A”, s. 7 Maintenance $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 | $2,000.00
Requirements
Interfere with another
Customer's Service
Schedule “A”, s. 9(2) | Connection/Utility $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 | $2,000.00
Services
ane Obstruct access to
ae aot Facilities 500.00 | 1000.00 | 2000.00 | 4000.00
Failure to manage
Schedule “A”, s. vegetation on
12(2) Property $125.00 $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00
Install structure that
“an interferes with proper
120) ait and safe operation of | $250.00 | $500.00 | $1,000.00] $2,000.00
Facilities
Interfere with or alter
Schedule “A”, s. 13 Facilities 500.00 1000.00 2000.00 4000.00
Extend Customer-
AG owned infrastructure
Schedule “A”, s. 16 beyond Property 500.00 1000.00 2000.00 4000.00
Supply false or
nat inaccurate
Schedule “A”, s. 27 information $125.00 $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00
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Schedule “B", s. 1(3)
Schedule “B”, s.
3(1)(a)
¢c
Fail to comply with
Water Conservation
and Demand
Management
Measures
$125.00
Obtain water from
source not connected
to the Water System,
after connection to
Water System
$250.00
$250.00
$500.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
Schedule "B’, s.
3(1)(b)
Fail to decommission
alternate water
supply, after
connection to Water
System
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
Schedule "B’, s. 3(3)
Connect an alternate
water source to the
Water System
500.00
1000.00
2000.00
4000.00
Schedule “B”, s. 4
Unauthorized resale
or supply of water
500.00
1000.00
2000.00
4000.00
Schedule “B”, s. 5(1)
Unauthorized use of
water
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
Schedule “B”, s. 8(6)
Access or draw water
from a non-coin-
operated MD bulk
waiter station without
a bulk water Account
in good standing and
without prior MD
authorization
Schedule “B’, s. 8(7)
Request and/or
receive bulk water
delivered by the MD
without an Account in
good standing and
without prior MD
authorization
$250.00 |
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
Schedule “B”, s.10
Contravention of
Customer Meter
installation rules and
requirements
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
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Contravention of
General Meter
Schedule “B”. s.11 Restrictions $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 | $2,000.00
Unauthorized
Schedule “B” s. 18(1) | OPeration of a fire 1000.00 | 2000.00 | 4000.00 | 8000.00
hydrant
Obstruct access to or
Schedule “B”, s. 19 | CPeration of a fire $250.00 | $500.00 | $1,000.00] $2,000.00
hydrant
Contravention of
requirement
Schedule “B’, s. 20 eae $500.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,000.00! $3,000.00
Equipment
Unauthorized Cross
Schedule “B” s. 21 Connection $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 | $2,000.00
Customer fails to
ape install required Cross
aie Io Connection Control. | $250.00 | $500.00 | $1,000.00] $2,000.00
Device
Contravene Cross
Wo Connection Control
5) Etat Device testing and | $250.00 | $500.00 | $1,000.00| $2,000.00
repair requirements
apn Operate a Curb Stop
5) B's. on any Property $250.00 | $500.00 | $1,000.00| $2,000.00
Interfere with,
Schedule “B”, s. damage or obstruct
23(2) access to any Curb $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 | $2,000.00
Stop
yan Impede Sewage Use
TREN ot of other Customers | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,000,00| $3,000.00
agen Use Sewage System
RN C's. without an Account | $250.00 | $500.00 | $1,000.00| $2,000.00
Use Sewage System
Tae) a mn pnauthorized $1,000.00] $2,000.00 | $3,000.00) $4,000.00
Schedule “C”, s. Unauthorized use of
3(1)(a) Private Sewage $1,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $4,000.00
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Disposal System,
after connection to
Sewage System
Schedule “C", s.
3(1)(b)
Fail to decommission
Private Sewage
Disposal System,
after connection to
Sewage System
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$4,000.00
Schedule “C”, s. 3(3)
Allow alternate
Private Sewage
Disposal System to
be connected, directly
or indirectly, to the
Sewage System
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$4,000.00
Schedule “C", s. 5(1)
Discharge matter
other than domestic
Sewage
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
Schedule “C’, s. 6(1)
Discharging industrial
matter without
approval or proper
pretreatment
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
Schedule “C”, s. 7
Diluting Sewage to
allow for discharge
into Sewage System
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$4,000.00
Schedule “C", s. 9
Contravention of
requirement
respecting protection
of Sewage System
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$4,000.00
Schedule “C’, s.
10(1)
Discharge of hauled
Sewage at location
not approved by the
Chief Administrative
Officer
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$4,000.00
Schedule “C", s.
10(2)
Discharge Sewage at
Recreational Vehicle
discharge station
from vehicle,
container or thing
other than a
Recreational Vehicle
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
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Schedule “C’, s.
Schedule “C’”, s.
{2
Release or permit the
Release of Sewage
(not into the Sewage
System or a Private
Sewage Disposal
System)
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$4,000.00
Failure to notify
parties of a Release
or take measures
following a Release
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
Schedule “D", s.
Set out, permit to be
set out or otherwise
dispose of Prohibited
Waste
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
Schedule “D”, s.
Collect, dispose of,
deposit or remove
Waste contrary to this
Bylaw, Utility
Services Guidelines
or information posted
at a Landfill or
Transfer Station
$500.00
Schedule "“D”, s.
Interfere with, disturb,
add to or remove the
contents of Waste set
out for collection
$250.00
$1,000.00
$500.00
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
Schedule “D”, s.
Illegal or afterhours
dumping of Waste
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
Schedule “D”, s.
Scavenging
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
Schedule “D”, s.
Improper
transportation or
storage of Waste
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
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