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BYLAW 1182
OF STARLAND COUNTY
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, CANADA
Being a bylaw
of
Starland County, in the
Province of Alberta, to provide for the regulation,
operation and maintenance of a sewer system in
the Hamlets, and the levying of rates and
charges thereof hereinafter referred to as the
Hamlet Sewer Utility Bylaw; and to repeal
Bylaw 1063.
WHEREAS by virtue of the power conferred upon it under the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A.
2000 c.M-26, as amended, the Council of Starland County, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
1.
TITLE
This Bylaw may be referred to as the "Hamlet Sewer Utility Bylaw" of Starland County.
1.1
2.
INTERPRETATION
In this Bylaw, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context
specifically requires otherwise:
2.1
(a)
"Billing Period" means Monthly Billing Period.
"Building" means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any
use or occupancy;
(b)
"Council" means the Council of Starland County;
(c)
"Customer" means any Person to whom the Municipality supplies Utility Services,
and shall be deemed to be:
the occupant, in a situation where the occupant is the registered owner or
purchaser of a Building or lot or part of a lot; or
in a situation where the occupant is a Person other than the registered
owner or purchaser of a Building or lot or part of a lot:
(d)
)
ii)
the registered owner or purchaser, where:
(A)
the registered owner or purchaser entered into a written agreement
with the Municipality for the supply of Utility Services; or
(B)
the occupant in all cases other than contained in subsection (A)
above;
(e)
"Due Date" means the date set out in the invoice of the Municipality by which a
Utility Charge shall be paid. The Due Date will be set by resolution of council
and shall be within the second month following the Billing Period and if the due
date falls on a day other than a business day, the prior business day;
"Hamlet" means the Hamlets of Craigmyle, Rumsey and Michichi, as identified by
the Municipality from time to time;
(f)
(9)
"Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway,
viaduct, lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestleway or other place, whether
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publicly or privately owned, any part of which the public is ordinarily entitled or
permitted to use for the passage or parking of Vehicles, and
includes:
(>)
a sidewalk (including the boulevard portion of the sidewalk);
if a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the roadway, the ditch;
(A)
(B)
and
if a Highway right of way is contained between fences or between a
fence and one side of the roadway, all the land between the fences,
or all the land between the fence and the edge or the roadway, as
the case may be,
(C)
but
does not include a place declared by the Lieutenant Governor in Council
not to be a Highway;
(ii)
"Interceptor" means a device approved by the Municipality and designed to prevent
oil, grease, sand, or other Matter from passing from the source into the Sewage
System;
(h)
"Matter" means any solid, liquid or gas;
(i)
(j)
"Municipality" means Starland County;
"Nuisance" means any act, deed, omission or thing, which is, or could reasonably
be expected to be annoying, troublesome, destructive, harmful, inconvenient,
unsanitary, unsightly, unsafe or injurious to another Person and/or another
Person's property;
"Outstanding Account" means any Utility Charges (or any portion of) for which the
Municipality has not received payment on or before the Due Date;
(k)
(I)
"Person" means a natural Person, body corporate, proprietor, association, society
or partnership;
(m)
"PH" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams
per liter of solution and denotes alkalinity or acidity;
(n)
"Premises" means any land or Building on land or both or any part thereof within
the Municipality;
(o)
(P)
"Prohibited Waste" means:
liquid waste, dead animals or dead animal parts, petroleum products,
industrial
residue,
discarded
furniture,
automobile
parts,
major
appliances, sod, concrete, soil, inflammable waste, explosive waste;
i)
biological waste, hazardous, pathological waste and radioactive waste as
defined pursuant to the Public Health Act and its Regulations;
ii)
iii)
hot or warm Ashes; and
iv)
any other Matter, the collection of which may be potentially dangerous or
may potentially damage all or any part of the Sewage System
"Reconnection Charge" means the fee established by Council resolution from
time to time for reconnecting a Customer to the Existing Sewage Service;
(q)
(r)
"Refuse" means all putrescible materials resulting from the handling, preparation,
cooking, consumption and storage of food, along with the following materials:
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broken dishes, tins, glass, rags, cast-off clothing, waste paper, excelsior,
cardboard, sawdust, food containers, grass cuttings, plastic, shrubbery and tree
pruning's, weeds and garden waste; but does not include manure, tree stumps,
roots, turf, earth, furniture, major household appliances, discarded auto parts or
Building Waste;
"Release" means to directly or indirectly spill, discharge, spray, inject, inoculate,
abandon, deposit, leak, seep, pour, drain, emit, empty, throw, dump, place or
exhaust either intentionally or unintentionally;
"Service Connection" means that portion of a connection to a sewer connection
that lies between the property line and the Building.
"Sewage System" means any of the Municipality's works for the collection,
transmission, treatment or disposal of sewage, or any part of such system, but
does not include the low pressure sewage system in place within the Hamlet prior
to the date this Bylaw comes into force;
"Utility Charges" means the fees imposed by the Municipality for Utility Services
pursuant to this Bylaw;
(s)
(t)
(u)
(v)
"Utilities Officer" means the Director of all water and sewage operations of the
Municipality and includes any authorized personnel to act on behalf of the Utilities
Officer;
"Utility Services" means the Municipality's Sewage System;
"Vehicle" means a device in, on or by which a Person or thing may be transported
or drawn on a Highway;
(w)
(x)
(y)
"Waste" means any discarded or abandoned organic or inorganic material which
the owner or possessor thereof does not wish to retain for any purpose, or which
being Ashes, Garbage, Refuse or trade refuse, health regulations or the amenities
of the area in which it exists, require to be removed.
(z)
3.
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
The Utilities Officer is hereby authorized to do all things necessary in order to fulfil the
Utilities Officer's authority under this Bylaw.
3.1
3.2
The Utilities Officer:
or any municipal employee or agent requested by the Utilities Officer may enter
at all reasonable times on or into a Premises on which the Customer was or is
supplied with Utility Services, for the purpose of installing, maintaining, removing
or replacing any fittings, wires, machines, apparatus, meters, pipes or other
things that are the property of the Municipality; and
(a)
may otherwise inspect, construct and maintain all works, wells, pipes, poles,
erections and machinery requisite for any Utility Service vested in the Municipality.
Any Person who considers themselves to be aggrieved by a decision of the Utilities Officer
may appeal the decision to Council;
(b)
3.3
(a)
An appeal shall be made within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Utilities Officer's
decision;
(b)
All appeals shall be in writing addressed to the Municipality's Chief Administrative
Officer; and
(c)
The Council's decision respecting an appeal shall be final and binding.
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The Utilities Officer or any municipal employee or agent requested by the Utilities Officer,
may
perform
all
construction,
maintenance,
sampling
tests,
inspections,
repairs,
placement settings, or alterations with respect to meters, or any utility, pipe, wire
connection or tap within the Municipality's authority.
3.4
SEWAGE SYSTEM AND CHARGES
4.
No Person shall without the prior written approval of the Utilities Officer, discharge or
deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of the following Matter into the Sewage
System:
4.1
Matter which because of its type, temperature, quality or quantity, may be or may
become a health or safety hazard to any Person or which may be or may
become harmful to a Sewage System of the operation thereof, or which may
cause the Sewage System's effluent or operation to contravene any federal,
provincial or municipal legislation, including an approval, requirement, direction
or other order issued by Alberta Environmental Protection or other enforcing
agency, with respect to the Sewage System or its discharge;
Matter that may cause an offensive odour to emanate from a Sewage System;
(a)
(b)
Subsurface drainage, including weeping tile drainage;
(c)
Water that has originated from a source separate from the Water System of the
Municipality, unless there is no Water System abutting the Premises;
(d)
hauled Sewage;
(e)
Matter that is a solvent or petroleum derivative including, but not limited to
gasoline, benzene, naphtha or fuel oil;
(f)
Matter that is or that contains carbon bisulphide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia,
trichloroethylene, sulphur-dioxide or formaldehyde;
(9)
Matter containing dyes or colouring material, or which upon reaction with other
Matter will significantly discolour the effluent in the Sewage System;
(h)
Matter having a pH rating of less than five and one half (5.5) or greater than ten
(10.0);
(i)
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Matter containing any manure, intestinal contents from horses, cows, sheep, swine
or any other fish or animal, stomach casings, fish scales, bones, hard bristles,
hides, manure, poultry entrails, feet or feathers, and flesh or hair resulting from
hide processing operations;
Matter consisting of or containing ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, metal
shavings, glass, rags, tar, plastic or wood;
(k)
Matter having a temperature exceeding one hundred and fifty (150) degrees
Fahrenheit or sixty-five and one-half (65.5) degrees Celsius;
(I)
(m)
Matter consisting of polluted water, including but not limited to cooling water,
processed water or blow-down from cooling towers or operative coolers;
(n)
Matter which will create tastes or odours in drinking water making such waters
unpalatable after conventional water purification treatment;
(o)
Matter generated by garbage grinders unless:
(i)
the Matter is generated in preparation of food normally consumed on the
Premises; or
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the Customer has approval from the Municipality, and the discharge is in
accordance with that approval.
In any event, such Matter must be shredded to a degree that all particles will be
carried freely under normal flow conditions, and such Matter shall not include
plastic, paper products, inert materials, or garden refuse;
(p)
Matter originating from a source outside the Municipality's boundaries;
(q)
Matter from any holding or septic tank, other than a manufactured home holding
tank
(ii)
(r)
Matter into a manhole or other opening in the Sewage System other than through
the works from the Premises on which the Sewage is generated;
Where the Municipality has agreed to permit the discharge or deposit of Matter referred to
in Section 4.1 above, the Municipality may require the Person to enter into an agreement
relating to the discharge or deposit, and the agreement may include all terms beneficial to
the Municipality. The Person shall indemnify and save harmless the Municipality from all
costs and damages relating to the discharge or deposit;
Any Person who Releases or causes or permits the Release into any Sewage System of
any Matter contrary to Section 4.1 above, shall:
(a)
notify the Municipality immediately upon becoming aware of the Release;
4.2
4.3
(b)
provide information respecting the Release, to the satisfaction of the Municipality;
and
be liable for all costs incurred by the Municipality with respect to the Release for
containment, sampling, testing, removal, cleanup, disposal and any other related
activity.
(c)
All Customers of Premises consisting of garages, gasoline or service stations and vehicle
and equipment washing establishments shall install and maintain Interceptors.
4.4
Customers of Premises other than those referred to in Section 4.4 above shall install and
maintain Interceptors at the Utilities Officer's direction.
4.5
The Customer shall ensure that any Interceptor shall be of a type and capacity approved
by the Utilities Officer and shall be located in such a manner as to be readily and easily
accessible for the purposes of cleaning and inspection.
4.6
Where Matter must be pre-treated in order to comply with the requirements of Section 4.1,
such pre-treatment shall:
4.7
(a)
be at the sole cost of the Customer; and
(b)
be through a method approved by the Municipality.
All Customers receiving Sewage System Services pursuant to this Bylaw shall pay the
Utility Charges set by Council resolution, as amended from time to time.
4.8
A Customer is deemed to be receiving Sewage System Services unless exempted
pursuant to Section 6.
4.9
5.
PROTECTION OF UTILITY SERVICES
5.1
No Person shall break, damage, destroy, deface, tamper or cause or permit the breaking,
damaging, destruction, defacing or tampering with any part of the Utility Services or any
permanent or temporary device installed in the Utility Services for the purpose of
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measuring, sampling, or testing of Matter in the Utility Services. Any Person who does
perform such acts shall be liable for any damage incurred.
Subject to Section 8.1, the Municipality may discontinue supplying Utility Services to a
Premises where:
5.2
(a)
the Municipality believes that there is a breach of this Bylaw at that Premises;
(b)
the Customer of the Premises has breached a provision of this Bylaw;
(c)
the Premises is or appears to be abandoned; or
(d)
in emergency situations, or where necessary to protect the integrity of the Utility
System.
The Municipality may post a sign on the Premises at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to
discontinuing the supply of Utility Services or preventing access to the Utility Services on
the Premises pursuant to this Bylaw, advising that access to Utility Services may be
discontinued or prevented and that there may be a health risk to Persons entering the
Premises.
5.3
Whenever the Municipality determines that a Release from a Premises is contrary to this
Bylaw, the Municipality, in addition to any other provisions in this Bylaw, require the
Customer to:
5.4
install and maintain a device to detect the presence of a Release contrary to this
Bylaw; and
(a)
notify the Municipality of a detection of a Release contrary to this Bylaw, and to
provide all information to the Municipality's satisfaction.
(b)
No Person shall supply false information or make inaccurate or untrue statements in a
document or information required to be supplied to the Municipality pursuant to this Bylaw.
5.5
Any authority or activity to be performed by the Municipality may be performed by the
Utilities Officer or any other Person designated by the Utilities Officer, including a servant,
agent or employee of the Municipality.
5.6
Utility Charges shall be due and payable notwithstanding that the Premises is vacated or
abandoned, unless the Customer successfully applies to the Municipality to be exempted
from paying Utility Charges for one or more Utility Services.
The Utilities Officer may
accept such application upon being satisfied:
5.7
(a)
that the Premises are not occupied for any purpose; and/or
(b)
that the absence of the relevant Utility Services will not contravene or result in the
contravention of any federal, provincial or municipal legislation.
5.8
The Municipality shall have reasonable access to Premises receiving Utility Services and,
without restricting the generality of the foregoing, this access shall include:
entering the Premises to construct the service connection, or to maintain or repair
the service connection for the Water System or the Sewage System if the
Municipality is not satisfied with the maintenance or repair of the service
connection and the Customer has failed to comply with the Municipality's
instructions;
(a)
(b)
entering the Premises in an emergency situation;
(c)
entering the Premises to construct, maintain or repair any part of the Utility
Services owned by the Municipality, including a water meter and a remote water
meter reader indicator;
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entering the Premises to read the water meter and a remote water meter reader
indicator;
entering the Premises to ensure that the provisions of this Bylaw are complied
with;
(d)
(e)
entering the Premises to deliver a notice pursuant to this Bylaw; and
entering the Premises where otherwise contemplated by this Bylaw, or the
Municipal Government Act.
(f)
(9)
6.
INSTALLATION OF SEWAGE CONNECTIONS
The owner of any land abutting on any road or easement wherein there is a sewer main
now existing or hereafter located shall:
(a)
in any Building, and between the sewer main and any Building (including a sewer
service line) establish connections with the Sewage System, and any other
apparatus and appliances required to ensure the proper sanitary condition of the
Building and Premises.
The sewer service shall be constructed by the
Municipality, at the Customer's expense.
The construction costs payable to the
Municipality by the Customer shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the
Service Agreement between the Customer and the Municipality, and Schedule "A"
of this Bylaw.
The Customer shall be responsible for acquiring all municipal,
provincial or federal permits as may be required in respect of the installation of the
connection to the Sewage System.
6.1
(b)
discontinue the use of any water closets or privies that are not connected with the
Sewage System and shall discontinue the use of other sewage systems existing
prior to the date that this Bylaw comes into force.
The owner, as a term of supplying Sewer Services to the parcel of land, is responsible for
the maintenance and repair of those portions of the service connection both:
(a)
above, on, or under the parcel; and
6.2
(b)
from the main line of the Sewer System to the boundary of the road or easement.
shall pay the costs of construction at the time of installation or in accordance with
the schedule provided at Schedule "A".
Any person receiving Sewage Services pursuant to this Bylaw shall enter into a Sewer
Utility Service Agreement with the Municipality prior to receiving Utility Services.
The
Sewer Utility Services Agreement shall be in the form attached as Schedule "B" to this
Bylaw.
(c)
6.3
If the owner fails, neglects or refuses to comply with section 6.1 and 6.2 within sixty (60)
days of the enactment of this Bylaw, or within sixty (60) days of the construction of the
Sewage System within the abutting street, public place, or road, where construction takes
place after the enactment of this Bylaw, the Municipality may enter onto the Land or
Building, erection or structure concerned and make the connection or installation, at the
expense of the owner.
6.4
6.5
The owner of a parcel on land for which a service connection for any aspect of the Utility
Services is located shall .ensure that the works are protected from damage, including
freezing.
6.6
Where the owner is required to perform any work within lands owned or controlled by the
Municipality (including a road or easement) the owner shall contact the Utilities Officer
prior to performing such work, remediate the lands to the satisfaction of the Utilities
Officer, and perform the work according to the terms specified by the Utilities Officer.
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The Municipality shall incur no liability by reason of failure respecting provision of Utility
Services, nor shall it be liable for loss, costs, or damage to persons or property arising or
resulting from the supply or use of the Utility Services. The owner shall be responsible
for all damages or blockages to lines and equipment on the owner's parcel (and that
portion of the Sewer Service connection between the main and the boundary of the road
or easement) due to his or his agent's negligence. The Municipality is not liable for any
failure to supply Utility Services for any reason whatsoever, including interruption of
supply.
Full compliance with this section is a condition and term of supplying Utility Services to
that Premises.
6.7
6.8
Where the owner of land pursuant to this section is also the Customer of the Premises, the
charges imposed pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be a Utility Charge.
6.9
Nothing in this Bylaw precludes the Municipality from requiring the installation of Utility
Services pursuant to the Municipal authority prescribed in Part 17 of the Municipal
Government Act or in another enactment.
6.10
7.
UTILITY CHARGES
The Municipality shall levy Utility Charges on all Premises (unless those Premises are
exempted pursuant to Section 6 above). Utility Charges imposed shall be set by Council
resolution and may be amended from time to time.
7.1
The Municipality shall levy Utility Charges for all Premises on a monthly basis, unless
otherwise agreed in writing.
7.2
A Customer is not relieved from paying Utility Charges by reason of non-receipt of a Utility
Account, whatever the reason for non-receipt.
7.3
A Customer shall pay the applicable Utility Charges on or before the Due Date at the
Municipality's administration office.
7.4
7.5
Any Customer to whom Utility Services have been shut off or discontinued at the request
of the Customer or for committing a breach of this Bylaw shall, upon having paid any Utility
Charges owing, and upon requesting the Municipality to restore Utility Services, pay to the
Municipality a Reconnection Charge set by Council resolution, as amended from time to
time.
Council may establish separate Reconnection Charges for reconnection to the
Sewer System.
7.6
Outstanding Accounts for current Utility Charges will be assessed a one time interest
charge often per cent (10%) and any interest charge is deemed to be a Utility Charge.
8.
UTILITY SERVICES OUTSIDE HAMLET BOUNDARIES
The Municipality may, in its discretion, agree to provide Utility Services outside the
Hamlet's boundaries. Any provision of Utility Services shall be on the following basis:
8.1
the Customer shall enter into a written agreement, including terms to the
satisfaction of the Utilities Officer.
This agreement may include a requirement
that the Customer pay a deposit;
(a)
(b)
any provision of Utility Services shall be on the same terms as contained in this
Bylaw, which may be amended from time to time (except as modified in the
written agreement). If there is an Outstanding Account, the Municipality will be
entitled to add the Utility Charges to the tax roll for the parcel.
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9.
ENFORCEMENT
9.1
Enforcement of rectification of breaches of this Bylaw, including enforcement of payment
of Outstanding Accounts may be undertaken by the Municipality by any or all of the
following methods:
(a)
action in the court of competent jurisdiction;
shutting off any or all of the Utility Services being supplied to the Customer as the
Premises or otherwise discontinuing the service thereof, provided that the
Municipality has attempted to provide the Customer with at least seven (7) days
notice by mail (including a notice in the monthly account), or at least a twenty-
four (24) hour notice posted at the Premises.
(b)
Every Person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and on
conviction, is liable for a fine as set out at Schedule "C" to this Bylaw.
9.2
No Person who is convicted for an offence pursuant to this Bylaw is liable to imprisonment.
9.3
Compliance with this Bylaw is a condition of providing services to a premises; if the use of
Utility Services at a Premises does not comply with this Bylaw, the Municipality may
pursue its enforcement options as set out at section 9.1.
9.4
If payment is remitted for part but not all of the Utility Charges owing, payment shall
(unless otherwise agreed to by the Utilities Officer) be applied to that portion of the Utility
Charges outstanding the longest, regardless of any wish by the Customer to apply
payment to any portion of the Utility Charges owing.
Where the owner of a parcel is a Customer, the Utilities Officer may add any
Outstanding Account to the tax roll for the parcel.
9.5
9.6
10.0
GENERAL
This Bylaw shall come into force and effect on May 1st, 2022, and upon the third and final
reading. Bylaw No. 1063 is hereby repealed.
10.1
If any provision of this Bylaw is declared or held to be invalid, that provision shall be
deemed to be severed, and the remainder of the Bylaw shall remain in force and effect.
The rate schedule in this Bylaw is to be reviewed annually.
10.2
10.3
First reading on motion of Councillor Rew, done in Council this 23rd day of February, 2022.
!Second reading on motion of Deputy Reeve Sargent, done in Council this 23rd day of February,
2022.
Third and final reading on motion of Reeve Wannstrom, done in Council this 23rd day of February,
2022.
Done and Passed in Council this 23rd day of February, 2022.
STARLAND COUNTY:
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Cntef Administrative Officer
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SCHEDULE A
SEWER RATES AND INSTALLATION COSTS
HAMLET OF CRAIGMYLE - SEWER BILLING RATES:
1.
1.1
Monthly Payments
$13.00 / month
(a)
Monthly Sewer Connection Fee
HAMLET OF RUMSEY- SEWER BILLING RATES:
2.0
2.1
Monthly Payments
(a)
Monthly Sewer Connection Fee
$13.00 / month
HAMLET OF MICHICHI- SEWER BILLING RATES:
3.0
3.1
Monthly Payments
(a)
Annual Sewer Connection Fee (Invoiced Annually)
$50.00 / year
4.0
SEWER INSTALLATION COSTS (ALL HAMLETS)
The County will assist landowners within the hamlets where sewer
services are available with a new sewer service connection, specifically
within the Hamlets of Craigmyle, Rumsey and Michichi.
4.1
The County will obtain a minimum
of two
contractor estimates for the
connection of the Building to the municipal sewer services.
4.2
The lowest of the estimates obtained will be selected for connection to the
municipal utility.
4.3
The landowner has an option to pay the full amount of the connection cost
upfront or select the payment program option as outlined in 4.5.
4.4
The landowner must pay 20% of the lowest estimate amount as a deposit
for the connection of sewer services.
The balance of the outstanding cost of
connection to the sewer services can be paid back to the County in 24 equal
installments including interest at the prime rate plus 2.0% (at the financial
institution where the County carries out its daily banking business). The County
will provide the landowner with a repayment schedule.
4.5
The landowner must enter into a Sewer Utility Service Agreement with the
County.
4.6
The
landowner
is
responsible
for
obtaining
all
necessary
permits
to
undertake construction.
4.7
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SCHEDULE B
SEWER UTILITY SERVICE AGREEMENT
day of
20.
This AGREEMENT made effective the
BETWEEN:
STARLAND COUNTY
(Hereinafter called the "County")
OF THE FIRST PART
-AND-
(Hereinafter called the "Owner")
(As stated on the tax roll)
OF THE SECOND PART
1. The Owner hereby agrees to become a Customer for the following service:
a) Sewer Service
2. The County agrees to sell and deliver, so far as is practicable for the County to do so, and
the Owner will purchase from the County, the Owner's entire need for the utilities indicated
above.
3. The utility services are to be provided to the following location:
Civic Address:
Legal Land Description:
4.
The Owner agrees to pay for utilities installed and used, and services rendered at rates and
on such terms as are outlined in Schedule "A" of the Starland County Hamlet Sewer Utility
Bylaw 1182, as amended from time to time.
5. Services will be discontinued in accordance with requirements of the County's Hamlet
Sewer Utility Bylaw 1182 and related policies, including nonpayment of accounts, if an
outstanding bill is three months in arrears or if the account is not paid in full upon
termination. A Reconnection Charge will be charged by the County and must be paid prior
to utilities being restored. The Owner agrees to abide by the terms of Hamlet Sewer Utility
Bylaw 1182, which may be amended from time to time, and the terms of which form a part of
this Agreement.
6. The Bylaw may be viewed at the County Office.
The rates for Utility charges are set by
Council Resolution and may be amended from time to time.
7. Utility Charges for sewer will be billed monthly whether or not Utilities are actually
consumed. The County must obtain a request for disconnection from the Owner in writing in
order to discontinue billing these charges. A Reconnection Charge will be charged by the
County and must be paid prior to utilities being restored.
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8. The Owner understands and hereunder agrees that any unpaid utility bills or connection
fees may be added to the tax roll for the property as an uncollected amount.
9. The addresses of the parties to which all communications, notices or bills shall be
addressed or served and to which all payments shall be made is as follows:
Starland County
Box 249
Morrin, Alberta
TOJ 2B0
Telephone: 403-772-3793
And for the Owner:
Telephone:
The information on this form is being collected for the purpose of a municipal operation
or activity under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Act, Section 32(c). This information will be used at the discretion of the County and may
be released to the public. For more information contact: Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Commissioner, Starland County at the above address.
I have read and agree to the information outlined in this agreement.
10.
WITNESS
OWNER
STARLAND COUNTY:
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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Any person who contravenes any provision of the Bylaw by doing any act or thing
that is prohibited, or by failing to do any act or thing that is required is guilty of an
offence and liable upon summary conviction:
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To pay a fine of not less than $200.00 and not more than $5000.00
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