Delta Water Service Bylaw No. 7441, 2016 Amendment Bylaw No. 8537, 2025 (water user rates)
Delta, British Columbia
· No. 7441
· adopted 2025-12-08
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CITY OF DELTA
BYLAW NO. 8537
A Bylaw to amend user rates, conditions and terms under or upon
which water may be supplied and used in the several areas of the
City of Delta referred under Bylaw No. 7441
WHEREAS the Council may, by Bylaw, fix the rates and terms under which water
may be supplied and used and may provide for the classification of users and
prescribe different rates, terms and conditions for different users:
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of City of Delta in an open meeting assembled,
hereby enacts as follows:
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Delta Water Service Bylaw No.
7441, 2016 Amendment Bylaw No. 8537, 2025”.
“Delta Water Service Bylaw No. 7441, 2016” as amended is hereby further
amended as follows:
|. by deleting Schedules “A’(1), “A’(2) and “A’(3), and replacing them with
Schedules “A’”(1), “A’(2) and “A’(3), respectively attached hereto as
Schedules 8537-1, 8537-2, 8537-3, and forming part of this Bylaw.
Il. by deleting Schedule “B” and replacing it with Schedule “B” attached
hereto as Schedule 8537-4 and forming part of this Bylaw.
Ill. by deleting Schedule “C” and replacing it with Schedule “C” attached
hereto as Schedule 8537-5 and forming part of this Bylaw.
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FINALLY CONSIDERED
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George V. Harvie
Mayor
Michelle Jansson
City Clerk
Bylaw No. 8537
SCHEDULE “A”(1)
CITY OF DELTA
WATER USER RATES
Schedule 8537-1
I. FLAT RATES (ANNUAL) $
(1) Dwelling Units
For each un-metered Dwelling Unit 752.00
For each un-metered Dwelling Unit (other than a Secondary Suite with a 652.00
Secondary Suite Occupancy Permit) occupied by no more than one Person
(established by an annual declaration of the fact submitted to the Finance
Department during the applicable year).
552.00
For each un-metered Secondary Suite with a Secondary Suite Occupancy
Permit.
(2) Business, Industrial and Other
For each business, industrial or other non-domestic use 790.00
For each business combined with un-metered domestic use 790.00
plus rate applicable to
domestic premises
(3) Church
For each church building (including church hall) 752.00
(4) School
For each classroom 752.00
(5) Farm Irrigation
For each folio assessed as Class 9 (farm) under the Assessment Act 800.00
(6) Buildings Under Construction
For all buildings under construction
Rate applicable to the building
once constructed
(7) All users outside Water Area and outside TFN Lands (Tsawwassen
First Nation) Per Parcel
1,654.00
(8) All parcels outside of the Agricultural Water Rate Area, without a
Water Service, but adjacent to the Waterworks System, Per Parcel
100.00
Bylaw No. 8537
Schedule 8537-2
SCHEDULE “A”(2)
CITY OF DELTA
WATER USER RATES
METERED CONSUMPTION RATES $
(1} Consumers in Water Area
Per cubic metre (first 125 cubic metres per quarter) 1.47
Per cubic metre (per each cubic metre thereafter) 1.97
Minimum quarterly charge 25.00
(2) Consumers Outside Water Area
(a) Consumers outside Water Area and outside TFN Lands (Tsawwassen First Nation)
Per cubic metre 3.34
Minimum quarterly charge 418.00
(b) Consumers in TFN Lands
Per cubic metre (first 125 cubic metres per quarter) 1.47
Per cubic metre (per each cubic metre thereafter) 1.97
Minimum quarterly charge 25.00
(3) Agricultural Consumers (Agricultural Water Rate Area)
Per cubic metre (first 8,000 cubic metres per quarter) 1.47
Per cubic metre (per each cubic metre thereafter) 1.97
Minimum quarterly charge 25.00
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SCHEDULE “A”(3)
CITY OF DELTA
Schedule 8537-3
WATER USER RATES
lil. WATER SERVICE CONNECTION FEES DEPOSIT $
Water Service Connection that is 19mm or less installed at property N/A 6,800.00
line for a serviced lot, including meter chamber and components
Installation of a meter for a serviced lot (19mm or less), where the 3,500.00 Assessed Cost
existing Service Connection is less than twenty-five years old
Water Service Connection that is 50mm in diameter installed at N/A 12,000.00
property line for a serviced lot, including meter chamber and
components
All other Water Service Connections
100% of Estimate
Assessed Cost
IV. SERVICE AND DISCONNECTION FEES
$
Disconnection of Water Service Connection (capped at Curb Stop)
Discontinuance of Water Service Connection (capped at main)
Reactivation of Water Service Connection
Locating and repairing Curb Stop
Turn off and turn on Curb Stop
100% of Estimate
100% of Estimate
100% of Estimate
100% of Estimate
100% of Estimate
Assessed Cost
Assessed Cost
Assessed Cost
Assessed Cost
Assessed Cost
Loan of Curb Stop key (refundable deposit) - (deposit forfeited after 14 days)
Deposit for testing a meter
Test flow rate and pressure at hydrant or standpipe
Test flow rate and pressure at hydrant or standpipe where more than two pressure
readings are required
Special meter reading
Return attendance Fee
Sprinkling permit for new tandscaping
Backflow Prevention Assembly Test Reports
Any service or work not otherwise specified in this schedule
RIGHT OF WAY DISCHARGE APPLICATIONS
145.00
445.00
320.00
480.00
103.00
108.00
60.00
25.00
Assessed Cost
Offset fee for review of municipal right of way discharge application 346.00
V. FEES FOR USE OF HYDRANTS AND STANDPIPES $
(1) Security Deposit
Refundable subject to cost of any required repairs, which will be billed at Assessed Cost
(a) Double Check Valve Assembly (DCVA) 1,000.00
(b) Meter 1,600.00
(2) Inspection fee
Non-refundable 253.00
(3) Charge for water
(a) Flat Rate
For first day 277.00
For each subsequent day 157.00
(b) Metered
Per cubic metre 3.34
Minimum quarterly charge 1,069.00
(4) Permit Fee 50.00
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BYLAW No.7441
DATE: Oct. 31, 2025
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DATE: Oct 31, 2025
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