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SUMMER VILLAGE OF SUNBREAKER COVE
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER COLLECTION
BY-LAW 191-24
A BYLAW OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF SUNBREAKER COVE, TO
REGULATE
THE
CONNECTIONS
AND
OPERATIONS
OF
A
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IN THE SUMMER
VILLAGE OF SUNBREAKER COVE.
Being a Bylaw of the Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove to provide for the
connection to and provision of wastewater services to residents of the
Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove.
WHEREAS The Municipal Government Act, RS.A. 2000, c. M-26 and
amendments thereto provides a Municipal Council with the authority to pass
bylaws respecting public utilities;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove
in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
1
TITLE AND GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE
1.1 This Bylaw will be referred to as the "Municipal Wastewater Utility
Bylaw".
1.2
This Bylaw shall only be applicable within the boundaries of the
Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove as depicted in Schedule "A"
attached hereto.
2
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
2.1 In this Bylaw:
a) "Annual Rate Rider" means that annual rate rider as
described within Schedule "B", payable by each Owner who
has not paid the Collection Fee in lump sum, as described
within Schedule "B".
b) "Bylaw Officer" means an individual employed by the
Summer Village in the position of Bylaw Officer.
c) "Charges" means those amounts charged to an Owner as
contemplated within Section 5.2 and 10.1 of this Bylaw, as
well as Schedule "C".
d) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the chief administrative
officer of the Summer Village or their delegate.
e) "Collection Fee" means that fee payable by each Owner not
later than upon connection to the Municipal Wastewater
System, as described within Schedule "B".
f) "Council" means the Council of the Summer Village of
Sunbreaker Cove.
g) "Curb Stop Valve" is the isolation valve placed by the
Summer Village which controls the flow of wastewater from
the property to the main line of the Municipal Wastewater
System.
h) "Customer" means any person who is the Owner of any lot
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connected to or provided with Wastewater Services
pursuant to this Bylaw.
i) "Force Majeure" means events arising from acts of God,
strikes, lockout, or other industrial disturbances, acts of
public enemy, acts of the Queen's enemies, wars,
blockades, insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides,
lightning, floods, earthquakes, explosions, fires, civil
disturbance, mechanical breakdowns, intervention of
federal, provincial, state or local government or from any of
their agencies or boards, the order or direction of any court,
and any other causes whether of the kind herein
enumerated or otherwise, not within the reasonable control
of the Summer Village and which by the exercise of
reasonable diligence and at a reasonable cost the Summer
Village is unable to prevent or overcome;
j) "Manager" means the Chief Administrative Officer for the
Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove or his or her designate.
k) "Municipal Tag" means a tag or similar document issued by
the Summer Village pursuant to the Municipal Government
Act that alleges a bylaw offence and provides a Person with
the opportunity to pay an amount to the Summer Village in
lieu of prosecution for the offence, and "Municipal Tags"
means two or more of them.
l) "Municipal Wastewater System" means the Sunbreaker
Cove Municipal Wastewater Collection System operated by
the Summer Village for the collection and treatment of
wastewater.
m) "Owner" means the registered Owner of land and includes the
purchaser thereof, and where the context so requires the
Owner of the land receiving Wastewater Services pursuant
to this Bylaw
n) "Peace Officer" means a Person employed by the Summer
Village in the position of peace officer in accordance with the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act and includes a member of
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
o) "Person" means a human being, a corporation or other legal
entity.
p) "Regional Wastewater System" means the Sylvan Lake
Regional Wastewater Commission System to which the
wastewater collected within the Summer Village of
Sunbreaker Cove is delivered for disposal.
q) "Secondary Servicing" means:
i)
servicing of any property located within the Summer
Village for Wastewater Services, or any service
similar to Wastewater Services, by or through any
neighbouring property or Service Connection located
upon any neighbouring property; and/or
ii)
connection of any building or improvement within any
property located within the Summer Village to any
piping that carries Wastewater to or through a
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neighbouring property;
except in the case of neighbouring property owned or under
the direction, control, and management of the Summer
Village;
r) "Service Connection" means the piping that extends from
the owners holding tank to the force main for the provision
of wastewater services and includes the grinder pump and
high-level tank alarm.
t) "Summer Village" means the Summer Village of Sunbreaker
Cove.
u) "Violation Ticket" means a violation ticket as defined in the
Provincial Offenses Procedures Act, and "Violation Tickets"
means two or more of them.
v) "Voluntary Payment" means a voluntary payment as defined
in the Provincial Offences Procedure Act (Alberta).
w) "Wastewater" means all the composite of liquid and water-
carried wastes associated with the use of water for drinking,
cooking, cleaning, washing, hygiene, sanitation, or other
domestic purposes and includes grey water.
x) "Wastewater Services" means the wastewater collection
and disposal provided by the wastewater system.
2.2
The Preamble and Schedules attached to this Bylaw form part
of this Bylaw.
2.3
In this Bylaw the reference to the male gender shall include the
female, and the singular, shall include the plural and vice versa.
2.4
Where a word or term in this Bylaw is defined by this Bylaw,
derivatives of that word or term shall be interpreted to have the
same general meaning as the defined word or term, as the
context may require.
3
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
3.1
Council hereby delegates to the Manager authority to do all
things necessary in order to fulfill the responsibilities and duties
of the Summer Village with respect to the delivery of
Wastewater Services under the Municipal Government Act and
this Bylaw including the retention of contractors. The Manager
is responsible for the operation of the Wastewater System in
accordance with:
3.1.1 Provincial and Federal Statutes and Regulations.
3.1.2 This Bylaw and related Regulations.
3.2
The Manager may delegate to one or more Summer Village
employees any of the duties hereby delegated to the Manager.
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4
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
4.1
The Summer Village is hereby authorized to operate the
Municipal Wastewater System for the purposes of supplying all
properties within the Summer Village with Wastewater
Services.
4.2
No person except the Summer Village may operate a
wastewater collection or disposal system in the Summer Village
except as permitted by this Bylaw or as specifically authorized
in writing by the Manager. Without restricting the foregoing,
except as permitted by this Bylaw or as specifically authorized
in writing by the Manager, Secondary Servicing of property
within the Summer Village is prohibited. Existing Septic fields
and other wastewater systems will be considered illegal under
this bylaw after 24 months from the commissioning of the
Municipal Wastewater System.
4.3
All Owners of property within the Summer Village from which
Wastewater is generated are required to connect to the
Municipal Wastewater System by April 26, 2024, which is within
24 months of the commissioning of the Municipal Wastewater
System, and if the property is connected to any other
wastewater disposal system or septic field, disconnect from that
wastewater disposal system or septic field prior to connecting to
the Municipal Wastewater System.
4.4
The Manager may give to an Owner of a property located within
the Summer Village who fails to connect to the Municipal
Wastewater System within 24 months of the commissioning of
the Municipal Wastewater System a notice requiring the Owner
to connect to the Municipal Wastewater System within the time
period specified in the notice, which period shall not be less
than 30 days.
4.5
If an Owner of a property in the Summer Village fails to carry
out the required steps and actions to the satisfaction of the
Manager within the specified time period, the Summer Village
may enter onto the property in question and take the necessary
actions, including construction of the Service Connection, at the
Owner's expense.
4.6
All Owners of property located within the Summer Village will
be required to pay a Municipal Wastewater System connection
fee as per the terms and conditions set out in Schedule B of this
Bylaw.
4.6.1 All Owners must pay the connection fee prior to
construction and upon the awarding of the construction
contract by the Summer Village.
4.7
All Wastewater generated on a property connected to the
Municipal Wastewater System shall be contained in a
watertight holding tank with functioning high-level alarm for
transfer to the Municipal Wastewater System and the Regional
Wastewater Commission trunk line.
4.7.1 Notwithstanding 4.7 above, the use of outdoor showers
will be allowed provided any soap, shampoo, or other
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cleanser used contains no phosphates.
5
OPERATION OF WASTEWATER SYSTEM
5.1
Upon connection the Municipal Wastewater System and the
commencement of Wastewater services, the Customer shall
pay all Charges for Wastewater services performed by the
Summer Village or its agents in accordance with this Bylaw,
including as set out in Schedule "C". Unless otherwise indicated
in the invoice issued by the Summer Village as to payment date,
payment is due within 30 days of issuance of an invoice by the
Summer Village.
5.2
Notwithstanding the forgoing and in addition to the payment of
Charges, and the Collection Fee and/or Annual Rate Rider, the
Customer shall be solely responsible for the construction,
installation, and maintenance of the Service Connection, and
where required by the Summer Village utilizing contractors
approved by the Summer Village. The Customer will be
responsible for directly hiring and paying any contractor to
construct and install the Service Connection.
5.3
The installation the Municipal Wastewater System, Service
Connections and related facilities shall be in accordance with
the standards and specifications set out in the engineering
design and as updated from time to time.
5.4
Where the Summer Village undertakes work pursuant to this
Bylaw the costs to be charged to and to be payable by the
Owners shall be calculated in accordance with costs and
charges as set out in Schedule "C" of this Bylaw, or in the event
that the Charges are not specifically contemplated by Schedule
"C", in such amounts as the Manager may deem appropriate
having regard to Schedule "C".
5.5
No Person shall install a Service Connection, including a grinder
pump as approved by the municipality's engineers, without
making an application for approval of such Installation to the
Summer Village and obtaining approval of such service.
5.6
No Service Connection shall be activated on the Municipal
Wastewater System until a Wastewater Utility Services
Agreement has been signed by the owner.
5.7
With respect to the Summer Village's liabilities and
responsibilities in providing the Wastewater services:
5.7.1 the Summer Village shall not be liable for any loss, injury,
damage, expense, charge, cost, or liability of any kind,
whether of direct, indirect, special, or consequential
nature (except only as specifically provided for in this
section) arising out of or in any way connected with any
failure, defect, fluctuation, reduction, or interruptions in
the provision of Wastewater services by the Summer
Village to its Customers howsoever caused;
5.7.2 the Summer Village shall be liable only for direct
physical loss, injury or damage to a Customer or
Customer's property resulting from the willful act of the
Summer Village, its employees, or agents in relation
the provision of Wastewater services to a Customer;
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5.7.3 for the purpose of defining the Summer Village's liability
and restricting the generality thereof, "direct physical
loss, injury or damage" shall not include loss of revenue,
loss of profits, loss of earnings, loss of production, loss
of contract, cost of capital and loss of use of any facilities
or property or any other similar damage or loss
whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with
the failure, defect, fluctuation, reduction or interruption in
the provision of Wastewater services to a Customer;
5.7.4 any claim filed by a Customer for direct losses,
damages, expenses, charges, costs, or other liabilities
must be filed with the Summer Village within 180 days
from the date of the occurrence of the incident that is the
subject of the claim, failing which the claim is deemed to
be settled by continuation of the Wastewater service;
5.7.5 the Summer Village shall not be liable for damages
5.7.5.1 caused by the break or failure of any portion of
the Municipal Wastewater System;
5.7.5.2 caused by the interference or cessation of
Wastewater services in connection with the
repair or proper maintenance of the Municipal
Wastewater System; or
5.7.5.3 generally for any accident or incident due to the
operation of the Wastewater services unless
such costs or damages have been shown to be
directly due to the willful act of the Summer
Village or its employees.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Summer Village is not responsible or liable
for costs or damages that are based on
nuisance. All limitations, protections and
exclusions of liability contained in any provincial
or federal legislation shall be applicable to and
shall benefit the Summer Village in respect of
any action brought or contemplated in respect
of the provision of the Wastewater services or
anything else associated to these terms and
conditions;
5.7.6 the Summer Village shall endeavor to provide regular
and uninterrupted operations of the Wastewater
services as provided in the terms and conditions. The
right to discontinue Wastewater services for any
reason with or without notice is fundamental to the
terms and conditions of this Bylaw;
5.7.7 the Summer Village shall have the right to disconnect,
interrupt or reduce Wastewater services at any time:
5.7.7.1 for making repairs or improvements necessary
to
facilitate
construction,
installation,
maintenance, repair, replacement, or inspection
of any part of the Municipal Wastewater
System;
5.7.7.2 to restrict and regulate the storage and disposal
of Wastewater;
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5.7.7.3 to maintain the safety and reliability of the
Wastewater services;
5.7.7.4 due to any other reason, including non-payment
of Rates and/or Charges, emergencies, forced
outages, Force Majeure or potential shortage or
interference with the normal delivery of the
Wastewater service;
5.7.8 the Summer Village will use reasonable efforts to:
5.7.8.1 provide notice of any Wastewater service
reduction or interruption;
5.7.8.2 minimize such interruption duration and
occurrences;
5.7.8.3 schedule planned interruptions as much as
possible at times convenient to Customers.
5.8
Should the Summer Village be rendered unable (wholly or in part)
by Force Majeure to carry out its obligation to supply Wastewater
services, the Summer Village's obligations so far as they are
affected by Force Majeure shall be suspended. The Summer
Village shall where practicably give notice of the occurrence of
Force Majeure to Customers affected.
6
SYSTEM EXTENSIONS AND INSTALLATION OF SERVICE
CONNECTIONS
6.1
Provision of Service Connections to the Municipal Wastewater
System.
6.1.1 Owners or their agents shall submit Service Connection
design plans, duly signed by a Professional Engineer, to
the Summer Village for review and approval prior to the
start of Service Connection construction. Each Owner's
Service
Connection
will
tie
into
the
Municipal
Wastewater System at a point provided by the by the
Summer Village near the property line, and except as
permitted by this Bylaw or as specifically authorized in
writing by the Manager may not pass through any other
private
property
before
reaching
the
Municipal
Wastewater System.
6.1.2 Property owners are required to have the condition of their
existing septic / holding tank assessed by a qualified
inspector to ensure there is no groundwater infiltration into
the tank, or loss of fluids to the surrounding soils.
6.1.3 The Summer Village may require changes to the designs
for the Service Connection to ensure acceptable
standards in design, materials, and construction.
6.1.3 The Summer Village has approved the engineering
specifications for the installation of the Municipal
Wastewater System and Service Connections during the
initial construction phase. Installers are required to meet
these specifications.
6.2
Service Connections on Summer Village Property or Owner's
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Property
6.2.1 The Owner of a property connected to the Municipal
Wastewater System is responsible for all costs of
constructing or installing Service Connection which
services the Owner's property, regardless of whether it
is within the Owner's property, or within the Summer
Village owned or controlled property. The portion on
Summer Village owned or controlled property is paid for
by the Municipal Wastewater Collection Fee unless the
property is a new subdivision.
6.2.2 The Summer Village may install the Service Connection
within the Summer Village property to the Owner's
property boundary only.
6.2.3 The Summer Village may cause the installation of Service
Connections lo be performed by a private contractor at the
cost of the Owner of property for which the Service
Connection is installed.
6.2.4 An Owner shall be responsible to arrange and pay for
the materials and installation of the Service
Connection within his or her own property.
6.2.5 Notwithstanding Section 6.2.4, if the Summer Village
determines that a Service Connection will be installed
by the Summer Village or if an Owner fails to carry out
and install a Service Connection as required by this
Bylaw, the Summer Village may install such Service
Connection within the Owner's property, at the
Owner's expense.
6.3
Owner provided Service Connections
6.3.1
Where the Summer Village does not install the Service
Connection the Summer Village shall require that all
necessary permits are obtained and shall have the right
of inspection.
6.3.2 The Owner shall advise the Summer Village of the
time of Installation of a Service Connection and shall
allow a plumbing and safety codes officer reasonable
opportunity to inspect the installation for conformance
to Summer Village standards and specifications.
6.3.3
Persons excavating for installation of a new holding
tank shall not backfill until a request for inspection has
been made to the Plumbing and Safety Codes Officer
and the Plumbing and Safety Codes Officer, appointed
by the Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove, has done
an inspection and approved the installation of the tank,
pump, and connection to service connection piping.
6.3.4
When making a request for an inspection, five working
days' notice will be required by the Plumbing and Safety
Codes Officer and inspection will only be done during
regular work hours.
6.3.5
Persons backfilling before requesting and receiving an
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inspection may be required by the inspector to dig out
and expose the Service Connection at the Owner's cost
so that a proper inspection can be done.
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REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS
7.1
The Owner or occupant of a property shall ensure that any Curb
Stop Valve adjacent to their property remains accessible and
exposed. Where the Owner or occupier damages or causes the
Curb Stop Valve to become inoperative, the Owner shall be
responsible for repairs, damages, and/or replacement costs.
7.2
Any obstructions restricting access to the curb stop valve will
be removed. Removal of these obstructions shall be at the cost
of the Owner.
7.3
The Owner shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair
of the Service Connection line located on the Owner's property
including the thawing of frozen lines from the holding tank to the
property line.
7.4
The Owner shall be responsible for clearing any blockages in
the portion of the wastewater lines from a building to the holding
tank or from the holding tank and to the property line.
7.5
The Owner shall be responsible for ensuring that a high-level
alarm is powered and functioning at all times unless the
municipal curb stop has been closed by the municipality.
7.6
The Summer Village may inspect the holding tank, pumps, and
connections to ensure that they meet the engineering and
operating standards.
7.6
The Summer Village shall be responsible for the maintenance
and repair of the Service Connection line located on Summer
Village lands including the thawing of frozen lines from the force
main up to the property line.
7.7
Notwithstanding the foregoing, should damage to the Service
Connection be caused by the negligence or improper action of
the Owner or those for whom they are responsible, the costs for
repairing or thawing lines and Curb Stop Valve will be charged
to the Owner.
8. GOVERNING THE PROVISION AND USE OF THE
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
8.1
Except where authorized by the Summer Village in writing no
Person shall open, close, or interfere with any line, valve or vent
connected to the Municipal Wastewater System.
8.2
The Summer Village may shut off Wastewater Services at the
Curb Stop Valve, in which case no person shall turn on or
attempt to tum on the Wastewater Services except where
authorized by the Summer Village in writing.
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9 RESTRICTED MATERIALS
9.1
No Person shall connect, cause to be connected, or allow to
remain connected to the Municipal Wastewater System any
piping, fixture, fittings, container, or appliance, in a manner
which under any circumstances, may allow contaminated or
polluted water or wastewater, including but not limited to those
substances and limits described in Schedule E, or any other
liquid, chemical or substance to enter the Municipal Wastewater
System.
9.2
The Manager may issue such order or orders to the Owner of the
property as may be required to ensure compliance with Article
9.1 of this Bylaw.
9.3
No Person shall throw, deposit, or leave in or upon the Municipal
Wastewater System or any drain connected therewith, any
material that may cause blockage of the Municipal Wastewater
System, including its mains, Service Connections, or pumps.
9.4
No Person shall discharge into the Municipal Wastewater
System or any drain connected therewith, any liquid or liquids
that would prejudicially affect the Municipal Wastewater System,
adversely affect the environment, cause pollution or be
considered hazardous.
9.5
No Person shall make any connection with the Municipal
Wastewater System, or any drain or pipe connected therewith
for the purpose of conveying any inflammable, explosive, or
hazardous material.
9.6
No Person shall make any connection with the Municipal
Wastewater System, or any drain or pipe connected therewith
for the purpose of conveying any surface water collected by
drainage in weeping tile, eaves troughs or roof spouts.
9.7
No Person shall discharge the contents of any privy vault or
manure pit, directly or indirectly into the Municipal Wastewater
System, or any drain connected to the Wastewater System.
9.8
No Person shall turn, lift, remove, raise, or tamper with any
ventilator of any Summer Village wastewater line, except where
authorized in writing by the Summer Village.
9.9
No Person shall cut, break, pierce or tap into the Municipal
Wastewater
System.
9.10
In the event that the Summer Village feels they have
reasonable grounds the Summer Village may upon reasonable
notice and at reasonable times enter buildings or other places
which have been connected to the Wastewater System to
ascertain whether or not any improper material or liquid is being
discharged in the Wastewater, and the Summer Village shall
have the right to use any test or other means necessary to
determine compliance with this Bylaw and to stop or prevent
the discharge of any substances that are contrary to this Bylaw.
9.11
Discharges from "home occupation(s)" means any occupation,
trade, profession, or craft carried on by an occupant of a
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residential building as a use secondary to the residential use of
the building.
9.11.1 No Person shall discharge or allow to be discharged
any waste, product or by-product created or resulting
from any trade, industrial or manufacturing process,
directly or indirectly into the Municipal Wastewater
System without such pretreatment as shall be
prescribed by the Summer Village for each such case.
9.11.2 The necessary pre-treatment works so prescribed shall
be installed by the Customer at his own expense, prior
to construction of the Connection and shall be
continuously
maintained
and
operated
by
the
Customer.
9.11.3 No person shall discharge or allow to be discharged into
the Municipal Wastewater System any materials found
listed in Schedule 'E" to this Bylaw which exceed the
levels listed in Schedule "E" of this Bylaw.
9.11.4 Any person who breaches Section 9.11.3 of this Bylaw
shall in addition to the penalty prescribed in Schedule
Cs in this Bylaw will be liable for all costs incurred by
the Summer village damage in remedying the situation
caused by that breach, including all clean-up costs.
9.12
Grease traps of sufficient size and approved design shall be
placed on the waste pipes from as the Summer Village may
direct The Owner will be responsible for the installation and
maintenance of the grease traps.
10
PENALTIES
10.1
Charges as prescribed in Schedule "D" will be imposed on any
Customer issuing a payment to the Summer Village which is
dishonored or returned with a notification of non-sufficient funds
(N.S.F.) and those charges shall be added to the customer's
account.
10.2
Any Person who breaches or contravenes any provision of this
Bylaw is guilty of an offence and upon conviction, is liable to pay
a fine as prescribed in Schedule "D" of this Bylaw together with
any further or other sanction a court may impose.
11 EFFECTIVE DATE
11.1
This Bylaw shall take effect as and from the third and final reading.
Bylaw #167-22 is hereby rescinded upon 3rd and final reading.
Read a first time this 29th day of April 2024.
Read a second time this 29th day of April 2024.
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Read a third time and passed this 29th day of April 2024.
_______________________________
Jim Willmon, Mayor
______________________________
Tanner Evans, CAO
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SCHEDULE "A"
Map of Sunbreaker Cove Sanitary Collection System
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SCHEDULE "B"
Collection Fee
1.
Collection Fee Calculation - Owners shall pay a Collection Fee that is
determined as follows:
Total of Costs of Construction Incurred by Summer Village (Net of Grant Funding and Reserves)
Total Number of Lots Serviced
2.
Estimated Collection Fee Calculation - based upon the
estimate costs of construction, the estimated Collection Fee is
as follows:
$1,165,007 = Collection Fee per lot of $4,380
266
3.
Payment Options - Customers have the following payment options, and
resulting applicable customer class, which selection will be confirmed
within a customer service agreement:
(a)
Lump Sum - Pay the Collection Fee in full, at any time on or before
June 25, 2021. In the event of any change of the calculation of the
Collection Fee amount, any balance owing by the Owner or any
credit due to the Owner shall be payable within 30 days of the
determination of final costs and the final Collection Fee amount; or
(b)
Annual Rate Rider - Pay an annual rate rider of $ 251.73 in each of
25 years, due the last business day of July. Opting for the annual
rate rider will require the Owner to have a caveat registered on title
providing notice of the payment option, which is to be removed when
the last payment is complete, or the remainder of the annual rate
rider payments are paid in full. The cost of registering the caveat will
be the responsibility of the lot owner.
4.
Rate Table - Based upon the estimated costs of construction, the
current rate table for the Collection Fee is as follows:
ITEM/DESCRIPTION
COST
ANNUAL RATED RIDER
-
Wastewater - as per Wastewater Collection By-Law
-
25 years/25 Payments
-
Commencing upon connection to the Wastewater
System
ANNUAL RATE RIDER*
$ 251.73
LUMP SUM CONNECTION FEE (OPTIONAL)
-
Wastewater - as per Wastewater Collection By-Law
LUMP SUM CONNECTION FEE*
$4,380
(OPTIONAL)RATE RIDER BALANCE
-
Wastewater - as per Wastewater Collection By-Law
-
Formula:
25 times the annual rate rider, less payments collected to
that point
RATE RIDER BALANCE *
As Per
Formula
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* Collection Fees and costs of construction based upon current estimates,
and may be subject to change. Any changes will be reflected in the
Wastewater Collection Bylaw, and will result in changes to the lump sum
or annual rate rider shown in this Schedule "B", and payable by the
Customer in the same manner as above.
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SCHEDULE "C"
Charges
1.
Sewage Line Connection Rates At Cost +25%
2.
Repair to damaged standpipe At Cost +25%
3.
Cleaning plugged sewage
At Cost +25%
4.
After hours
At Cost +25%
5.
Reconnection fee
$250.00
6.
Administration fee (initiating account)$15.00
7.
Late payment fees
2% per month
8.
N.S.F. Fee
$150.00
9.
Miscellaneous Items - at costs +25% as determined by the
Summer Village Chief Administrative Officer.
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SCHEDULE "D"
Penalties
1.
A Person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an
offence.
2.
A Person who is guilty of an offence is liable to a fine in an amount
not less than $250.00 and not exceeding $10,000.00, and to
imprisonment for not more than 6 months for non-payment of a fine.
3.
Without restricting the generality of paragraph 2 the fine amounts
established for use on Municipal Tags and Violation Tickets, if a
voluntary payment option is offered, are:
OFFENSE
AMOUNT
1st Offense
$250.00
2nd Offense
$500.00
3rd Offense
$1,000.00
PLUS, the cost of remediation / rehabilitation required due to
the nature of the offense.
4.
Note that any penalty or remediation cost that remains unpaid will be
transferred to the Property Tax account as per the conditions in
Section 9 and late payment penalties will apply.
5.
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.
6.
For the purposes of this Bylaw, an act or omission by an employee
or agent of a Person is deemed also to be an act or omission of the
Person if the act or omission occurred in the course of the employee's
employment with the Person, or in the course of the agent's
exercising the powers or performing the duties on behalf of the
Person under their agency relationship.
7.
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.
8.
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
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participated in the act or omission that constitutes the offence is guilty
of the offence.
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
The Municipal Tag shall be in a form approved by the Chief
Administrative Officer and shall state:
(a)
the name of the Person;
(b)
the offence;
(c)
the specified penalty established by this Bylaw for the offence;
(d)
that the penalty shall be paid within 30 days of the issuance of
the Municipal Tag; and
(e)
any other information as may be required by the Chief
Administrator.
12.
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 Summer Village the penalty specified
within the time period indicated on the Municipal Tag.
13.
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;
14.
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;
15.
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.
16.
A Person who commits an offence may:
(a)
if a Violation Ticket is issued in respect of the offence; and
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(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.
17.
No Person shall obstruct, hinder, or impede any authorized
representative of the Summer Village in the exercise of any of their
powers or duties pursuant to this Bylaw.
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SCHEDULE E 1
Restricted Substances
CONTAMINANTS
MntL
Biological Oxygen Demand
1,00
Chemical QY\1nen Demand
2,00
Non-Filterable Residue
1,00
Oil and Grease
500
Suspended Solids
1
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
500
Ph less than 5.5 or greater than 10
0
Total Phosphorus as Phosphates
30
INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS
Aluminum
50
Antimony
1
Arsenic
1
Barium
3
Boron
1
Cadmium
0.05
Cadmium
0.10
Chlorine /free chlorine\
5
Chromium
1
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
0.02
Conner
0.5
Cyanide
1
Fluoride
1
Lead
1
Manganese
1
Mercury
0.1
Molybdenum
5
Nickel
1
Total Pesticides
0.1
Phosphorus
200
Phenolic Compounds
0.1
Selenium
1
Silver
1
Sulphate
150
Sulphlde
1
Thallium
0.5
Zinc
1
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
B.E.T.X (Benzene, Ethyl Benzene, Toluene, Xylene 1
Carbon Tetrachloride
0.2
Chloroform
0.2
Hydrocarbons
50
Pentachlorophenol
0.2
Phenols
1
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SCHEDULE E 2
Restricted Materials
Prohibited Substances
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 75°C.
2.
Any gasoline, solvents, or similar products.
3.
Any tar or other viscous material of mineral origin.
4.
Any garbage that has not been shredded so as to pass through a 6mm
screen.
5.
Any ashes, cinders, wood, wood shavings, sawdust, rags, sand, mud,
straw, metal, glass, fiberglass, plastics, eggshells, feathers and
improperly shredded paper or other solids.
6.
Any water or wastes which contain material that will solidify or become
viscous at temperatures between 5°C and 80°C.
7.
Animal parts or wastes including, but not limited to:
a.
Any manure or intestinal contents from horses, cattle, sheep,
swine, or poultry,
b.
Hooves or toenails;
c.
Intestines or stomach casings or animal body parts;
d.
Bones;
e.
Bristles or hair;
f.
Hides or parts thereof;
g.
Fat or flesh in particles larger than will pass through a 6mm
screen;
h.
Fleshing and hair resulting from tanning operations.
8.
Wastewater which is in or is capable of being transformed into two or
more separate layers.
9.
Substances other than those described herein that are prohibited or
restricted from being discharged under any applicable Federal or
Provincial Legislation and any amendments thereto.
10.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a
public nuisance Including but not limited to, hydrogen sulphide,
mercaptans (thiols), carbon disulphides, other reduced Sulphur
compounds, amines, and ammonia.
11.
Lime slurry and residues.
12.
Any substance which, in the opinion of the Manager or designate;
a.
Is or may become harmful to any recipient watercourse or
wastewater system or part thereof;
b.
May interfere with the proper operation of the wastewater
system or part thereof;
c.
May impair or interfere with any wastewater treatment process;
or
d.
May become a hazard to persons, property, or animals.
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SCHEDULE E-3
Permitted Materials
The only materials permitted to be discharged into the wastewater system
are:
1.
human waste and toilet paper;
2.
grey water from showers, sinks, tubs, and dishwashers;
3.
conventional food wastes as processed through an In-sink garbage
disposal unit; and,
4.
laundry washing machine discharge.
All other materials are not permitted to be discharged into the wastewater
system, as these materials can damage to the municipal system. This
includes so-called "flushable" baby wipes, other cleaning wipes, feminine
products, diapers, dental floss, plastics, latex, and grease.