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## BYLAW NO. 1036-17 A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF RAYMOND IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA PERTAINING TO WASTEWATER SERVICES IN THE TOWN
WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act R.S.A. 2000 Chapter M-26 and amendments thereto, provides that a Council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting Public Utilities within the Town;
AND WHEREAS Wastewater is defined as a Public Utility;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Raymond duly assembled hereby enacts as follows:
## 1. SHORT TITLE
- 1.1. This Bylaw may be cited as the "Wastewater Bylaw" of the Town of Raymond. Where the terms of this Bylaw conflict with the provisions of any other Bylaw, this Bylaw shall prevail.
## 2. DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
- 2.1. AUTHORIZED PERSON means any representative appointed by the Town of Raymond.
- 2.2. COUNCIL means the Municipal Council of the Town of Raymond.
- 2.3. MANAGER means the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Raymond or designate.
- 2.4. OWNER means the registered owner of the property or the purchaser thereof who is entitled to occupy and enjoy the property.
- 2.5. PERSON means firm, corporation, owner, occupier, lessee, or tenant.
- 2.6. SEWER UTILITY means the system of sanitary sewer works owned and operated by the Town and all accessories and appurtenances thereof.
- 2.7. TOWN means the Town of Raymond or its duly authorized representatives.
- 2.8. WASTEWATER SYSTEM means those pipes installed by the Town or the developer for the Town for the conveyance of sewage throughout the Town from which wastewater service lines may be connected.
## 3. ADMINISTRATION
- 3.1. The Water and Sewer Utility of the Town of Raymond comprising of feed mains, sewer mains, intermediate mains, lift stations, service pipes, fire hydrants, valves, meters, services and all other appurtenances, together with the sale of water, shall be under the management and control of the Manager.
## 4. USE AND PROTECTION OF WASTEWATER SYTEM
- 4.1. No person shall throw, deposit or leave in or upon any Town sewer or any trap, basin, grating, manhole or other appurtenance of any Town sewer any butcher's offal, garbage, litter, manure, rubbish, sweeping, sticks, stones, bricks, earth, gravel, dirt, mud, hay straw, twigs, leaves, paper, rags, cinders, ashes or refuse matter of any kind, except faeces, urine, the necessary closet paper, waste water, and slop properly discharged through a sewer into a town sewer.
- 4.2. No person shall permit to be discharged into any sewer, any liquid or liquids which would prejudicially affect the sewers, or other trade waste or any waste steam, condensing water, heated water or other liquids of a higher temperature than eighty degrees (80) Celsius.
- 4.3. No person shall make or cause to be made any connection with any town sewer, house drain, or appurtenance thereof for conveying or which may convey, into the same, any inflammable or explosive material.
- 4.4. No person shall allow water collected from weeping tile, sump pumps, roof drains, eaves troughs, yard drains or roof spouts installed after the effective date of this Bylaw to enter the wastewater system of the Town of Raymond, if there exists a feasible connection into storm sewer drains. In instances where there is no feasible connection to storm sewer drains, connection to the Town wastewater system will be required.
- 4.5. No person shall discharge the contents of any privy, vault, manure pit or cesspool, directly or indirectly, into any Town sewer, or house drain connected therewith unless authorized by the Town. Such authorization by the Town shall be granted for sewage collected from properties located within the Town boundaries only and shall be subject to a septic tank dumping fee.
- 4.6. No person shall turn, lift, remove, raise or tamper with the cover of any manhole, ventilator, or other appurtenance of the Town Wastewater System, except duly authorized employees of the Town.
- 4.7. No person shall cut, break, pierce, or tap into the Town Wastewater System or appurtenance thereof, or introduce any pipe, tube, trough, or conduit into the Town Wastewater System, except duly authorized employees of the Town.
- 4.8. No person shall interfere with the free discharge of the Town wastewater system, or part thereof, or do any act or thing which may impede or obstruct the flow or clog up the Town wastewater system or appurtenance thereof.
- 4.9. An authorized person shall have the right, provided there is evidence of a violation of any provision of this Bylaw, at all reasonable times to enter houses or other places which have been connected with the Town wastewater system, and facilities must be given to him to ascertain whether or not any improper material or liquid is being discharged into the wastewater system, and he shall be authorized to stop or prevent from discharging into the wastewater system any private wastewater drain through which substances are discharged which are liable to injure the wastewater or obstruct the flow of sewage.
- 4.10. No person other than those authorized by the Town shall make any connection to or shall cut or otherwise tamper in any way with the Town wastewater system.
## 5. INDUSTRIAL OR TRADE WASTES
- 5.1. No waste or discharge resulting from any trade, industrial manufacturing process, shall be directly discharged to any Town wastewater system without approval of the Town. As a condition of such approval, the Town may require such pretreatment of the effluent as is deemed necessary. The pre-treatment facilities required shall be completely installed by the applicant, at his expense, prior to the construction of the wastewater connection, and thereafter shall be continuously maintained and operated by the applicant.
## 6. REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF WASTEWATER SERVICES
- 6.1. The owner shall at his or her own cost be responsible for the unplugging or repair of wastewater lines from the sewer main to the building. All work is to be completed to Town specifications or by the Town. In instances when the Town has installed new wastewater lines from the sewer main to the building, and said installation is found to be faulty, the Town shall incur the costs to repair.
In all cases when the replacement and repair of wastewater service lines necessitates the opening and excavating of a street, boulevard, sidewalk or other Town property the owner shall prior to such opening and excavating deposit with the Town the cost of returning the Town property to its original condition as estimated by the Town Manager.
Upon returning the said Town property to its original condition the deposit will be refunded to the owner. If the Town property is not returned to its original condition the Town will undertake to do the work with the actual cost of the work being paid for by the deposit with any excess to be refunded to the owner and any deficiency being collected in the same manner as water and wastewater rates.
The Town manager may at his discretion waive the said deposit and in the case that the Town's property is not returned to its original condition the Town will undertake to do the work with the actual cost of the work being collected in the same manner as water and sewer rates.
## 7. GREASE TRAPS
- 7.1. Grease traps of sufficient size and approved design shall be placed on the waste pipes from all hotels, restaurants, laundries, and such other places as the Town may direct. Such traps shall be installed prior to any connection to the Town wastewater system.
## 8. BILLING AND COLLECTION
## 8.1. General
- a) All rates and charges related to the collection of wastewaters and to the connection of new wastewater lines can be found in the Town's "Fees and Charges Bylaw"
- b) Failure of a person to receive an account shall in no way affect the liability to pay the account.
## 8.2. Charges
- a) There shall be paid for all wastewater service rendered hereunder the amounts set out in the Town's "Fees and Charges Bylaw". Such amounts are subject to change without notice and variations from the established rates schedule shall only be made by the Council.
## 9. VIOLATIONS
- 9.1. Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw or any order made thereunder is guilty of an offence and is liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($2,500.00) DOLLARS and in default of payment of the fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding SIX (6) MONTHS.
## 10. ENFORCEMENT
- 10.1. Where a Peace Officer believes that a person has contravened any provision of this Bylaw, that Peace Officer may serve that person with a violation ticket pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.
## 11. SEVERABILITY
- 11.1. Should any provision of this Bylaw be invalid, then such invalid provision shall be severed, and the remaining Bylaw shall be maintained.
## 12. REPEAL
- 12.1. Bylaw 1032-16 Wastewater Bylaw as amended is hereby repealed.
This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon receiving final reading.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS THE 18" DAY OF APRIL, 2017. READ A SECOND TIME THIS THE 2n DAY OF MAY, 2017. READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS THE 2nd DAY OF MAY, 2017.
AMENDED AND READ A FIRST TIME THIS THE 5t DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021. READ A SECOND TIME THIS THE 44 DAY OF JANUARY, 2022.
READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS THE 18" DAY OF JANUARY, 2022.
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