Water Sewer Plumbing and Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2024-697
Viking, Alberta
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BY-LAW 2024-697
TOWN OF VIKING
A BY.LAW TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THE USE OF WATER,
SEWER, PLUMBING AND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION WITHIN THE
TOWN OF VIKING.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Municipal Government Act R.S.A.,2000
c.M26 as amended thereto, it is deemed expedient for the Town of Viking to
establish a by-law to regulate and control the use of water, sewer, plumbing and
garbage within the Town of Viking.
NOW THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the Town of Viking, in the
Province of Alberta, duly assembled ENACTS as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
In this bylaw the following words or terms have the meaning as set out in
this Bylaw, as amended from time to time.
a. "Acceptable Solid Waste" shall mean, mixed household and
commercial solid waste (including trash, refuse and garbage) that has
the characteristics of non-hazardous solid waste normally produced by
residences, stores, other commercial premises, schools and offices,
provided that under no circumstances shall Acceptable Solid Waste
material include waste which is:
liquid, radioactive, reactive, ignitable, corrosive, pathological,
acidic, or otherwise defined as hazardous by federal, provincial
or local municipal laws, regulations or orders; or
ii. waste material which requires special handling, including
concrete, construction materials which exceed the size of the
Residential Waste Bin, household furnishings or appliances,
automobiles or motorized vehicles or parts thereto including
tires and batteries, dead animals, explosives, asbestos and toxic
ot hazar dous materials.
b. "Account" shall mean an agreement between the Owner and the Town
for the supply of any or all of water, sewer, solid waste collection.
c. "Chief Administrative Officer" shall mean the Chief Administrative
Officer of the Town.
d. "Commercial Premises" shall mean, without restricting the generality
of the common definition of the words, any and all buildings,
structures or premises used primarily for a commercial or non-
residential purpose within the corporate limits of the Town,
including, but not limited to, warehouses, stores, shops, cafes,
restaurants, wholesale and retail business outlets, office buildings,
hotels, motels, schools, churches, lodges, clubs, trailer parks,
apartments, garages, gas stations and industrial and manufacturing
establishments.
e. "Commercial Waste Bin" shall mean, a four (4) cubic yard waste
receptacle or container capable of holding Acceptable Solid Waste
and placed and located by Claystone Waste Ltd. (Claystone) in the
Town, at the locations agreed upon, between the Town and the
Commission.
f. "Claystone" shall mean the Claystone Waste Ltd.
g. "Litter Waste" shall mean waste usually carried by a person or in a
person's clothing, such as candy wrappers, drink containers and
tissue.
h. "Consumer" shall mean a person who has an Account with the Town
for the supply of water, and sewer services, or the lessee, licensee or
occupier of a building, premises, property, or land receiving such
service.
"Garbage" shall mean waste or debris from domestic, commercial or
industrial activities, including but not limited to broken household
dishes and utensils, empty or partly empty tins, boxes, cartons, bottles
and containers, discarded paper and fabric.
j. o'Large ltems" for the large item pickup program are defined as
follows:
1. Acceptable Items
. Mattresses
: i,lffi?"::.,'#jllo,,u,*.s (subjectto a rreon
removal fee and sticker placement)
. Tires
. Propane tanks
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. Bags of garbage, or small items
. Electronic waste
k. "Lot" shall mean a parcel or part of a parcel described in a certificate
of title.
l. "Master Rates Bylaw" shall mean the Master Rates Bylaw of the
Town of Viking as amended from time to time.
m. "Owner" shall mean the registered owner of a Lot in the Town
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"Premises" shall mean land and buildings on the land.
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"Property Line" shall mean the legal surveyed boundary of a Lot.
p. "Rates" shall mean the tariff of charges for supply of water, sewer
services and solid waste service, set out in Schedule "A" hereto.
q. "Recyclable Waste" shall mean, waste to which anything can be done,
that results in providing a use for a thing that would otherwise be
disposed of, or dealt with, as Acceptable Solid Waste, which includes
collecting, transporting, handling, storing, sorting, separating and
processing the thing, but does not include the application of
Recyclable Waste to land or the use of a thermal destruction process.
r. "Recycling Waste Bins" shall mean waste bins specifically designed
for, and identified as, waste bins into which only Recyclable Waste
should be deposited and placed and located by Claystone in the
Town.
s. "Residential Premises" shall mean, without restricting the generality
of the common definition of the words, any and all buildings,
structures or premises primarily as a residence, dwelling or habitat
within the corporate limits of the Town, including but not limited to,
houses, duplexes and mobile homes.
t. "Residential Waste Bin" shall mean a waste receptacle or container
capable of holding Acceptable Solid Waste and placed and located by
Claystone in the Town.
u. "Seryice" shall mean water line and appurtenances from the water main
to the building or Premises.
v. "Sewer System" shall mean the Sewer System owned and operated by
the Town of Viking and all accessories and appurtenances thereto.
w. "Town" shall mean the Town of Viking
x. "Toxic andHazatdous Waste" shall mean any waste that may present a
hazard to persons, flora, fauna or public lands.
y. "Vacated Property" shall mean vacant property or property that will not
be inspected or occupied for a period in excess of 96 hours.
z. "Water System" shall mean the Water System owned and operated by
the Town and all accessories and appurtenances thereto.
aa.Words importing the masculine gender only, include the feminine
gender whenever the context so requires and vice versa.
bb.Words importing the singular shall include the plural or vice versa
whenever the context so requires.
USE AND CONTROL OF WATERWORKS, SEWERS & SEWAGE
DISPOSAT, WORKS
The use and control of the water system, the sewer system, all public
waterworks, common sewers, and any sewage disposal works connected
therewith, shall be in accordance with this by-law.
3.
CONTROL OF WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS
All waterworks, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, drains, and sewage
disposal works, belonging to the Town now laid down, constructed or
built, or hereafter laid down, constructed or built, shall be under the
direct control and management of the Town Public Works Foreman,
subject to the authority of Town Council.
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All costs of new, repraced or additionar sewer and water services from
the mains to the individual consumer,s property tine stratt be borne by the
registered owner of the lot.
The. Town shall provide a solid waste coilection and disposal service as
well as an opportunity to recycle certain materials.
a. Bylaw Enforcement officers and Special constables may inspect the
premises of any consumer to invesiigate any .oniruu.ntion of this
bylaw and to ray any charges or issue such summons or tickets as may
be necessary for the carrying out of the provisions-Lrani, bylaw.
b' The 9Ao may discontinue water Service provided by the Town to
any consumer, ranfl, properfy or premises in the event that the
consumer breaches_ or infringer tiri, byraw ".;;; oin., rule or
regulation or amendment theieto made by the fo*n.
a' The cAo or council may atany time make orders restricting the use
of water either by all consumeis or by any particular class of
consumers and either throughout the Tow'or in any particular areas
of the Town. The order may specift that such restricted use of water
shall apply during such houis oruny day of the week as may be
specified in the order.
b. No Person shall use water from the water System in contravention of
the terms of any order made by the CAO o.'Coun.if .
c. The cAo shail take such steps as deemed necessary to publicize the
terms of an order made pursuant to Section 7(a). '
TAPPING WATER MAINS
a. No person except authorized employees of the Town shalr make any
connection or communication whatsoever with any of the water,
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public pipes, service connections or mains located in the public
thoroughfares of the Town.
b. All water service pipes laid in private property between the property
line and the water meter shall be potable water certified. No
connection may be made to the water service pipe between the
property line and the meter.
9.
APPLICATION FOR A WATER SERVICE CONNECTION
a. When a water service connection is desired by any owner or their
authorized representative, an application for the service shall be made
at the Town Office, together with payment of the fee set out in the
Master Rates Bylaw. A water service connection shall only service
one lot or parcel except with the permission of the owner of the lot
that is serviced and the permission of the Town.
b. A Lot shall be considered serviced once a connection has been made
from the Water System to the Property Line. A Service is considered
live when connected to the Premises. Any further installations
requested or necessitated by the demolition, excavation, renovations
or other works shall be paid for in their entirety by the Owner.
c. No Person shall connect, cause to be connected, or allow to remain
connected to the Water System any piping, flxture, fitting, container
or appliance, in a manner which, under any circumstance, may allow
water, wastewater or any other liquid, chemical or substance to enter
the Water System.
10.
METERS
a. Where meters are installed for the measuring of the volume of water,
all owners, tenants, or occupiers shall give every facility for the
introduction, placing, inspection, and reading of such meter, and
remote reading device and shall protect it from interference or injury
by frost or otherwise and shall be liable for any damage which may
occur to the meter as a result of the negligence of the owner, tenant or
occupier.
b. All water service connections shall be metered. Upon application for
a water service connection, a non-refundable payment as per the
Master Rates Bylaw for the use of the meter, the installation cost or
such other rate determined by resolution of Council, shall be made to
the Town. Meters shall be installed only by authorized personnel of
the Town and shall remain the property of the Town.
c. The water Service pipe from the water main to the Property Line must
meet Town engineering standards or other material approved by the
Town Public Works Foreman and connected by fittings and materials
approved by the Town Public Works Foreman, and such water
Service pipe shall be laid at least 2.6 meters below the surface of the
ground at all points between the Property Line and the main, unless
otherwise approved in writing by the Town Public Works Foreman.
d. There shall be placed on each water Service pipe, a Service valve at or
near the Property Line, within Town right-of-way or utility easement,
for the purpose of turning the water supply on or off. Over the
Service valve there shall be placed a metallic valve box of design
approved by the Town.
e. If the Town Public Works Foreman becomes aware of any use or flow
of water that is not measured by a water meter of a design and
capacity approved by the Town Public Works Foreman, the Town
Public Works Foreman may take all necessary steps to stop that use or
flow of water until:
r. An application for water supply has been made by the Owner in
accordance with this bylaw; and
l r. The water meter has been installed pursuant to this bylaw
f. An inside main shut-off valve shall be located immediately inside all
buildings.
g. No Person shall in any way utilize or interfere with a Service valve.
Whenever water supply has been turned off at a Service valve, no
Person shall tum it on again unless authorized to do so by the Town
Public Works Foreman.
h. No Person shall use any boosting device on any water Service unless
the use of the boosting device has been approved by the Town Public
Works Foreman and the device is located on the downstream side of a
water meter or inside main shut-off valve.
No Person shall install branch supply lines, outlets or fixtures on the
upstream side of a water meter or of an inside main shut-off valve,
except as authorized by the Town Public Works Foreman.
11. METER INSTALLATION & RESPONSIBILITY FOR METERS
a. The Owner of every building shall make provision of a location
acceptable to the Town together with all required plumbing for the
installation of a water meter.
b. Water meters shall be located at the point at which a water Service
pipe enters a building unless the Town Public Works Foreman directs,
in writing, that another location be used.
c. Any metered water Service in use before or after the enactment of this
bylaw shall remain a metered water Service.
d. If buildings or premises require two or more meters, the Consumer
shall be billed separately for water used through each meter.
e. The Owner of a building shall, at their own expense, ensure that the
Town has access to all related piping from the time the water meter is
installed.
f. Should a meter or remote reading device, while on the property of the
Owner, be damaged or destroyed, the cost of repairing or replacing
the meter shall be paid for by the Owner. All meters, regardless of
size, shall be sealed by the Town.
g. The Town shall not be responsible for any damage to buildings or
property occasioned by or in the course of the installation,
maintenance, repair or disconnection of any water meter provided that
such damage has not been directly caused by the negligence of the
Town or its employees.
h. Except where otherwise provided in this bylaw, no Person shall do or
allow to be done any act or thing that results in a use or flow of water
from the Town's Water System that is not measured by a water meter
of a design and capacity approved by the Town Public Works
Foreman.
12. RELOCATING METERS
If the Town Public Works Foreman is dissatisfied with the location of any
water meter due to alterations to the building, they may require that the
meter be moved to a different location. Any expense in relocating the water
meter shall be borne by the Owner.
13. READING OF METERS
Every Owner shall provide free and convenient access to their premises and
building at all reasonable times for the purpose of reading meters. In the
event that a meter reader employed by the Town is unable to obtain access
to the premises, the water consumption will be estimated. If no reading is
obtained at the end of the next billing period, the Owner will be required to
leave a key at the office of the CAO or otherwise make suitable
arrangements for regular bi-monthly readings. If the Owner fails to comply
with the request of the Town, the water Service may be disconnected
without further notice.
14. METER CHAMBERS
a. Where meters cannot be contained in an existing building, the Owner
shall supply, at their own expense, an underground meter chamber
which shall be approved by the Town Public Works Foreman. The
meter chamber may be constructed by the Town and the Owner billed
for the expense incurred. For new buildings, meter chambers will
only be allowed subject to approval of the Town Public Works
Foreman.
b. Underground meter chambers shall be kept in good repair by the
Owner. If an Owner, after receiving notice from the Town Public
Works Foreman, neglects to repair or improve their meter chamber,
then the Town Public Works Foreman shall cause the necessary
repairs to be made and the Owner shall be liable for the cost of such
repairs.
c. When in the opinion of the CAO the building or other premises
intended to be supplied with water are too far from the Town service
to conveniently install a meter in such building or premises, or if a
number of buildings are to be supplied or for any other reason which
in the opinion of the CAO makes it appropriate to provide for one
meter to the property; then the consumer shall, at their sole cost,
construct and maintain a container for a meter and such container
shall in all respect including location, construction, size, access and
otherwise howsoever be satisfactory to the CAO.
15. TAMPERING WITH METERS
No Person shall tamper in any way with a meter or remote-reading device
16. TESTING OF METERS
Upon request by an Owner, the meter shall be removed and tested. If, on
testing, it is found that the meter registers within three (3oh) percent of the
water passing through the same, the meter shall be deemed to be measuring
correctly. If, however, the meter is found to register a greater or lesser
amount than the said three (3%) percent, the Town Public Works Foreman
shall notiff the CAO to add or deduct from the volume as registered by the
said meter, such amount so that the Account balance will properly represent
the water delivered through the said meter for a period not exceeding six (6)
months. When an Owner requests a meter test and such meter is found to
be within three (3oh) percent accurate, that Owner shall be billed for the
volume as registered by the said meter and the meter need not be tested
agatn during the next 12-month period. As a regular maintenance Service,
meters shall be removed and tested by the Town without charge as deemed
appropriate by the Town Public Works Foreman.
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DETERMINING CONSUMPTION WHEN METER
INOPERATIVE
When meters have failed to register, the following methods shall be used
for determining consumption :
a. If, in the sole option of the Town Public Works Foreman, the same or
similar conditions prevail, consumption shall be estimated on the basis
of the consumption during the same month in the preceding year; or
b. If, in the sole option of the Town Public Works Foreman, the same or
similar conditions do not prevail or no records exist for the preceding
year, a fair estimate, in the sole discretion of the Town Public Works
Foreman, shall be set by the Town Public Works Foreman.
The Rates applied shall be those in effect for that type of Service during the
months in question in accordance with Schedule "A" of this bylaw.
18. REMOVING METERS AND TOWN EOUIPMENT
When any Owner wishes to discontinue the use of water Services furnished
by the Town or the Town, in accordance with this bylaw, wishes to
discontinue providing water Service to an Owner, the CAO or any Person
authorized by them may, at all reasonable times, enter the premises in or
upon which such Owner was supplied with water Service and may remove
meters, pipes or other things that are the property of the Town.
19. TURNING ON WATER
After any construction, reconstruction, alteration or change, or the
completion of any work requiring a permit, water shall not be turned on to
any building or premises until after the meter is installed.
20. SERVICE FEE
A fee of $50.00 or such other rate as determined by resolution of Council,
shall be charged to the owner or occupant of the property to which the water
service is turned on or off by the Town for non-payment of the rates as listed
on the Master Rates Bylaw. Upon request for a shut-off a $25.00 fee shall
apply which covers the tum on of the service.
2I, PENALTIES
The rate as listed by the Master Rates Bylaw will be applied if the applicable
rates are not paid within 30 days after the date of rendering of the account.
22. DISPOSAL OF WATER
No person being an owner, occupier, tenant, or inmate of any house, building
or other premise which is supplied with water from the water system shall
vend, sell or dispose of water therefrom, or give away, or permit the same to
be taken or carried away, or use, or supp]y it to the use or benefit of others, or
to any other use than his own use and benefit, or shall increase the supply of
water beyond that fixed by the rating of the premises, or shall wrongfully,
negligently, or improperly waste any water with the exception of the Agro
dealers.
23. FROZEN SERVICES
a. In the event of a frozen water Service line, the Owner shall be
responsible for all costs associated in thawing out the Service line
b. The Owner, at his own expense, may install afreeze protection
device. Such device will require the approval of the Town Public
Works Foreman. The Owner will be responsible and shall be liable
for any damage which may result from the improper or negligent
operation and maintenance of the freeze-protection device.
24. MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE PIPING
a. All consumers shall keep and maintain service piping in proper
working conditions and free from leaks and shall keep and maintain a
control valve of approved pattern placed immediately inside the outer
wall of the premises. The Council may disconnect the service of any
consumer for failure to comply with the provisions of this by-law or
any regulations hereafter passed by the Council governing the use of
the water system or supply of water service.
b. The size of the Service shall be in accordance with the provisions of
the Plumbing and Drainage Regulations of the Department of Labor
of the Province of Alberta.
c. The Service shall be run from the water main to the property in the
shortest way possible.
d. When any Lot can be served from the street, avenue or lane, the Town
Public Works Foreman may decide whether the Lot will be serviced
with water from the street, avenue or lane.
e. Any extra expense incurred by the installation of any additional or
larger Service other than the standard specified herein shall be borne
by the Owner.
f. The Town Public Works Foreman may, at the Owner's request and
expense, install the water Service from the Property Line to a building
or point within the Lot as designated by the Owner.
g. All Persons doing any work or Service upon a private Service or the
plumbing system attached thereto shall comply with the provisions of
the SAFETY CODES ACT, R.S.A., 2000, c. S-1 all regulations
passed thereunder, and all applicable bylaws of the Town.
25. INTERRUPTIONS OF SERVICE
The CAO is hereby authorized to and ensure that:
a. Order that the water be shut off without notice for such length of time
as may be necessary to permit construction or repairs to the Water
System.
b. In cases of fire or conflagration, to shut off the water without notice in
any part of the Town as required.
c. No Customer shall have a claim against the Town for non-supply of
water, whether it be caused by water stoppage pursuant to this section
or by frozen mains, breakdown of machinery, power interruptions,
other mechanical failures or malfunction, or other causes.
d. In all cases where any pressure vessel or equipment is supplied with
water from the Water System, the Town shall not be responsible for
damage to such vessel or equipment, Person or Premises when there is
failure of the water supply due to any causes whatsoever even where
no notice is given. No deduction from water bills shall be made in
consequence thereof.
e. In all cases where boilers are supplied with water from the Water
System, the Consumer or Owner of the boilers must see that a safety
valve, vacuum valve or other proper device is applied to prevent
danger from collapse or explosion when the water is shut off from the
street.
f. The Town shall be responsible for the maintenance of the water mains
and all the connections from the water main to the downstream edge
of the Service valve connection.
26. APPLICATION F'OR WATER SUPPLY
a. Any Person desiring to be supplied with water by the Town shall have the
Owner of the property to be supplied, complete and sign an application
("Utilities Service Request" form) provided by the Town and pay the fee
set out in the Master Rates Bylaw. The said application when accepted by
the CAO or designate shall form a binding contract between such Owner
and the Town by which the said Owner agrees to be bound by all of the
provisions of this bylaw or regulations of the Town in connection with the
supply of water. The said contract shall not be transferable. The Town
will only supply water upon receiving an application signed by the Owner.
b. An Owner who has contracted with the Town to receive and pay for a
supply of water from the Town's Water System is deemed to have
contracted to receive water that is measured by a water meter and billed on
the basis of such measurement regardless of whether the Owner contracted
to receive and pay for a water supply on some other basis at the time the
contract was made.
c. Any Person who receives water supply from the Town is liable to the Town
for all charges associated with that supply of water.
27. METERRATES
Every person, firm or corporation, being the owner or occupant of property
which is served directly or indirectly by a water and or sewer connection to
the system of the Town of Viking shall pay monthly to the Town within 30
days after date of billing of the account a water and sewer charged based on
the monthly rates as shown on the Master Rates Bylaw
28.
INTERFERENCE WITH HYDRANTS AND VALVES
a. Except as herein provided, no persons other than authorized
employees of the Town shall open or close or operate or interfere with
any valve, hydrant or fire plug, or draw water therefrom.
b. The Chief of the Town Fire Department, any assistants and officers,
and members of that Department, are authorized to use the hydrants or
plugs for the purpose of extinguishing ftres, or for making trial of
hose pipe, or for fire protection, but all such uses shall be under the
direction and supervision of the said Chief or their duly authoized
assistants, and in no event shall any inexperienced or incompetent
person be permitted to manipulate or control in any way any hydrant
or plug.
c. No person shall in any manner obstruct the free access to any hydrant
or valve or curb stop. No vehicle, building, rubbish, or any other
matter which would cause such obstruction shall be placed nearer to a
hydrant than the property line of the Street in which the hydrant is
located, nor within twenty (20) feet of the hydrant in a direction
parallel with the said property line.
29. WELLS
a. No wells or other source of supply of water, except the Town water
system, shall be used in the Town without a permit obtained from the
Town for that purpose.
b. All persons having charge of or being owners or occupiers of
premises containing a well or other source of supply of water other
than the water mains of the Town, may apply to the Council for a
permit to use the water in such well and such application shall be
accompanied by the payment of a fee of $25.00 and an approval by
the Medical Officer of Health, as set out herein. The applicant shall
arrange that an analysis of the water in the well or other source of
supply of water will be made to the satisfaction of the Medical Officer
of Health and before a permit is granted, the Medical Officer of
Health shall certify that such analysis has shown the said water to be
suitable for domestic consumption. The report of the Provincial
Analyst shall be accepted as to the analysis of any water. Upon
complying with the provisions of this by-law, the applicant may be
granted a permit to use the water in the said well.
c. If the use of any such well is continued, contrary to the provisions of
this By-law forty-eight (48) hours after notice to discontinue the use
of same has been given by the CAO to the owner or occupier of the
premises upon or in which it is situated, such well may be declared to
be a nuisance and dangerous to the public health or safety and shall be
removed, filled up or otherwise abated.
d. Any such permit as aforesaid may be withdrawn by order of the
Council at any time without notice, and no person shall use a well or
other source of supply of water after a permit for the use of same has
been withdrawn.
SECTION B - SEWERS
30. AUTHORITY
The Town Public Works Foreman, subject to the control of the Council, shall
have charge of the sewer system all the various properties and works required
for the supply of the Town and its inhabitants with sanitary sewer service and
of the inspection and rating of all buildings and premises supplied with
sanitary sewer service.
31.
a. The Owner of any building situated upon land abutting upon any
street or public place wherein there is a sewer main shall install in
such building, connections with the main and such apparatus and
appliances as may be required to ensure the proper sanitary condition
of the building or premises.
b. No earth-pit privy, out-closet, or privy vault shall be erected or used in
the Town unless under permit for special occasions or purposes.
c. Any Person requiring sewer services from the Sewer System, shall
apply to the Town Public Works Foreman and request that his
premises be connected to the said system. The Owner or his
authorized agent shall sign the proper application form ("Utilities
Service Request" form) provided for that purpose together with the
fee specified in Schedule "A" hereto, except when the CAO
specifically agrees to supply an occupant and collects the Deposit in
accordance with Schedule "A". Any extra expense occasioned by the
installation of any additional or larger service than the standard
specified shall be borne by the applicant.
d. A property shall be considered serviced once one connection has been
made to the Sewer System. Any further installations requested or
necessitated by demolition, excavation, renovations or other works on
the lands shall be paid for in their entirety by the Owner.
32. RESPONSIBILITY
a. All expenses incidental to the tapping of the Town mains and laying
the standard sewer service lines from the sewer mains to the Property
Line will be borne by the Town.
b. Owners are responsible for any repairs or clearing of blockages from
the property line to the sewer main.
c. The expense incidental to the laying, connecting, disconnecting or
repairing as herein before provided, of sewers and sewer mains when
such work is done by the Town beyond the Property Line, or the
expense of superintending such work when it is done by any other
Person, is payable to the Town by the Owner on demand and if not
paid may be collected forthwith in the same manner as sewer rates.
d. If any damage is done to any sewers or sewer mains or connections to
the interior face of the outer walls of the building supplied or its
httings, either by neglect or otherwise, or if a sanitary sewer becomes
obstructed in any way between the inner surface of the wall of the
building supplied and the Property Line, the Lessee of the lands shall
forthwith repair the same to the satisfaction of the Town and in default
of so doing, the Town, its officers, agents, or servants may repair the
same and charge the same to the Owner and collect the same in the
same manner as sewer rates.
e. All materials utilized by the Owner in the construction, installation, or
repair of a Sewer Service connection shall correspond in all
particulars with the materials used by the Town and any materials
prescribed by the Town Public Works Foreman.
f. When the connecting, disconnecting or repairing of the sewer service
line between the Property Line and the building serviced is done by a
Person other than an officer, employee or agent of the Town, that
Person shall notiff the Town Public Works Foreman who shall cause
the same to be inspected. The sewer service line shall be left
uncovered until it has been inspected and approved.
g. In case any blockage, either wholly or in part, of the sewage system is
caused by reason of failure, omission or neglect by the Owner, the
said Owner concerned therein shall, in addition to any penalty for
infraction of the provisions hereof, be liable to the Town for all costs
of clearing such blockage and for any other amount for which the
Town may be held legally liable because of such blockage.
h. The Town may, by its officers, employees and agents enter upon any
premises served or to be served with a sewer connection, to inspect
the equipment installed thereon and for all purposes of inspection,
installation and tests for the purposes of this bylaw.
No Person shall in any way interfere with any stop cock, pipe or other
sewer works appliance outside of his own premises. No Person
except a Person authorized by the Town Public Works Foreman, shall
tap or make any connections whatsoever with any public pipes or
mains, either in the streets, or in the lanes, or on private grounds.
J. No Person shall place or deposit any injurious, noxious or offensive
matter in the vicinity of any intake to the Sewer System.
k. The Town shall not be liable for damages:
caused by the breaking of any sewer main or attachment;
rr. caused by the interference with the supply of any sewer service
necessary in connection with the repair or proper maintenance
of the sewers;
u r. generally for any accident due to the operation of the sewage
disposal system of the Town unless such accident is shown to
be directly due to the negligence of the Town or its officers,
employees or agents.
1. The Town Public Works Foreman may inspect any property in the
Town to ensure compliance with this bylaw
33. USE AND PROTECTION OF SEWER SYSTEM
a. 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,
sweepings, sticks, stones, bricks, earth, gravel, dirt, mud, hay, straw,
twigs, leaves, papers, rags, cinders, ashes or refuse matter of any kind
except feces, urine, the necessary closet paper, wastewater, and slops
properly discharged through a house sewer into a Town sewer.
b. No person shall permit to be discharged into any sewer, any liquid or
liquids which would prejudicially affect the sewers, or the disposal of
the sewage, or any matter or substance by which the free flow of the
sewage may be interfered with, or any chemical refuse, or other trade
waste, or any waste steam, condensing water, heated water, or other
liquids of a higher temperature than Eighty (80) degrees Celsius.
c. No person shall make or cause to be made any connection with any
Town sewer, or house drain, or appurtenance thereof for the pulpose
of conveying, or which may or does convey into the same, any
inflammable or explosive material, storm water, roof drainage, cistern
or tank overflow, condensing or cooling water.
d. 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, excluding sewage from a certified recreational
vehicle at an approved dumping station.
e. No person shall tum, lift, remove, raise or tamper with the cover of
any manhole, ventilator or other appurtenance of any Town sewer,
except duly authorized employees of the Town.
f. No person shall cut, break, pierce, or tap any Town sewer or
appurtenance thereof, or introduce any pipe, tube, trough or conduit
into any Town sewer, except duly authorized employees of the Town.
g. No person shall interfere with the free discharge of any Town sewer,
or part thereof, or do any act or thing which may impede or obstruct
the flow or clog up any Town sewer or appurtenance thereof.
h. The Town Public Works Foreman shall have the right at all
reasonable times to enter houses or other places which have been
connected with the sewer system, and facilities must be given them to
ascertain whether or not any improper material or liquid is being
discharged into the sewers, and he shall have power to stop or prevent
from discharging into the sewer system any private sewer or drain
through which substances are discharged which are liable to injure the
sewers or obstruct the flow of sewage.
34. INDUSTRIAL OR TRADE WASTES
a. No waste or discharge resulting from any trade, industrial or
manufacturing process, shall be directly discharged to any Town
sewer without such previous treatment as shall be prescribed by the
Council for each such case.
b. The necessary treatment works so prescribed shall be completely
installed by the applicant, at his expense, prior to the construction of
the sewer connection, and thereafter shall be continuously maintained
and operated by the applicant.
35. GREASE TRAPS
a. Where appropriate and applicable in the opinion of the Town Public
Works Foreman, grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided on
commercial private property for all restaurants, hotels, motels,
garages, gasoline service stations and vehicle and equipment washing
establishments; interceptors will be required for other types of
businesses where in the opinion of the Town Public Works Foreman
they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid waste containing
grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other
harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required
for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be
of a type and capacity approved by the Town Public Works Foreman
and shall be so located on commercial private properties as to be
readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Where
installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by
the occupant at their expense in continuously efficient operation at all
times.
36. SEWER CONNECTIONS
a. No person other than duly authorized employees of the Town, acting
under the direction of the Town Public Works Foreman, shall make
any connection to, or shall cut or otherwise tamper in any way with a
public or Town sewer.
SECTION C - PLUMBING
37. PLUMBING
All plumbing and sewer work within the Town shall be done in strict
accordance with the regulations under the Public Health Act of the Province
of Alberta, and amendments thereof, which regulations shall be considered as
forming part of this by-law as if incorporated herein.
38. PLUMBING PERMIT
All applications for plumbing permits must be made to a certified plumbing
inspector.
SECTION D - SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
39. The owner/ lessee or occupant of a residential building shall transport
Residential Waste to and deposit same in a Residential Waste Bin
designated by the Town. If such Residential Waste Bin is full, the
owner/lessee or occupant shall use an alternate Residential Waste Bin
All recyclable waste listed in Schedule rrBrr except for computers and
components, batteries, fluorescent tubes, tires and white metals shall be
sorted and placed in the appropriate Recycling Waste Bin.
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Ashes shall be quenched and placed in a separate container before
placing in a Residential or Commercial Waste Bin.
Subject to the other provisions of this Bylaw, dangerous or germ-carrying
garbage shall be placed in separate containers before placing in a
Residential or Commercial Waste Bin.
Commercial Waste shall be deposited by the Owner in a Commercial
Waste Bin designated for use by the particular business by the Town.
Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Bylaw, the
collection, removal and disposal of garbage and recyclable waste shall be
under the supervision of the Town or its designated agents and no person
shall discard or dispose of or deposit garbage or recyclable waste
anywhere in the Town except in such places and at such times and under
such conditions as the CAO may authorize.
No person shall convey through any street in the Town any garbage
whatever, except in vehicles which are so constructed and arranged as to
prevent the contents from falling on the streets and to protect the contents
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from flies and other insects and to control as much as practicable the
escape ofany offensive odour.
No person within the Town shall burn any garbage or household waste or
rubbish or refuse unless he has permission in writing from the CAO to do
so.
No person shall, either accidentally or intentionally, dispose of or place
for collection explosives, combustible materials or Toxic and Hazardous
Materials, including household hazardous waste.
No person shall dispose of or place for collection by the Town, blood
samples or cultures or other medical waste.
No person shall deposit any garbage whatsoever on any public or private
property in the Town, except as permitted by this Bylaw.
No Person shall interfere with any Residential Waste Bin, Commercial
Waste Bin or garbage deposited for collection in such bins, and no person
shall remove or interfere with garbage once it is deposited in a
Residential Waste Bin or a Commercial Waste Bin.
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All persons shall dispose of garbage, including Litter Waste, and other
matter and materials in accordance with all applicable legislation and
regulations.
52. The Town shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for damage, loss
or associated costs resulting from or arising from the entry by the Town
crews and personnel upon private property for the purpose of garbage
collection.
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The Town shall permit large items to be placed on the street for the
purpose of large item pickup on the dates specified from time to time by
the Town or Claystone.
The CAO or Town designate may authorize the use of large disposal
bins, which may be required by an Owner during times of a home
cleanup or when performing home renovations.
Claystone shall be permitted to operate appropriate equipment on the
streets of the Town to perform the pickup of such large items and/or
bins.
SECTION E . GENERAL
54. FEES
a. All fees, rates and charges due in connection with this bylaw are those
outlined in the Master Rates Bylaw.
b. All rates and charges payable pursuant to or in connection with this
bylaw are due and payable upon invoicing or bi-monthly (every two
months).
c. In all cases, the Owner shall be liable for the cost of water and
wastewater services supplied to a property, regardless of whether the
property is occupied by the Owner or a Tenant.
d. All invoices issued by the Town shall be sent to the Owner. The
Town, at the Owner's request, send a copy to a Non-Residential
Tenant, provided that the Town shall not be required to seek
payment from a Tenant on any invoice issued to an Owner, whether
a copy is sent to the Tenant or not.
a. Overdue charges may be collected by
i. court action; or
ii. by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the Person owing
the rates, charges, lots, fares or rents wherever they may be found in
the Town.
55. NON-PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS
a. Enforcement of payment of outstanding accounts for which payment
of the applicable water or sewer rates, as set out herein, has not been
made by the occupant or owner to the Town within sixty-one (61)
days of the billing date, may be undertaken by the Town by any or all
of the following methods:
i. by action in any Court of competent jurisdiction;
ii. by shutting off the utility being supplied to the occupant or owner,
consistent with provincial legislation or discontinuing the service
thereof until payment is made; or
iii. add unpaid charges referred to in section 42 of the Municipal
Government Act for a municipal utility service provided to the
parcel by the Town of Viking that are owing by the owner of the
parcel.
b. Any attempt to collect the water fee by any method set out in Sub-
Section (a) herein, does not, in any way, invalidate any lien which the
Town in entitled to on the premises in respect of which indebtedness
was incurred. Water charges imposed upon a consumer who is the
owner or purchaser of a building or lot being supplied with water
service under this by-law, constitute a preferential lien and charge on
the building or lot or part of a lot and on the personal property of the
owner and may be levied and collected in like manner as municipal
rates and taxes are recoverable.
c. Where water charges are imposed upon a consumer of water who is
not the owner of property but rather occupies the property connected
to the Town's water system, the water charges imposed upon such a
water consumer constitute a debt due by them and may be set off
against any deposit held by the Town or any other money owed by the
Town to that consumer.
56. AUTHORITY
The Council of the Town of Viking hereby delegates its authority to the
CAO andlor Assistant Administrator including the power to do any of
those things which the Council by by-law or resolution may do pursuant
to the Municipal Government Act and including in particular the power:
a. to make decisions regarding the general maintenance, management or
conduct of any public utility and of the officer and others responsible
in connection with them.
b. to provide for the rent of fittings, machines, apparatus, meters or other
things leased to consumers,
c. to provide for the collection of such rates, charges, tolls, fares or rents
imposed under this Bylaw,
a. to provide for enforcement of the terms and conditions under which
the public utility is supplied, either:
i. in the general by-law under which the public utility is supplied
of,
ii. in the agreement made between the municipality as supplier and
the consumer,
d. by shutting off the public utility being supplied to the consumer or
discontinuing service thereof until the consumer complies with the
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terms and conditions of such designates in the bylaw.
e. to make binding contracts with its customers for the services of the
public utility.
SECTION F - ENFORCEMENT
OFFENCES. PENALTIES. VIOLATION TAG PROCEDURE AND
PROSECUTIONS
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Any Person who contravenes this bylaw is guilty of an offence.
b. Persons contravening certain sections of this bylaw shall be liable for
the penalties set out in such section or set out opposite such section
number in Schedule "C" hereto.
c. A notice or form commonly called an Offence Ticket having printed
wording approved by the CAO, may be issued by a Peace Officer or a
Bylaw Enforcement Officer to any Person alleged to have breached
any provision of this bylaw, and the said notice shall require the
payment to the Town in the amount specified in this bylaw.
a. An Offence Ticket shall be deemed to be sufficiently served
i. if served personally on the accused; or
ii. if mailed to the last known address of the accused Lessee, licensee
or occupant.
d. In lieu of prosecution, the Person named in the Offence Ticket may
elect to voluntarily pay the specified penalty set out therein by making
payment to the Town in the amount of the specified penalty.
e. If the payment specified in the Offence Ticket is not paid in
accordance with the terms of the ticket and in the time required by the
ticket, a prosecution may then be commenced for the alleged
contravention of this bylaw.
f. In default of any Person complying with this bylaw, the Town may
remedy the situation and the cost thereof shall be paid to the Town
upon demand and failing payment of such cost shall be charged
against the property as a special assessment to be recovered in like
manner as other taxes.
g. Except as otherwise provided in this bylaw, a Person who is guilty of
an offence under this bylaw for which a penalty is not otherwise
provided, is liable to a fine of not less than $200.00 and not more than
btO,OOO.O0 and in default of payment, is liable to imprisonment for a
Term not less than 30 days but not exceeding six (6) months or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months without the
option of a fine.
58. By-Law No. 2020-697 is hereby repealed'
Read a FIRST time this 15th day of April, 2024 - Councillor Acres
Read aSECOND time this 15th day of April, 2024-CouncillorEwashko
Action by Unanimous Consent this 15th day of April, 2024 - Mayor Buttner
Read a THIRD time and adopted this 15'h day of April, 2024- Deputy Mayor
Lefsrud