Utility Fees Levy and Collection Bylaw 2026 (Bylaw #275)
Municipality of Jasper, Alberta
· No. 275
· adopted 2026-01-20
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Municipality of Jasper Bylaw #275
Utility Fees Levy and Collection Bylaw 2026
MUNICIPALITY OF JASPER
BYLAW #275
BEING A BYLAW OF THE SPECIALIZED MUNICIPALITY OF JASPER IN THE PROVINCE OF
ALBERTA TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVYING AND COLLECTION OF FEES FOR THE PROVISION OF
WATER, SEWER, SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES IN 2026.
WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act (RSA 2000, cM-26) authorizes a municipality to operate a
water system as a public utility for the purpose of supplying and distributing water to customers in the
Municipality and, subject to Council approval, to customers outside the Municipal boundaries;
AND WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act authorizes a municipality to pass a bylaw respecting
public utilities and services provided by the municipality;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Specialized Municipality of Jasper, in the province of Alberta, duly
assembled, enacts:
1.0
Citation
1.1
This bylaw may be cited as Bylaw #275 "Utility Fees Levy and Collection Bylaw 2026".
1.2
This bylaw rescinds Bylaw #266 "Utility Fees Levy and Collection Bylaw 2025".
2.0
Definitions
2.1
In this bylaw
2.1.1
"apartment building" shall mean a single building comprised of three or more
dwelling units, not including secondary suites with shared entrance facilities,
where none of the dwelling units are rented or available for rent or occupation for
periods less than 30 days;
2.1.2
"apartment unit" shall mean a dwelling unit in an apartment building;
2.1.3
"black water" shall mean de-watered or partially de-watered sludge forming a
semi-liquid mass and includes accumulated settled solids deposited in holding
tanks, pit latrines, sewage lagoons and septic tanks;
2.1.4
"bulk water" shall mean water obtained from the water system by truck, tanker
or similar means, and at such times and locations as may be designated by the
CAO;
2.1.5
"chief administrative officer" (CAO) means the chief administrative officer of the
Municipality of Jasper or designate;
2.1.6
"dwelling unit" shall mean one or more rooms connected as a separate unit in
the same structure and constituting an independent unit for residential
occupancy by a household with facilities to sleep, cook and eat, and with its own
sanitary facilities;
2.1.7
"community non-profit rate" shall mean the community non-profit rate
specified in Schedule 1 which shall apply to:
2.1.7.1
Parcel R9, Lot 2 (Jasper United Church);
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2.1.7.2
Parcel C (St. Mary and St. George's Anglican Church);
2.1.7.3
Block A, Lot 1 (Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church);
2.1.7.4
Block 18, Lot 14 (Jasper Lutheran Church);
2.1.7.5
Block 26, Lot 13 (Jasper Pentecostal Church);
2.1.7.6
Block 4, Lots 19-20 (Jasper Baptist Church);
2.1.7.7
Block 5, Lot 4 (Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce, Robson
House);
2.1.7.8
Parcel A, Lots 3A and 4A (Jasper-Yellowhead Historical
Society);
2.1.7.9
Block 36, Lots 31 and 32 (Jasper Municipal Library);
2.1.7.10
Athabasca Park (Parks Canada Administration Building),
2.1.7.11
Un-surveyed lot known as Parcel U-124 (Friends of Jasper
National Park and public washroom building), and
2.1.7.12
Block 5, Lots 5 and 6 (Tourism Jasper Jackman House)
2.1.8
"grey water" shall mean the fouled water supply of residences and businesses,
and includes water-carried human wastes;
2.1.9
"leaseholder" shall mean a grantee or a person or other legal entity holding a
valid lease or licence of occupation with the federal Crown for the use or
occupation of land in Jasper National Park, and shall mean Canadian National
Railway in respect of lots or land parcels held by Canadian National Railway, and
shall mean Jasper National Park of Canada in respect to lots or land parcels held
by the Crown;
2.1.10 "multi-unit dwelling" means one or more single buildings designed to contain
three or more dwelling units not including secondary suites where none of the
dwelling units are rented or available for rent or occupation for periods of less
than 30 days;
2.1.11 "Municipality" shall mean the Municipality of Jasper;
2.1.12 "sewer system" shall mean the sanitary sewer system owned and operated by
the Municipality and all accessories and appurtenances thereto, and shall include
the wastewater treatment plant;
2.1.13 "water meter" shall mean a device designated and installed by the Municipality
in each water service for the purpose of measuring water volume, and
2.1.14 "water system" shall mean the water system owned and operated by the
Municipality of Jasper and all accessories and appurtenances thereto.
2.1.15 "zone" shall mean a zone established by a planning regime.
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Water Rate
3.1
Every leaseholder of a lot or land parcel in the Municipality that is connected to the water
system shall pay a water charge(s) as shown in Schedule 1.
3.2
The volume of water consumed will be measured by a water meter.
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4.0
Combined Water and Sewer Rate
4.1
Every leaseholder of a lot or land parcel in the Municipality that is connected to both the
water and the sewer systems shall pay a sewage charge(s) as shown in Schedule 1.
The equivalent combined rate would be the sum of the water rate and the sewage rate.
4.2
The volume of sewage is calculated as being equal to the volume of water consumed by
that leaseholder. The volume of water consumed will be measured by a water meter.
5.0
Sewer Rate (not connected to Municipal water supply)
5.1
Every leaseholder of a lot or land parcel in the Municipality that is connected solely to the
sewer system shall pay a sewage charge calculated as a percentage of the annual
operating cost of the Jasper wastewater treatment plant equal to the volume of sewage
that leaseholder contributes to the wastewater treatment plan expressed as a percentage
of total flows received at the plant.
5.2
Every leaseholder to whom section 5.1 applies shall provide a means approved by the
Municipality of measuring the volume in cubic meters of sewage entering the sewer
system from the leaseholder's lot or land parcel.
6.0
Trucked Waste
6.1
Every leaseholder of a lot or land parcel in the Municipality that is not connected to either
the water or the sewer system shall pay a sewage charge as per Schedule 1:
6.1.1
for each cubic meter of grey water deposited in the sewer system; and
6.1.2
for each cubic meter of black water deposited in the sewer system.
6.2
Every leaseholder to whom section 6.1 applies shall establish and maintain a municipal
sewage account and the Municipality shall charge the service fee specified in Schedule
1 for the establishment of the account.
6.3
Every leaseholder to whom section 6.1 applies who deposits grey water or black water
sewage into the sewer system at any time when a member of the operating staff of is not
present at the plant, and whose deposit results in a circumstance requiring the presence
of a member of the operating staff, the Municipality shall charge the leaseholder the
wastewater treatment plant call-out fees specified in Schedule 1.
7.0
Bulk Water
7.1
Every hauler of bulk water shall pay bulk water fees calculated as the volume of water
obtained from the water system multiplied by the water rate specified in Schedule 1.
7.2
Every purchaser of bulk water not having an existing municipal bulk water account shall
establish such an account and the Municipality shall charge the service fee specified in
Schedule 1 for the establishment of the account.
8.0
Solid Waste
8.1
The Municipality shall, with respect to every leaseholder of a lot or parcel located in the
Municipality, charge the fees specified in Schedule 1 for solid waste collection.
8.2
In the event the Parks Canada Agency increases the fees charged to the Municipality for
the provision of solid waste services, the CAO may increase the fees specified in
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Schedule 1 to the extent necessary to recoup those increased costs. The revised fees
shall be advertised by the Municipality.
8.3
The Municipality shall establish a daily solid-waste collection schedule ensuring that solid
waste collection is normally completed no later than 1:00 p.m. of each operating day. If
an extra pickup is required on any operating day it shall be subject, in addition to the fees
prescribed in section 10.1 herein, to the off-schedule surcharge specified in Schedule 1.
8.4
Every leaseholder of an institutional lot or parcel in the Municipality shall pay solid waste
fees at the commercial rate specified in Schedule 1 unless such zone or parcel:
8.4.1
is listed in section 2.1.7 as subject to the community non-profit rate; or
8.4.2
is used solely for residential purposes, in which case solid waste fees shall be
levied in accordance with the character of such use; and
8.4.3
no water, sewer or solid waste accounts shall be levied in respect of Parcel CA.
9.0
Parks Canada Agency
9.1
The Parks Canada Agency shall pay water, sewer and solid waste charges on properties
it
uses and occupies within the Municipality as though it were a leaseholder.
9.2
The Municipality shall, in respect to its lots or land parcels in Jasper National Park of
Canada outside the Municipality that are not connected to either the water or the sewer
system, levy a sewage charge for each cubic meter of sewage deposited in the sewer
system calculated at 0.8 multiplied by the per cubic meter trucked waste charge specified
in section 6.1.
9.3
Occupants of Parks Canada Agency lands zoned "R1", "R2", "R3" or "R4" shall pay the
solid waste charges specified in Schedule 1 unless the Municipality is requested in
writing by the Parks Canada Agency to direct such accounts elsewhere.
9.4
Parcel GJ shall be exempt from solid waste fees.
10.0
Recycling Fee
10.1
Every leaseholder of a lot or parcel upon whom the Municipality levies fees for solid
waste collection shall also be charged the recycling fee specified in Schedule 1 which
fee shall be contributed to recycling operating budgets.
10.2
Every leaseholder referred to in section 10.1 and who is the subject of more than
one solid waste account with the Municipality shall pay the recycling fee with respect to
each of their solid waste accounts.
11.0
Accounts
11.1
Accounts shall be rendered to the leaseholder, except that:
11.1.1 water charge accounts shall be rendered to the tenants of rental dwelling units
upon lands which are zoned R3 in respect to which:
11.1.1.1
each dwelling unit is serviced by an individual water meter;
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11.1.1.2
not less than 10 rental dwelling units are located within a single
leasehold; and
11.1.1.3
the leaseholder has provided to the Municipality current postal
addresses for the tenants of the rental dwelling units and has
requested in writing the accounts be sent to those addressed;
and
11.1.1.4
the Municipality shall hold the leaseholder fully and entirely
responsible for the payment of such accounts in the event the
Municipality's reasonable efforts to collect such accounts prove
unsuccessful.
11.2
water charge accounts shall be rendered to the tenants of rental dwelling units
upon lands which are zoned CV-2, CO, CP, or CN.
11.2
Accounts shall be due and payable to the Municipality when rendered. Failure to receive
an account shall not affect the liability to pay the account.
11.3
Utility Service Charges, shall constitute a debt to the Municipality which may be
recovered:
a. By transferring the Outstanding Balance to the Tax Roll of the property
owner, or
b. By action in any Court of competent jurisdiction, or
c. By distress upon and seizure of the goods and chattels of the person
owing such rates or charges wherever they may be found in the
Municipality.
11.3.1 Utility Service Charges, which are six (6) months in arrears will be transferred to
Property Taxes and a $50.00 Administration fee will be added to the account in the event
of a transfer to Property Taxes.
11.4
The Municipality may terminate water services to any leaseholder when their municipal
utility service charges are in arrears by 60 days or more from the rendering of the
account.
11.5
When a new account is established the Municipality shall charge the leaseholder the
administration fee specified in Schedule 1 for the establishment of the account.
11.6
For any services requested on or after June 1, 2009, a tenant to which section 11.1.2
applies, shall pay the Municipality the non-interest-bearing deposit specified in Schedule
1. The deposit shall be:
11.6.1 held on deposit by the Municipality for the full period for which services
are delivered to the tenant; and
11.6.2 applied to any outstanding service account balance at the conclusion of
the full period in which water services are delivered to the depositor or in
the event no outstanding account balance exists, returned to the
depositor.
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12.0
Penalties
12.1
The penalty for late payment of service accounts shall be 2% per month (26.82% per
annum) beginning on the 31st day after the rendering of the account.
13.0
Severance
13.1
If any section in this bylaw is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, it
shall be severed from the remainder of the bylaw and shall not invalidate the whole
bylaw.
COMING INTO FORCE
This bylaw shall come into force on the date of final passing thereof.
READ a first time this 6th day of January 2026.
READ a second time this 6th day of January 2026.
READ a third and final reading this 20th day of January 2026.
______________________________
Mayor
______________________________
Chief Administrative Officer
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Schedule 1
01-Jan-26
per
per year
GARBAGE
Garbage Residential In Town
$68.44
billing
$410.65
Garbage Commercial In Town
$363.70
billing $2,182.22
Duplex - 1 side/Condo's/Row House
$54.75
billing
$328.50
Duplex - Both Sides (G03 x 2)
$109.50
billing
$656.99
Garbage S Block - Industrial Park
$181.85
billing $1,091.11
Community Non-Profit Rate
$64.77
billing
$388.62
Garbage Fees - Four Plex (G03 x 4)
$219.01
billing $1,314.05
Additional Garbage Pick-Ups
$94.23
additional
Multi-dwelling district lot - apartment building, per apartment
$30.80
billing
$184.79
Multi-dwelling district lot - Per multi-unit dwelling
$52.90
billing
$317.42
Additional Garbage Pick ups or self dumping
$24.89
cubic yard
Commercial off-schedule surcharge per pick up
$24.89
pick up
Additional pick up of solid waste not stored in solid waste container
$154.41
hour
Municipal Bin Rental (Does not include monthly fees/tipping)
$300.00
billing
RECYCLING
Recycle Fee - Residential
$41.74
billing
$250.45
Recycle Fee - Commercial
$153.00
billing
$917.99
Recycle Fee Duplex (RECY01 x 2)
$83.50
billing
$500.97
Out of Town Commercial Recycling
Standard Recyclable Materials
$0.50
kg
All Plastics
$0.35
kg
Account Set up - One time Administration Fee
$50.00
account
SEWER
Sewer Consumption (0-35 m3)
$2.35
cubic meter
Sewer Consumption (35-65 m3)
$2.58
cubic meter
Sewer Consumption (66-500 m3)
$3.29
cubic meter
Sewer Consumption (501+ m3)
$4.05
cubic meter
Connection <=1"
$16.49
billing
$98.96
Connection =1.5"
$85.78
billing
$514.67
Connection >1.5"
$128.67
billing
$772.04
Capital <=1"
$48.83
meter/billing
$292.99
Capital =1.5"
$244.19
meter/billing $1,465.11
Capital >1.5"
$433.42
meter/billing $2,600.51
Trucked grey water
$14.37
cubic meter
Trucked black water
$22.72
cubic meter
WW Call out for first 3 hours
$399.19
1st 3 hrs
WW Call out for every hour exceeding 3 hours
$133.06
hr over 3 hrs
WW Service fee (section 6.2, 7.2)
$110.89
account
Sani Dump Station
$10.00
transaction
WATER
Water Consumption (0-35 m3)
$0.83
cubic meter
Water Consumption (35-65 m3)
$0.85
cubic meter
Water Consumption (66-500 m3)
$1.04
cubic meter
Water Consumption (501+ m3)
$1.34
cubic meter
Connection <=1"
$33.69
billing
$202.13
Connection =1.5"
$175.20
billing $1,051.18
Connection >1.5"
$262.80
billing $1,576.81
Capital <=1"
$37.74
meter/billing
$226.43
Capital =1.5"
$188.66
meter/billing $1,131.99
Capital >1.5"
$334.89
meter/billing $2,009.33
Bulk Water Minimun (section 7.1)
$11.75
cubic meter
Water Service Deposit (section 11.6)
$244.02
account
GENERAL
Administration Fee (section 11.3.1 and 11.5)
$50.00
transaction