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Bylaw #2022-09
"Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste Bylaw"
THORSBY
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BEING A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF THORSBY IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, THAT REGULATES THE
USE OF WATERWORKS, WASTEWATER AND PLUMBING; AND TO ESTABLISH RATES FOR WATER,
WASTEWATER, AND SOLID WASTE REMOVAL SERVICES IN THE TOWN OF THORSBY; AND TO SET
FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID
WASTE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE MUNICIPALITY.
WHEREAS:
Under the authority and subject to the provisions of the Municipal Government
Act, 2000, Chapter M-26.1, Revised Statutes of Alberta, as amended (hereinafter
the "MGA");.
AND WHEREAS:
All water works, wastewater lines, storm sewers, drains and garbage disposal
works belonging to the Town now laid down or future public works constructed or
built shall be under the direct control and management of the Chief Administrative
Officer or their designate, subject to the authority of the Town Council.
NOW THEREFORE:
The Council of the Town of Thorsby, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
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PART I:
TITLE AND PURPOSE
This bylaw shall be known as the "Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste Bylaw".
PART II:
DEFINITIONS
In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
a)
"Department" shall mean the department or departments authorized to have
control of water works, wastewater, and garbage.
b)
"Consumer" shall mean the owner of lands and premises therein or on to which any
water or wastewater service pipes are installed to service any land or premises
therein or on; and to which solid waste removal services are provided.
c)
"Person" shall mean every person, firm, corporation, or owner.
d)
"Manager" shall mean the person with authority to supervise and have charge of
the water and wastewater department subject to the powers delegated to him by
the Chief Administrative Officer.
e)
"Meter" shall mean a mechanical and/or electrical device used to measure the
amount of water consumed in either imperial or metric measurement.
f)
"Street Mains" shall mean the portion of the water and/or wastewater system laid
down in Town land or Crown land for the purpose of serving more than one person.
g)
"Wastewater Services" shall mean the line from the collecting street mains to the
property line of the land or building being serviced.
PART Ill:
WATERWORKS
1) TAPPING WATERWORKS:
a)
No person without having first obtained a permit to do so and submitting
payment for said permit in accordance with Schedule 'C' of this bylaw, shall make
connection or communication whatsoever with any of the public pipes or mains.
The applicants for said permit shall be totally liable for any damages caused while
making such connections and shall also provide adequate safety provisions during
said construction.
b)
No permit shall be issued to any person except a licensed plumber or
authorized employee of the Town.
c)
All water service pipe laid in private property between the property line and
the water meter shall be of the same material as the service pipe in the street
between the water main and the property line, or a material approved by the
Town. No connection may be made to the water service pipe between the
property line and the meter.
d)
The owner of any premises connected to a water main by a water service
line shall be required to keep the said water line in operational conditions at all
times, from the CC valve to the house.
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"Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste Bylaw"
THORSBY
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2)
METERS:
a)
Every meter installed on any service by the Town shall remain the property of
the Town and is installed on the understanding that all owners shall give every
facility for the introduction, placing inspection and reading of such meter; and
shall protect it from interference or injury by frost. Any person permitting any
meter to be damaged by frost shall be liable for all costs incurred in the repair or
replacement of said meter. Minimum repair costs shall be at the rate set out in
Schedule 'A' of this Bylaw.
b)
All water users that are metered by the Town's water distribution system shall
pay to the Town a water meter caution fee in accordance with Schedule 'A' of
this Bylaw. Such fees shall be paid to the Town at the time of making application
for a water service but in all cases, prior to the water being turned on.
c)
All new or replacement meters installed to designated manufactured homes
shall be sighted inside the designated manufactured home where possible.
d)
All residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings shall provide on
the outside of the building, or other convenient location between 1.5 meters and
2.0 meters above grade, a remote reading device supplied and approved by the
Town and for that purpose the consumer shall make provision for the
installation of electrical wire in accordance with the appropriate regulations
from the place of the water meter to the place of the remote reading device.
e)
The Town may install a meter on any service whether the consumer is to be
supplied with water under the meter rates or not; and to refuse to supply or
continue to supply water to the premises whatsoever, unless the persons or
person requiring the water shall sign an agreement to take, use, and pay for
water according to the rates provided for the purpose and in accordance with
Schedule 'A' of this bylaw together with any service charges that may be
required.
f)
All meters shall be read, and a water bill rendered every month in accordance
with Schedule 'A' of this bylaw
i.
Where a reading cannot be obtained during regular reading schedules,
the department may arrange a special reading by appointment at a cost
to the consumer as set out in Schedule 'A' of this bylaw. Should the
department be unable to make appropriate arrangements for water
readings, estimated consumption will be used for billing purposes.
ii.
If any meter has failed to register accurately since the last reading, water
rates for the said period shall be adjusted and charged on the basis of
the average charge for water supplied to the said premises during the
preceding two meter reading periods.
iii.
If a meter has failed to read accurately for the consumer, and there is no
previous record of water usage, that water rate for the period in
question shall be charged at the minimum applicable rate in accordance
with Schedule 'A' of this bylaw. The meter will then be removed and
given a test.
g)
Should any person claim that a meter is not working properly and is over
reading, said person shall deposit with the Town the sum as set out in Schedule
'A' of this bylaw. The meter will then be removed and given a test.
i.
Should the meter be found to over-read by more than 3% the said
person shall be refunded the deposit.
ii.
Any meter which meets the requirements previously stated shall be
considered adequate and said person shall forfeit the said deposit to the
Town to cover the removal and testing of the water meter.
iii.
All convenience during business hours shall be afforded the said person
to witness meter tests.
iv.
Should the meter be found to over-read more than 3%, the rate charge
for the preceding two meter reading periods will be adjusted by the
percentage the meter was found to be in error, providing, however, that
no rate shall be reduced below minimum rate charged pursuant to
Schedule 'A' of this bylaw.
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SCHEDULE A: SERVICE FEES
RE-CONNECTION FEE:
A re-connection fee in the amount of Fifty ($50.00) dollars shall be levied to persons whose services have
been disconnected for non-payment of utility account. The said fee and all outstanding amounts shall be
paid prior to service being re-instated by cash or interact (No cheques) Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 4:30
pm only.
METERS:
- Meter repair shall be billed to the account holder at a minimum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars and
will be billed at the actual cost for anything above one hundred ($100.00) dollars. If the meter is
proven to be within 3% accuracy plus or minus it will be deemed correct. This includes burst plate
replacement.
- A one hundred ($100.00) dollar deposit for testing a meter shall be billed to the account holder, if the
meter is faulty the Town shall refund one hundred ($100.00) dollars.
WATER
The following water service charges shall be levied and collected per billing from all persons, businesses,
churches, clubs and charitable organizations, government units, etc. connected to the Town of Thorsby
water system. In this Schedule, Cubic meters are expressed as: "m3"; and gallons are expressed as: "ga".
SINGLE FAMILY, DUPLEXES, AND FOURPLEX DWELLING UNITS:
RATES:
- flat rate for the first 6.0 m3 consumed
$ 36.00/month
- for additional consumption thereafter
$ 6.00 per m3
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS:
- flat rate for the first 6.0 m3 consumed
$ 36.00/month
- for additional consumption thereafter
$ 6.00 per m3
MULTI-RESIDENTIAL
- based on consumption of usage
$ 6.00 per m3
ALL OTHER SERVICES BY AGREEMENT.
WASTEWATER
The following sewer service charges shall be levied and connected per billing from all persons, businesses,
churches, clubs, charitable organizations, government units etc. connected to the Town of Thorsby
wastewater system.
The billing charge shall be as follows:
RESIDENTIAL*:
RATE:
$16.45/month
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL**:
RATE:
or 15.00% of the water charges, whichever is greater.
$16.85/month
(up to a maximum of $200.00)
MULTI-RESIDENTIAL*:
RATE:
or one-half of the water charges, whichever is greater.
$16.85/month
AMENDED BY BYLAW #2025-09
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GARBAGE DISPOSAL:
1) a)
All Residential/Commercial service is collected once per week.
All Residential Premises
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$16.75/month
All Commercial Premises
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$16.75/month
Multi-Residential
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$88.85/month
Seniors Complexes
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$59.25/month
Multi-Commercial
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$59.25/month
Rate for pick-up and landfill charges is per month, billed directly by the village to the user.
2)
a)
Recycle collection of all residential services bi-weekly
$3.75 per unit per month
b)
Recycle collection for commercial service is an option that each business may elect to participate
in, at the rate of $38.00 per month for collection of 2 to 3 cubic yards of recycling. For additional
collection amounts over 3 cubic yards the business will be required to arrange private collection
with a service provider.
INFRASTRUCTURE FEES:
The following Water Infrastructure and Sewer Infrastructure replacement charges shall be levied and
collected per billing from all Residential and Non-residential services within the Town of Thorsby.
$15.00 /month Water Infrastructure
$ 10.00 /month Sewer Infrastructure
All other services by agreement.
AMENDED BY BYLAW #2025-09
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SCHEDULE B: SPECIFIED PENALTY OPTION
OTHER FEES/CHARGES/PENALTIES:
A minimum of five-hundred ($500.00) dollars, plus all costs and/or damages, shall be charged for each
incident, for the following:
- Interference with and/or damage to any fire hydrant;
- Interference with and/or damage to any curb stop valve;
- Unauthorized connection to any public water/sewer supply;
- Interference with and/or damage to any water meter;
- Interference with and/or damage to any water main valve.
All requests for service must fill out the appropriate request form and pay appropriate fee's prior to
any work commencing.
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SCHEDULE C: PERMIT FEES
Connect to sewer system (unless otherwise provided for in an as per service request form agreement with
the property owner):
Connection to public sewer
FEE: $100.00
(Public Works must be notified
prior to backfill for inspection)
Connection to Curb Stop
FEE: $100.00
(Public Works must be notified
prior to backfill for inspection)
Test/Turn On Completed
FEE: $100.00
and Construction Water
Water Meter and remote read out
FEE: $20.00
1) 5/8" Meter or Metric Equivalent $280.50 or current replacement cost-whichever is the greater
2) 3/4" Meter or Metric Equivalent $357.50 or current replacement cost-whichever is the greater
3) 1 ½" Meter or Metric Equivalent $385.00 or current replacement cost-whichever is the greater
4) 2 ½" Meter or Metric Equivalent $440.00 or current replacement cost-whichever is the greater
5) All other water meter caution fee deposits shall be established by agreement of Council
6) All applicants must pay a water meter caution fee deposit as outlined in #1-5 above prior to the issuance
of a meter and the commencement of water service.
ALL OTHER SERVICES BY AGREEMENT.
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SCHEDULE D: PROHIBITED WASTE
The following matter is prohibited from the sewage system or any watercourse:
1. Any matter at a concentration that may cause a hazard to human health.
2. Any matter that may become a hazard to persons, property, animals, or the environment.
3. Any matter that may interfere with the proper operation of the sewerage system.
4. Wastewater containing two or more separate layers.
5. Wastewater having a:
a. temperature greater than 60 degrees Celsius; or
b. a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 11.5.
6. Any matter capable of creating air pollution.
7. Effluent from an industrial garbage grinder.
8. A hazardous substance, as set out in the Waste Control Regulation, Alta Reg 192/1996.
9. Any substance or mixture of substances, other than a pesticide, that exhibits characteristics of
flammability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity.
10. Any liquid with a flash point less than 60.5 degrees Celsius.
11. Biomedical waste as defined in the Waste Control Regulation, Alta Reg 192/1996, including but not
limited to:
a. human anatomical waste
b. animal waste
c. untreated microbiological waste
d. waste sharps
e. untreated human blood or other bodily fluid known to contain any human pathogen in Risk
Group 4, as defined in the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act, SC 2009, c. 24
12. Specified risk material, as defined in the Fertilizers Regulations, CRC, c. 666.
13. Dyes or other colouring materials that are unlikely to be removed by the sewerage system.
14. Any ignitable substance intended for use as fuel, including but not limited to:
a. alcohol;
b. gasoline;
c. naphtha;
d. diesel fuel; and
e. (e) fuel oil.
15. Ignitable waste.
16. Human pathogens or toxins, as those terms are defined in the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act, SC
2009, c. 24. 17
17. Monochlorinated biphenyl, polychlorinated biphenyl, or any mixture containing either of those
substances.
18. A pest control product, as defined in the Pest Control Products Act, SC 2002, c. 28.
19. Any matter that is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent changes without detonating.
20. Any matter that reacts violently with water, including but not limited to:
a. matter that is potentially explosive when heated under confinement or subjected to a strong
initiating force;
b. matter that is potentially explosive at standard temperature or pressure;
c. matter that potentially generates toxic gases, vapours, or fumes in a quantity sufficient to
present danger to human health or the environment;
d. cyanide or sulphide bearing waste which, when exposed to pH conditions between 2 and
12.5, can generate toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a quantity sufficient to present danger to
human health or the environment; and
e. an explosive, as defined in the Explosives Act, RSC 1985, c. E-17.
21. Substances determined to be toxic pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, SC
1999.
22. Radioactive substances that would be prohibited from release pursuant to the Nuclear Safety and
Control Act, SC 1997, c. 9.
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23. Solid or viscous substances capable of obstructing the flow of material through the sewerage
system, including but not limited to:
a. agricultural waste;
b. animals' parts or tissues;
c. ashes;
d. asphalt;
e. bones;
f. cement based products;
g. cinders;
h. feathers;
i.
garbage;
j.
gardening wastes;
k. glass;
l.
metal;
m. mud;
n. paper and paper based products;
o. paunch manure;
p. plastics;
q. rags or cloth;
r. rock;
s. sand;
t. sharps;
u. soil;
v. straw;
w. shavings;
x. tar;
y. wash water from equipment used in the preparation of cement; and
z. wood and sawdust or wood shavings.
24. Water from a swimming pool having a volume of 100 cubic meters or more.
TOWN OF THORSBY - SCHEDULE E
REQUEST FOR WATER/SEWER SERVICES
BYLAW NUMBER #2022-09
Date of Request:
Applicant:
Legal Description of Property:
Lot ________
Block ________ Plan _____________ Civic Address
Fee:
Receipt #:
NOTE THE VILLAGE OF THORSBY WILL ENDEAVOR TO COMPLETE TESTING WITHIN A 24 HOUR PERIOD
OF THE DATE OF REQUEST. (WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED).
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
1. Connection to public sewer
FEE: $100.00
Date: _____________________
(Public Works must be notified
prior to backfill for inspection)
By: ______________________
1. Connection to Curb Stop
FEE: $100.00
Date: _____________________
(Public Works must be notified
prior to backfill for inspection)
By: ______________________
2. Test/Turn On Completed
FEE: $100.00
Date: _____________________
and Construction Water
By: ______________________
3. Water Meter and remote read out
FEE: $20.00
Date: ____________________
By: ______________________
4.
REPLACEMENT & NEW WATER METER FEE:
The following water meter caution fee deposit or deposits shall be made for the use of a water meter at each service
and or for replacement of damaged or frozen meter.
OWNER OF PROPERTY
1) 5/8" Meter or Metric Equivalent
$280.50 or current replacement cost-whichever is the greater
2) 3/4" Meter or Metric Equivalent
$357.50 or current replacement cost-whichever is the greater
3) 1 ½" Meter or Metric Equivalent
$385.00 or current replacement cost-whichever is the greater
4) 2 ½" Meter or Metric Equivalent
$440.00 or current replacement cost-whichever is the greater
5) All other water meter caution fee deposits shall be established by agreement of Council
6) All applicants must pay a water meter caution fee deposit as outlined in # 1-5 above
prior to the issuance of a meter and the commencement of water service.
COMMENTS:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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___________________ _________________
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Filed in Utility Account # _____________________ Authorized By: ___________________________