Sanitary Sewer Regulation and Rate Bylaw 1176, 2022 (consolidated Aug 2025)
Lake Country, British Columbia
· No. 1176
· adopted 2022-05-03
· summary & facts
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DISTRICT OF LAKE COUNTRY
BYLAW 1176, 2022
CONSOLIDATED VERSION
(Includes amendment as of August 19, 2025)
This is a consolidated copy to be used for convenience only.
Amending Bylaw
Summary of Amendments
Adoption
1215
Add definitions under Section 2.
Add subsection 3.16.
Add subsection 4.11.
Add subsection 8.2.
Section 9.3 deleted in its entirety and replaced.
Section 14. 2 deleted in its entirety and replaced.
Section 14.6 deleted in its entirety and replaced.
Section 14.7 deleted in its entirety and replaced.
Schedule A deleted in its entirety and replaced.
Schedule B deleted in its entirety and replaced.
October 17, 2023
1270
Add definitions under Section 2.
Section 14.5 deleted in its entirety and replaced.
Add subsection 14.13
Schedule A deleted in its entirety and replaced.
March 18, 2025
1287
Delete subsection 4.2
Delete and replace subsection 14.2
Delete and replace Schedule A
Delete Schedule C
August 19, 2025
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DISTRICT OF LAKE COUNTRY
BYLAW 1176
A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH SANITARY SEWER REGULATIONS, USER FEES, AND RATES
The Council of the District of Lake Country, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
INTERPRETATION
1.1.
Any enactment referred to herein is a reference to an enactment of British Columbia and regulations thereto, as
amended, revised, consolidated or replaced from time to time and any Bylaw referred to herein is a reference
to an enactment of the Council of the District of Lake Country, as amended, revised, consolidated or replaced
from time to time.
1.2.
Unless otherwise defined in this bylaw, a word or expression used in this bylaw has the meaning assigned to it
in the Local Government Act, Interpretation Act, Community Charter, Transportation Act or Land Title Act or any
of successor legislation.
1.3.
The headings contained in this bylaw are for convenience only and are not to be construed as defining or in any
way limiting the scope or the intent of the provisions of this bylaw.
1.4.
Schedules A through C are attached to and form part of this bylaw, and are enforceable in the same manner as
this bylaw.
DEFINITIONS
In this bylaw:
"Actual Cost" means, in relation to work conducted by the District or its agents pursuant to this bylaw, the value
of:
(a) all direct costs of work, including without limitation, wages, contracted service, materials and supplies; plus
(b) an additional 15% of the value of such direct costs to cover administration and indirect costs.
"Average Annual Wastewater Discharge" means the average annual Wastewater generated from a parcel as
calculated in Schedule A.
added by Bylaw 1270, 2025
"Building Official" means the person designated in or appointed to that position by the District and other such
person or persons as they may designate from time to time as their assistants.
"Building Sewer" means a privately owned pipe that is Connected to a building's Wastewater drains and which
leads to a Service Connection.
"Commercial Customer" means the classification of Customer type that is not a Customer identified as a
Residential Customer or a Multi-family Residential Customer.
"Commercial Wastewater" means any Wastewater that is not Domestic Wastewater.
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"Connected" means the physical state of having a connection between piping intended for the conveyance of
Wastewater, or the connection between the Building Sewer and Service Connection.
"Contaminated Material" means matter that is suspected to or known to contain pathogens, nutrients or other
harmful substances as a result of being in contact with untreated wastewater. Definition added by Bylaw 1215,
2023.
"Customer" means the type of classification as determined by the Director, and includes any person who is:
(a) the owner or owner's agent, of any parcel to which a Service Connection is supplied from the District;
(b) any person who is the occupier of any such parcel identified in (a) above in this definition; or
(c) any person who is a user of a Service Connection to any parcel or by any service from the District.
"Director" means the District's Director responsible for the Sanitary Sewer System and related infrastructure, or
their designate.
"Distinct Premises" means each occurrence of a separate or self-contained area or areas of one building,
including, without limitation, a commercial unit, Dwelling Unit, industrial unit, or institutional unit.
"District" means the organization of the District of Lake Country or the area within the municipal
boundaries of the District of Lake Country, as the context may require.
"District Staff" means a District employee under the supervision of the Director, or an authorized agent
as designated by the Director.
"Domestic Wastewater" means human excreta and waterborne waste from the preparation and consumption of
food and drink, dishwashing, bathing, showering, and general household cleaning and laundry which is discharged
at residential or multi-family residential premises.
"Dwelling Unit" means one or more habitable rooms occupied or intended to be occupied as residential
accommodation and usually containing or providing cooking, eating, sleeping, and sanitary facilities and includes
secondary suites as separate dwellings but does not include a room in a recreational vehicle.
"Excess Wastewater Discharge Fee" means a fee imposed on Commercial Customers who generate Wastewater
in excess of the Average Annual Wastewater Discharge as calculated in Schedule A or as otherwise determined
by the Director.
"Extraneous Flows" includes water originating from rainwater, snowmelt, groundwater, roof drain water,
foundation drain water, subsurface drainage, surface water, swimming pools, single pass cooling water,
condensate, or storm water.
"Garbage" includes solid wastes generated by way of wasted or spoiled food and other refuse, as from a kitchen
or any facility.
"Interceptor" means a plumbing receptacle designed to intercept and retain grease, fatty substances, soils, sand,
and gravels from Wastewater prior to entering the Sanitary Sewer System.
"Multi-family Residential Customer" means the classification of a Customer type where a Service Connection for
Domestic Wastewater disposal is provided to a parcel that has multiple Dwelling Units, not including secondary
suites or accessory suites. Examples of a Multi-family Residential Customers include, without limitation,
Customers owing or occupying condominium apartments, multiplex housing, row housing, apartment rental
housing, housing societies or mobile home parks.
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added by Bylaw 1270, 2025
"Non-Connected" means having a Service Connection installed to the parcel but there is no physical connection
to a Building Sewer.
"Pesticide" means any general pesticide as defined in the Integrated Pest Management Act.
"Pre-treatment" means the use of a physical, biological, and/or chemical process, or a combination there of, to
ensure the composition of Wastewater conforms to the minimum requirements of this bylaw.
"Pressurized Sewer" means a pressurized Building Sewer or Service Connection by way of pump or siphon
intended to carry Wastewater into the Sanitary Sewer System.
"Professional Engineer" means a person who registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and
Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia, which is recognized under the Professional Governance Act of
British Columbia.
"Registered Accessory Suite" means an accessory suite, as defined in the District's Zoning Bylaw, that has received
a certificate of registration from the District.
"Registered Secondary Suite" means a secondary suite, as defined in the District's Zoning Bylaw, that has received
a certificate of registration from the District.
"Residential Customer" means the classification of a Customer type where a Service Connection for Domestic
Wastewater disposal is provided to a parcel.
"Sanitary Sewer System" means any sewerage works, facilities, installations and appurtenances thereto owned
by the District.
"Septic Tank" means a tank in which solid organic Wastewater is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
"Septage Hauling Contractor" means an individual or company permitted to dispose of septic waste at the Sewer
Treatment Plant. Definition added by Bylaw 1215, 2023.
"Service Connection" means a pipe that connects the Building Sewer to the Sanitary Sewer System, located
between the sewer main and the cleanout, inspection chamber, maintenance hole, or valve, at or near the
property line of a parcel.
"Sewage Treatment Plant" means a District Wastewater treatment plant.
added by Bylaw 1270, 2025
"Strata" means as defined in the Strata Property Act.
"User Fees" means the fees to be paid by a Customer for Wastewater disposal service, or access thereto, provided
in accordance with this bylaw.
"Wastewater" means human excreta and waterborne wastes derived from human activities and includes
Domestic Wastewater and Commercial Wastewater.
"Water Meter" means an apparatus approved by the District for measuring and recording the quantity of water
passing to a parcel for use.
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"Watercourse" includes any naturally occurring or manmade pond, lake, river creek, stream, lagoon, swamp,
marsh, channel, ditch, or reservoir that contains water or conveys water continuously or intermittently.
"Works" means the facilities, installations and appurtenances that make up the Sanitary Sewer System.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1.
A person must not:
attempt to operate, destroy, tamper, or alter any District owned infrastructure that is part of the Sanitary
Sewer System;
connect any Building Sewer to the Sanitary Sewer System without prior written approval from the
Director;
permit any direct or indirect discharge of any Wastewater or Extraneous Flows into the Sanitary Sewer
System without prior written approval from the Director; or
obstruct or interfere with the Director or any District Staff in the performance of their duties or the
exercise of their powers under this bylaw.
3.2.
A Customer serviced by a Service Connection or the Sanitary Sewer System shall be solely responsible for
ensuring no damage or blockages occur in the Service Connection or Sanitary Sewer System as a result of the
Customer's activities or activities on the Customer's property. Where such damage or blockage occurs as a result
of the Customer's activities or activities on the Customer's property:
in a Service Connection, the Customer shall, at their sole cost, repair such damage and clear any blockage
in the Service Connection;
in a Service Connection where the District is required to assist with the repair, clearing or removal a
blockage, the Actual Cost shall be due and payable by the Customer upon receipt of an invoice from the
District; or
to the Sanitary Sewer System, the Actual Cost for repairs shall be due and payable by the Customer upon
receipt of an invoice from the District.
3.3.
Where testing indicates that a parameter or concentration of a Customer's Wastewater does not comply with
the provisions of this bylaw, the Director shall notify the Customer, in writing, to cease and desist the discharge
of all Wastewater. The cease and desist order shall remain in effect until such time as:
the Customer causes the Wastewater to become compliant with this bylaw; and
the Director notifies the Customer, in writing, that the discharge of Wastewater may resume.
3.4.
The Director may require a Customer's Building Sewer to be plugged or physically disconnected from the
Sanitary Sewer System if testing indicates that the Customer's Wastewater is not in compliance with the
provisions of this bylaw.
3.5.
Neither the District nor District Staff shall be liable for any damage or other loss in any action based on nuisance
or on the rule in the Rylands v. Fletcher case if the damage or loss arises, directly or indirectly, out of the
breakdown or malfunction of the Sanitary Sewer System, including, without limitation, blockages in the Sanitary
Sewer System caused by sediments, deposits, or other foreign matter.
3.6.
A Customer's Building Sewer must be wholly contained within the boundaries of the Customer's parcel
boundary, unless authorized by the Director or this bylaw.
3.7.
The District owns all Works from the District's sewer mains to the Service Connection.
3.8.
The District shall not be obligated in any way to extend the Sanitary Sewer System beyond the boundaries of
the District or beyond the boundaries of any area of service established for providing a Sanitary Sewer System.
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3.9.
Where a Customer wishes to connect to the Sanitary Sewer System, undertake a renewal of Works, or increase
Wastewater discharge in volume or concentration, inside or outside of the District's boundaries, the Director
may, in any case, require the Customer and District to enter into an agreement setting out the terms and
conditions of service. In the case of a conflict between this bylaw and an agreement, the provisions of this bylaw
shall take precedence.
3.10.
Any Customer responsible for, or aware of, the discharge of Wastewater that does not comply with the
provisions of this bylaw into the Sanitary Sewer System must immediately report such information to the
Director.
3.11.
Any Customer responsible for, or aware of, the accidental discharge of Wastewater into a Watercourse must
take immediate steps to stop, remove, and report such Wastewater discharge to the District.
3.12.
The Director and District Staff may enter on any parcel at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, upon
taking steps to give reasonable notice, for the purpose of inspecting and ascertaining whether the regulations
and requirements of this bylaw are being observed.
3.13.
No Customer's Pressurized Sewer Connection shall cause another Customer's Service Connection or the
Sanitary Sewer System to not function as approved or designed.
3.14.
Other than for a Registered Accessory Suite, no connection to the Building Sewer is permitted between a
Dwelling Unit and the Service Connection, unless authorized by the Director.
3.15.
All Commercial Customer units Connected to the Sanitary Sewer System must have a Water Meter installed
measuring all water usage.
Section 3.16 added by Bylaw 1215, 2023.
3.16.
The Customer is responsible for the cost, as outlined in Schedule A, for the replacement or alterations of an
inspection chamber resulting from damage, Customer request, or at the discretion of the Director. In cases
where there is a higher risk of damage, the Director may require the installation of a brooks box, and the
associated costs, per Schedule A, shall be the responsibility of the Customer.
SEWER SERVICE CONNECTION
4.1.
Prior to connecting to a Service Connection, a Customer must make an application to the District to connect to
the Sanitary Sewer System and pay all related fees set out in Schedule A.
4.2.
Subsection 4.2 deleted by Bylaw 1287, 2025
4.3.
All Service Connections must be installed in accordance with Schedule C, and/or in accordance with the District's
Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw, or as otherwise approved by the Director in writing. In the case
of any conflict in such requirements, the Director shall determine which requirements are applicable.
4.4.
A Customer must not connect to a Service Connection unless written approval from both the District's building
inspector and the Director is first received in writing.
4.5.
All Service Connections and Building Sewers shall be installed at a location approved in writing by the Director.
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4.6.
In advance of installation, the Director may require a Customer to provide a plan and specifications of the
Customer's Works for review and approval, which plan and specifications must conform to the District's
Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw.
4.7.
Should a Customer fail to connect a parcel to the Sanitary Sewer System as required by this bylaw or the
Director, the Director may provide written notification that directs the Customer to correct the issue within sixty
(60) days. If the Customer fails to correct the issue, the District will conduct the necessary Works at the expense
of the Customer and invoice Actual Costs to the Customer.
4.8.
Each parcel shall be limited to one Service Connection unless otherwise approved by the Director in writing.
4.9.
Nothing in this bylaw shall obligate the District to provide a Service Connection to any person, Customer or
parcel if the Director has made a determination that the Sanitary Sewer System has insufficient capacity to
transfer or treat the additional Wastewater that is expected to result from Service Connection.
4.10.
The District may from time to time, establish by bylaw, other fees or charges in addition to those set out in
Schedule A, that are associated with Sanitary Sewer System infrastructure costs and that shall be payable as a
condition of establishing a Service Connection.
Section 4.11 added by Bylaw 1215, 2023
4.11.
The Director may require a property with access to the Sanitary Sewer System, by way of Service Connection
or parcel fronting a sewer main, to connect and discharge any Wastewater generated on the property into the
Sanitary Sewer System.
SEWER MAIN EXTENSIONS
5.1.
Where the Sanitary Sewer System does not exist adjacent to a parcel seeking connection or that is proposed to
be subdivided or developed, the Customer shall, at their sole expense and responsibility, extend the Sanitary
Sewer System along the full frontage of the parcel in the location designated by the Director, provided that all
such Sanitary Sewer System extensions are subject to the provisions of the District's Subdivision and
Development Servicing Bylaw.
5.2.
Notwithstanding section 5.1, the Director, in his or her sole discretion, may waive the requirements to extend
the Sanitary Sewer System along the full frontage of the parcel, if:
the parcel is zoned agricultural; or
there is no future potential for the Sanitary Sewer System to extend past the parcel boundary due to its
alignment or topography.
5.3.
Where the requirements of section 5.1 are waived in accordance with section 5.2:
the Director shall determine the location of the end of the Sanitary Sewer System; and
the Works shall front no less than three (3) meters of the parcel boundary.
5.4.
All Sanitary Sewer System extensions are subject to the District's Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw.
INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE
6.1.
The District may limit, interrupt, terminate, refuse sewer service, or limit the hours during which any person may
use sewer services:
in circumstances where the discharge of Wastewater may interfere with Works being undertaken on the
Sanitary Sewer System by the District;
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where a person is in default of or contravenes the provisions of this bylaw or any other applicable District
bylaw;
where the Director has determined that the Sanitary Sewer System has insufficient capacity to transfer
or treat Wastewater; or
where public interest may so require.
6.2.
Except in the case of an emergency, the District shall make reasonable effort to notify the Customer prior to the
interruption of service.
SEPTIC TANKS
7.1.
No Septic Tanks shall be Connected to the Sanitary Sewer System.
7.2.
No Wastewater from a Septic Tank shall be permitted to enter the Sanitary Sewer System, unless approved in
advance in writing by the Director.
7.3.
When a parcel previously using a Septic Tank connects to the Sanitary Sewer System, the Customer shall clean
and remove the Septic Tank, or clean and fill in the Septic Tank with gravel, earth or sand, as may be permissible
in accordance with all statutes, regulations or other legal requirements, and in such a manner that no danger of
cave-in will remain, within 30 days of connecting to the Sanitary Sewer System.
PROHIBITED WASTEWATER
8.1.
A Customer must not discharge, or cause to be discharged, at any entry point to the Sanitary Sewer System:
any Wastewater which exceeds any parameter or concentration as shown in Schedule B;
any Watercourse or other body of water located on a parcel, including but not limited to pools, hot tubs,
or water feature ponds;
any Wastewater that is noxious or offensive in odour, as determined in the sole discretion of the Director;
any Wastewater generating hydrogen sulfide(H2S) must be less than 0.5mg/l dissolved and less than
1.0ppm gaseous, or as approved by the Director in writing;
any Garbage that has been ground, comminuted or shredded by a Garbage disposal unit or by "in sink"
garburator;
any dyes or colouring materials which discolour the Wastewater;
any water or waste added for the purpose of diluting wastes which would otherwise not meet the
maximum concentrations set out in this bylaw;
any Wastewater, liquids, or vapors having a temperature higher than sixty-five (65) degrees Celsius;
any liquid substance which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures above zero (0) degrees Celsius;
any material which exerts or causes unusual or excessive concentrations of suspended solids, including
but not limited to, fuller's earth, or unusual or excessive concentrations of dissolved solids such as but not
limited to sodium chloride, calcium chloride, or sodium sulphate;
any soluble waste or Wastewater having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or having any other
corrosive property which could be hazardous to structures, equipment or personnel including but not
limited to, battery or plating acid and wastes, copper sulphate, chromium salts, or brine;
any flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas including but not limited to, gasoline, benzene, naphtha,
alcohol, fuel, oil, solvents, and acetone;
any Pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides;
any solid or viscous substance, including but not limited to, any oil, organic and inorganic earth materials,
metals, glass, plastics, Garbage, construction materials, animal by-products, food waste, chemical
residues, or winery or brewery waste;
any sludge, deposit, or material from a Septic Tank or cesspool;
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any water or waste containing substances in such concentrations that are not amenable to treatment or
reduction by the sewage treatment process or are amenable to treatment only to such a degree that the
Sewage Treatment Plant effluent cannot, during normal operation, meet the requirement of any other
agency having jurisdiction over discharges to the receiving waters; and
any material or substance (e.g. enzymes and/or bacteria) that alters the structure of the waste(s), but
does not reduce the Wastewater concentration.
Section 8.2 added by Bylaw 1215, 2023
8.2.
A Septage Hauling Contractor may, at the discretion of the Director, dispose of Contaminated Material at the
Sewage Treatment Plant. Such disposal is subject to the Contaminated Material Disposal Fee set out in Schedule
A.
PRE-TREATMENT
9.1.
If a Customer's Wastewater does not meet the conditions, parameters or concentrations required by this bylaw,
may cause damage or increased maintenance to the Sanitary Sewer System, or may detrimentally impact the
treatment process, the Director may require Pre-treatment of the Customer's Wastewater.
9.2.
If the Director determines Pre-treatment is required, the Customer must, at their sole cost, retain a qualified
Wastewater process Professional Engineer and submit a Pre-treatment proposal to the Director. A Pre-
treatment proposal must include:
how the Pre-treatment proposal will ensure compliance with this bylaw;
detailed design of the Pre-treatment facility;
details of the Wastewater concentration before and after Pre-treatment;
detailed sampling and analysis schedule required to ensure the concentration of the Wastewater
components remain in compliance with the provisions of this bylaw; and
detailed operation and maintenance procedures.
Section 9.3 added by Bylaw 1215, 2023
9.3.
All Pre-treatment processes and facilities must be approved by the Director in writing prior to implementation
and construction, and must comply with all District bylaws.
9.4.
A Customer operating a Pre-treatment facility, at their sole cost and responsibility, must:
ensure all components of the Wastewater comply with the provisions of the bylaw after the Pre-
treatment process is completed;
be responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a Pre-treatment facility; and
maintain written records of all cleaning, repair, calibration, maintenance, sampling and analysis; store
such records in a safe and secure location for a minimum of five (5) years and make such records available
for examination by the Director at all reasonable times.
INTERCEPTORS
10.1.
Customers may be required to install Interceptors, at their sole cost, as determined by the Director.
10.2.
Interceptors must be:
be designed in accordance with standard engineering principles for sedimentation and floatation in gravity
separators;
installed in accordance with the British Columbia Plumbing Code;
installed and located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection;
maintained by the Customer in continuous, efficient operation, by ensuring continued compliance with
all provisions of this bylaw; and
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examined and cleaned at least once every ninety (90) days, or when the total thickness of fats, oils and
grease and solids in the grease Interceptor is equal to 25% or more of the Wastewater depth, whichever
occurs first.
10.3.
Notwithstanding section 10.2(e), the Director may require more frequent examinations and cleaning of
Interceptors.
10.4.
Customers must:
maintain written records for each Interceptor, including the date of each examination, cleaning and
maintenance schedules, and detailed descriptions of types and quantities of matter evacuated;
keep such records for at least two (2) years after the year in which the record was first made;
make records available for inspection by the Director upon request; and
maintain such records on site.
10.5.
In the case of failure to adequately maintain an Interceptor to the satisfaction of the Director, the Director may
require an alarmed monitoring device to be installed, at the sole expense and responsibility of the Customer.
10.6.
The following fixtures in kitchens, food preparation areas or clean up areas must be connected to a grease and
oil Interceptor:
sinks;
wash down hoods;
floor drains;
wok ranges;
floor drains under food compactors (food waste only); and
any other fixture that accepts Wastewater that contains grease or solids.
10.7.
No person shall use enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water or other agents to facilitate the passage of oil and
grease through a grease and oil Interceptor.
10.8.
Dishwashers shall not be connected to a grease and oil Interceptor.
10.9.
The following table shall be used to calculate surge flow rates:
Fixture Unit
Surge Flow Rate (Litres per minute)
Hand Sink
28
Restaurant Kitchen Sink
57
Single Compartment Scullery Sink
76
Double Compartment Scullery Sink
95
Triple Compartment Scullery Sink
114
Two Single Compartment Sink
95
Two Double Compartment Sink
114
Floor Drain
19
The Surge Flow Rate for all other Fixture Units shall be rated according to the outlet
or trap size of the fixture, as follows:
Outlet Trap Size (Millimeters (inches)
Surge Flow Rate (Litres per minute)
32 (1.25)
28
38 (1.5)
57
51 (2)
83
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64 (2.5)
114
76 (3.0)
142
102 (4.0)
170
10.10.
Grease and oil Interceptors shall be sized according to the sum of the surge flow rate from all fixtures connected
to the grease and oil Interceptor.
10.11.
The sum of the surge flow rate for fixtures discharging to a grease and oil Interceptor shall not exceed the
designed flow rate of the unit(s).
10.12.
All grease and oil Interceptors shall be labelled indicating the flow rates of the units. The label must be
permanent and must be visible after installation.
10.13.
No grease and oil Interceptor shall be designed with a flow rate less than 230 litres per minute.
10.14.
If a Customer's Wastewater contains any grit or foreign matter that may interfere with or damage the Sanitary
Sewer System, an Interceptor must be installed to prevent the grit or foreign matter from entering the Sanitary
Sewer System. Examples of facilities that may require an Interceptor include but are not limited to:
service stations, vehicle repair garages and automobile wash bays;
dry-cleaning establishments;
milk plants and creameries;
laboratories;
commercial kitchens;
concrete plants and aggregate washing plants; or
wineries and breweries.
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS
11.1.
A Commercial Customer may discharge its Wastewater to the Sanitary Sewer System, provided that, subject to
subsection 11.2 below, all Wastewater discharged by a Commercial Customer must comply with all
requirements of this bylaw and must be consistent with Domestic Wastewater in its volume, parameters and
concentration.
11.2.
A Commercial Customer must request approval and receive written approval from the Director prior to
discharging into the Sanitary Sewer System any Commercial Wastewater that is not consistent with Domestic
Wastewater in its volume, parameters or concentration. In order to request for such approval considered, the
Customer shall retain a qualified Wastewater process Professional Engineer and provide the following
information to the Director for consideration:
the proposed or existing development or addition, including flow schematic drawing;
the daily volumes and peak discharges;
the type of waste to be processed or discharged;
the anticipated biochemical oxygen demand and the amount of suspended solids or grease;
the pH factor and temperature of the Wastewater;
chemical composition of the Wastewater;
the proposed Pre-treatment, including dimensions of the proposed facility;
flow equalizing or mixing facilities;
the location of sampling maintenance hole;
the monitoring equipment; and
any other information deemed necessary by the Director.
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11.3.
The Director, in his or her sole discretion, may refuse to approve a Customer request made under section 11.2
of this bylaw.
VOLUME CONTROL AND DISCHARGE RATES
12.1.
Unless otherwise approved in advance by the Director in writing, Customers shall not discharge Wastewater
into the Sanitary Sewer System in excess of the following discharge rates:
Per Unit
Discharge Rate
Litres per minute
170
Litres per hour
500
Litres per day
1050
12.2.
If a Customer's Wastewater discharge into the Sanitary Sewer System exceeds any discharge rate in section
12.1 of this bylaw, the Director may require the Customer to take measures to equalize the Wastewater
discharge volumes.
12.3.
All Wastewater equalization systems must be designed by a qualified Professional Engineer and approved by
the Director.
12.4.
Equipment necessary to comply with this section must be paid for, maintained, and operated by the Customer
in a manner satisfactory to the Director.
SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
13.1.
All sampling and flow monitoring must be in accordance with the procedures described in the most recent
"British Columbia Field Sampling Manual for Continuous Monitoring and the Collection of Air, Air-Emission,
Water, Wastewater, Soil, Sediment, and Biological Samples, (Permittee Edition)" or most recent edition, or by
alternative procedures as authorized in writing by the Director.
13.2.
All testing required shall be the sole cost and responsibility of the Customer.
13.3.
Additional or subsequent testing of Wastewater as a result of non-compliance with this bylaw, or at the request
of the Director, shall be the sole cost and responsibility of the Customer.
BILLING
14.1.
Any invoice or notice requiring payment of User Fees is deemed delivered to the Customer on the date on which
it was mailed. Failure to receive an invoice or notice does not negate the responsibility of the Customer to pay
the User Fees established by this bylaw.
Section 14.2 deleted and replaced by Bylaw 1287, 2025
14.2.
User Fees shall be charged and are payable by each Customer quarterly with the following billing cycles and due
dates, or as otherwise approved by the Director:
Billing Cycle
Due Date
January 1 to March 31
May 31
April 1 to June 30
August 31
July 1 to September 30
November 30
October 1 to December 31
February 28
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14.3.
Interest on User Fees remaining unpaid after the due date shall be charged at 1.5% per month, compounded
annually.
14.4.
Where it is determined by the District that there is an error on a notice or invoice, charges or refunds shall be
processed accordingly. Such charges or refunds shall not be applicable for any period exceeding two (2) years
prior to the date of discovery or notification of incorrect billing.
deleted and replaced by Bylaw 1270, 2025
14.5.
Customers are deemed Connected to the Sanitary Sewer System on the date occupancy is granted as
determined by the Building Official ("Date of Connection").
Section 14.6 deleted and replaced by Bylaw 1215, 2023.
14.6.
User Fees for new construction shall be commence as follows:
on the first full billing cycle following the Date of Connection for Residential Customers;
on the second full billing cycle following the Date of Connection for Commercial Customers or Multi-family
Residential Customers.
Section 14.7 deleted and replaced by Bylaw 1215, 2023.
14.7.
An Excess Wastewater Discharge Fee may be imposed where a Commercial Customer's Average Annual
Wastewater Discharge, as calculated in Schedule A, is greater than 230 cubic metres or, where the Director,
their sole discretion, determines that the Excess Wastewater Discharge Fee is appropriate based on the
Commercial Customer's water usage or estimated water usage.
14.8.
Notwithstanding section 14.7, the Director may, in the Director's sole discretion, reduce the Excess Wastewater
Discharge Fee where a Commercial Customer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director that water
measured by the Commercial Customer's Water Meter did not enter the Sanitary Sewer System, by estimating
the volume of Wastewater that did enter the Sanitary Sewer System and recalculating the Excess Wastewater
Discharge Fee as per Schedule A.
14.9.
Where parcels or dwellings share a common Building Sewer, the person(s) named on title of the parcel shall be
considered the Customer and shall be delivered the invoice for User Fees. Strata corporations shall be invoiced
in a method determined by the Director.
14.10.
Any amounts remaining unpaid after the 31st day of December in any given year may be deemed property taxes
in arrears for the parcel Connected to the Sanitary Sewer System and recoverable as property taxes in
accordance with the Community Charter.
14.11.
The Director, in his or her sole discretion, may assign or re-classify the customer classification of a Customer in
accordance with the customer types contained herein.
14.12.
Monies received in payment for User Fees shall firstly be applied to all outstanding User Fees due for previous
periods, plus any applicable interest, before being applied to User Fees for a current period.
added by Bylaw 1270, 2025
14.13.
Non-Connected parcels shall be charged a non-connected fee as per Schedule A.
PENALTIES
15.1.
No person shall do any act or suffer or permit any act or thing to be done in contravention of this bylaw.
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15.2.
Any person who violates a provision of this bylaw or who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in
contravention or in violation of any of the provisions of this bylaw or who neglects to do or refrains from doing
anything required to be done by any of the provisions of this bylaw, commits an offence and is liable on summary
conviction to a penalty not exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) plus the cost of prosecution.
15.3.
Each day that the violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offence.
REPEALS
16.1.
Sanitary Sewer Regulation and Rate Bylaw 98-214 and any amendments thereto are hereby repealed in their
entirety.
SEVERABILITY
17.1.
If any provision of this bylaw is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision may be
severed from the bylaw and such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw.
EFFECTIVE DATE
18.1.
This bylaw shall come into full force and effect on April 1, 2022
CITATION
19.1.
This bylaw may cited as "Sanitary Sewer Regulation and Rate Bylaw 1176, 2022"
READ A FIRST TIME this 19th day of April, 2022.
READ A SECOND TIME this 19th day of April, 2022.
READ A THIRD TIME this 19th day of April, 2022.
ADOPTED this 3rd day of May, 2022.
Original signed by James Baker
Original signed by Reyna Seabrook
Mayor
Corporate Officer
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Schedule A
User Fees and Rates
Deleted and replaced by Bylaw 1287, 2025.
Fee Item
User Fee
Standard Installation1
Complex Installation2
Service Connection
Installation3
$3,900
$6,700
Road Crossing3,4
$6,400
$9,200
All other Service Connection installations
Actual Cost
Actual Cost
Connection Fee
General Connection Fee
$1,000 per connection
Service Calls and Other Works
Service Call
$150 per occurrence
Service Call After Hours
$250 per occurrence
Inspection Chamber Replacement or Alteration Fee
$250
Brooks Box Fee
$130
Contaminated Material Disposal Fee
$250
1Applies to 100mm diameter or less installations that are less than 6 metres in length
2Applies to 100mm diameter or less installations that require utility pole holds, or hydrovac daylighting, or
driveway/sidewalk concrete replacement, or asphalt replacement greater than 4 square metres
3Service Connections deeper than 2m will be estimated and charged the actual cost
4Road crossing means a Service Connection installation that requires work and asphalt removal within the road
right of way
Annual User Fees
2025
2026
2027
2028
Residential & Residential Multifamily Strata
$640
$670
$700
$720
Residential Multifamily Non-Strata
$320
$470
$630
$720
Registered Accessory Suite or Secondary Suite
$115
$120
$130
$140
Commercial Customer
$640
$670
$700
$720
Excess Discharge Fee
$260
$270
$280
$290
Non-connected Fee
$275
$290
$295
$300
Excess Wastewater Discharge Fee
As calculated below
CALCULATION CRITERIA
The Average Annual Wastewater Discharge shall be calculated as follows:
(Meter reading from last reading in March - meter
reading from last reading in previous December) ÷ days
between readings x 365 days
= Average Annual Wastewater Discharge
If Average Annual Wastewater Discharge is greater than 230 cubic meters, the Excess Wastewater Discharge
Fee shall be calculated as follows:
(Average Annual Wastewater Discharge - 230 cubic
meters) ÷ 230 x Excess Discharge Fee
= Excess Wastewater Discharge Fee
**All volumes are cubic metres, and when the reading is unavailable an estimate based off previous years or
similar Customer types will be used.
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Schedule B
Wastewater Maximum Concentrations
Deleted and replaced by Bylaw 1215, 2023
All sampling and flow monitoring must be in accordance with the procedures described in the most recent "British
Columbia Field Sampling Manual for Continuous Monitoring and the Collection of Air, Air-Emission, Water, Wastewater,
Soil, Sediment, and Biological Samples, (Permittee Edition)" or most recent edition, or by alternative procedures as
authorized by the Director.
Parameter
One Operating Day
Composite Sample
Two Hour Composite
Site
Grab Sample
B.O.D. (mg/L)
500
1000
2000
C.O.D. (mg/L)
750
1500
3000
Suspended Solids (mg/L)
600
1200
2400
Oil and Grease (mg/L)
(non petroleum)
150
300
600
Oil and Grease (mg/L)
(petroleum source)
15
30
60
Free Chlorine (mg/L)
-
-
1,500
pH
>5.5 and<9.5
>5 and < 11
> 5.5 and < 10.5
Substance
Abbreviation
Concentration in Milligrams per Litre
One Day
Composite
Sample
Two Hour
Composite
Sample
Grab Sample
Aluminum
A1
50.0
100.0
200.0
Arsenic
As
1.0
2.0
4.0
Boron
B
50.0
100.0
200.0
Cadmium
Cd
0.2
0.4
0.8
Chromium
Cr
4.0
8.0
16.0
Cobalt
Co
5.0
10.0
20.0
Copper
Cu
2.0
4.0
8.0
Cyanide
Cn
1.0
2.0
4.0
Iron
Fe
10.0
20.0
40.0
Lead
Pb
1.0
2.0
4.0
Manganese
Mn
5.0
10.0
20.0
Mercury
Hg
0.05
0.1
0.2
Molybdenum
Mo
1.0
2.0
4.0
Nickel
Ni
2.0
4.0
8.0
Nitrate
NO3-
1.0
-
2.0
Phenols
-
1.0
2.0
4.0
Phosphorus
P
12.5
25.0
50.0
Silver
Ag
1.0
2.0
4.0
Sulphate
SO4
1500.0
3000.0
6000.0
Sulfide
S
1.0
2.0
4.0
Tin
Sn
5.0
10.0
20.0
Zinc
Zn
3.0
6.0
12.0
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Schedule C
Deleted by Bylaw 1287, 2025