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VILLAGE OF LUMBYBylaw No. 700, 2009
A Bylaw for the regulation of the waterworks system, water supply and rates.
WHEREAS it is expedient that provision should be made for regulating the rates,
conditions and terms
upon which water may be supplied
by the Village to its
habitants,
NOW THEREFORE the
Council
of the Village of Lumby,
in open
meeting
assembled,
enacts as follows:
Definitions
1. In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Base Fee" means the minimum fee for water supply ifno water is used.
"Bylaw Enforcement
Officer"
means
a person appointed
by the Village of
Lumby Council to enforce the Village of Lumby Bylaws.
"Combined
Service"
or "Combined
Service
Pipe"
respectively
means
the
service
or the service pipe that is intended to supply water for fire protection
combined with the normal use.
"Council" mean the Village Council of the Village of Lumby.
"Curb
Stop"
means
that Vi||age--owned valve on a service
pipe in a Village
street
or lane or within a statutory
right-of-way at or near
the customer's
property line, or statutory right--ofway line.
"Customer"
means
any person, firm or corporation
supplied with water from
the watenivorks.
"Director
of Financial
Services"
means the Director of Financial Services as
appointed from time to time by the Village of Lumby Council.
"Dual
Service"
means
a private
service
pipe which branches
on private
property to provide two service connections,
one of which is a metered line and
the other of which is a fire line.
"Dwelling" means
any bui|ding(s) or structure(s) in which a person
or persons
either resides or occupies.
"Emergency
Service Call'' means a service call to turn off a water line located
on private property that is leaking and causing or threatening
to cause damage
to the property.
"Engineer" means the Village Engineer or authorized representative.
"Fire Line" means a pipe that is intended solely for the purposes
of providing a
standby supply of water for fire protection purposes.
"Household"
means a group of persons
who dwell as a family under one roof.
"lrrigation"
means
the sprinkling or pouring of water by means
of any pipe,
hose,
water
pot, irrigation ditch or flume upon or under the surface
of the
ground from the water supply mains of the Village.
"Meter
Service"
means
a
service
having
attached
thereto
a
meter
for
determining the quantity of water supplied by such service.
"Normal
Use" means
the use of water for normal residential,
commercial or
industrial purposes,
including residential
lawn sprinkling, but not including fire
protection
or other uses that the Superintendent
deems to be special or extra-
ordinary.
"Permanent
Disconnection"
typically means
the disconnection
of a service
pipe that is no longer needed.
This disconnection will be made at the water
main or on Village property.
"Private
Service
Pipe" means
the pipe and appurtenant
fittings intended to
distribute water within the premises and connected to the service pipe.
"Rate" means the price or sum of money to be paid by any owner or any
consumer either of the quantity of water supplied to him as measured
by a
meter or for a service to his premises
for a stated period.
"Self-Contained
Suite" means an area within a dwelling having provision for
residential
living within such area
by the occupants
of such area,
including
equipment
for the preservation
or preparation
of food, and a toilet, lavatory,
shower or bath, or facilities for installation of the same.
"Service Pipe" means the Village-owned pipe and appurtenant
fittings either on
a street
or within a statutory right--of-way,intended to carry water from the
Village's water main to the farthest
downstream
Vi||age--instal|ed fittings, with
Village ownership extending to the downstream face of the Village fittings.
"Sing|e Occupant
Dwelling" means:
a)
any dwelling unit occupied
by only one person
which person is a
registered owner of the said dwelling unit, or
b)
in a rental apartment
building, excluding those established
under the
Condominium
Act,
notwithstanding
the
actual
occupancy,
those
apartments
designed
and certified by the Building Department
as
bachelor units at the time of construction.
"Superintendent"
means the Superintendent
or authorized representative.
"Temporary
Disconnection"
typically means
the disconnection
of a service
pipe at a property line for a short term during which time the premises
served
are demolished and new ones are constructed.
"Temporary
Turn-off" means a temporary interruption to service by a shut-off
and subsequent
turn--onof a service pipe.
"Village" means the Village of Lumby.
"Watenrvorks"
means
the
water
distribution
system,
now
or
hereafter
constituted,
of the Village.
ESTABLISHMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF WATER SERVICES
2. Application Procedure
(a)
No person
shall connect any building or structure to a water system
until
they have, either in person or by their duly authorized agent, attended
at
the Office and completed
an application and an agreement
in the form
prescribed
by the Village. The applicant shall, in completing such form of
application and agreement,
provide true and accurate
information as to all
details called for therein, and any person
providing false
information in
completing such application
and agreement
shall be guilty of an offence
against this Bylaw.
(b)
At such time as the application and agreement
is executed,
the applicant
shall pay a connection
fee in accordance
with the fees imposed for this
purpose
in Schedule "B"of this Bylaw.
(c)
At The connection fee above referred to shall be deemed
to be a charge
for work or services
done,
and the provision(s) of Section
258 of the
"Community Charter" shall apply.
(d)
All applications for the turning on or shut off of water to or from a parcel of
real property shall be made in writing, signed by the person who appears
in the Land Title Office records as registered
owner in fee--simpleof the
real property, or their duly authorized agent.
3. Requirements
(a)
No person shall permit the connection of a private service pipe to the curb
stop until all requirements
of this bylaw pertaining to the installation of
service pipes upon any property shall be met.
4. Size of Service Pipe
(a)
The Superintendent
may determine
the size of the service
pipe and
meters to be used in supplying any customer.
5. Location of Meters
(a)
When specifying the location for a meter the Superintendent
may consult
the customer.
The Superintendent
shall specify the location of any meter,
and if the meter is located on private property, the customer shall provide
access for maintaining the meter and appurtenances
for meter reading.
(b)
The pipes, valves and other appurtenances
to the meter shall be installed
in accordance
with standards
specified
in Master Municipal Construction
Documents
(c)
A meter shall not be located in line with a sidewalk vehicular crossing.
6. lnaccessibility of Meters
(a)
Any customer
served
by a
privately
located
meter
which
meter
or
accessory thereof has become inaccessible
for reading or maintenance,
shall pay in addition to the amounts
set out in Schedule
"B" and as part
payment
of additional work, the charge set out in Schedule "B" hereto, not
pro-rated,
while
the
said
meter
or
accessory
remains
inaccessible
provided that there shall be no additional charge if a customer makes the
meter or accessory
accessible
within 96 hours of receipt of notice to do so
from the Superintendent.
7. Meter
(a)
Every person shall, install a meter.
(b)
Every person who does not install a meter, when ordered to do so shall
pay an extra charge as set out in Schedule
B.
(c)
The Superintendent
may turn-off any service in the event that an owner
does not comply with a notice under this Section.
8. Metering of |ndustria|--Commercia|
Strata Developments
(a)
Where a property
is a
non--residentia|
strata
development,
the Village
requires each strata lot to be individually metered, if requested
the Village
may allow a separate
meter for irrigation of common property that will be
invoiced to the Strata council.
9. Location of Service Pipe and Curb Stop
(a)
Every owner shall locate all service
pipes and curb stops clear of any
structure, driveway, curb or sidewalk.
(b)
The Superintendent
may, upon payment
of all costs associated
with the
installation of a new service pipe and curb stop and the removal of any
existing service, move the service to a location requested
by the owner.
10. Turn On and Shut Off
(a)
Service Call During Normal Working Hours
(i)
An owner may apply to the Superintendent
for the turning on or the
shut off of water, such application to be submitted
at least 5 days in
advance of the requested
turn-off.
(ii)
A customer shall be liable for the full amount of the water base fee.
(iii) Every person
shall pay the charges
set out in Schedule
"B" hereto for
each turn on or turn off.
(b)
Service Call During Non-Working Hours
(i)
Every person
requesting
non--emergency
service calls to turn water
off or on during nonworking hours shall pay the charge
set out in
Schedule "B"hereto.
11. Pressure, Supply and Quality
(a)
The Village does not guarantee
pressure
or continuous supply of water,
nor does
it accept
responsibility
at any time for the
maintenance
of
pressure
neither on its line nor for increases
or decreases
in pressure.
The Village reserves
the right at any and all times, without notice, to
change
operating
water
service
for the
purposes
of making
repairs,
extensions,
alterations or improvements
or for any other reason,
and to
increase or reduce pressure
at any time.
(b)
Neither the Village, its council, officers, employees
nor agents
shall incur
any liability of any kind whatever
by reason of the cessation
in whole or in
part of water pressure or water supply, or changes
in operating pressures,
or by reason
of the water containing sediments,
deposits
or other foreign
matter.
12. Base Fee and Rates
(a)
Every customer shall pay the applicable base fee and rates enumerated
in
Schedule
"B"of this bylaw.
(b)
Every customer
shall pay the rates set out in Schedule
"B" four times
yearly; provided that in case of a new application for water service, the
applicant shall be allowed a reduction in rates for the then current year
based
on the part of such billing period which has expired at the date of
application.
Council by resolution
may vary the billing periods
set out
herein.
(c)
Any monthly rate remaining unpaid after 30 days shall be subject to a 10%
penalty.
(d)
Property owners shall be billed directly, unless they authorize the Village
in writing to invoice tenants provided that the owner remains responsible
for the payment
of rates and penalties.
(e)
The following Home Occupations shall be billed additional water rates, in
accordance
with Schedule "B" attached
hereto and forming part of this
bylaw, upon approval of a Village of Lumby Business License:
(i)
Hairdressers,
Salon/Spa/Beauty
Services,
Health
services,
Daycares,
Catering/Food
and /or Food Preparation
Services,
and
other like classifications not hereinbefore listed at the discretion of
the Director of Financial Services.
13. Right to Substitute a Meter Service
(a)
The Superintendent
shall have the right at any time to substitute a meter
service in lieu of an ordinary service to any premises;
and when this is
done, meter rates will be payable from the time such meter is installed
notwithstanding
that the customer
may have
paid in advance
for the
current year which has not expired, but a rebate of part of such advance
payment
proportionate
to the unexpired
part of the current year shall be
credited and allowed to the customer
on his meter rate account for such
meter service.
14. Applications Voided
(a)
No person shall request a hook-up after a period of one year after the date
of an application for a water connection.
(b)
The Superintendent
may,
upon receipt of a written request,
extend the
deadline in Subsection
(a) of this Section.
15. Service Pipes Shut Off for Five Years Deemed to be Discontinued
(a)
Where a service
pipe remains
shut off for a period of five years,
the
service pipe shall be deemed to be discontinued.
RESPONSIBILITIESOF THE CUSTOMER
16. Works to be Supervised
(a)
No person
shall do any work connected
with the water service, including
the laying of new services and the repair of old services,
upon or under
any street,
lane
or statutory
Right-of-Way without the
consent
and
supervision of the appropriate
officers and employees of the Village.
17. Installation and Maintenance Criteria
(a)
Every customer shall install only pipes, taps, fittings, and fire hydrants,
other things connected
with his private service pipes that are good and
sufficient.
18. Services to Water-Operated
Machinery
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any customer
to use any service as motive power
for the purpose
of operating
machinery
or domestic
apparatus
without
having the written consent
of the Superintendent.
(b)
The Superintendent
may withdraw his consent at any time.
19. Services to be Metered
(a)
No person
shall obtain water from a water main by means other than a
metered
connection
for any purpose,
provided however,
that nothing in
this Section shall apply to the fighting of fires.
(b)
Customers
who, by virtue of Subsection
(a) hereof, or Subsection
(a) of
Section
9, shall use a meter supplied
by the Village and shall pay the
rental rates set out in Schedule "B"hereof.
20. Services to be Protected from Frost
(a)
All customers
shall keep their
private
service
pipes,
stop
cocks, fire
hydrants and other fixtures on their own premises in good order and repair
and protected
from frost and injury at their own expense.
21. Inspection of Premises
(8)
Every customer
under the bylaw shall at all reasonable times allow, suffer
and permit the Superintendent
or any person authorized by him for such
purpose, (either generally or in any particular instance), to enter into and
upon the premises
in respect
of which such water
is supplied
for the
purpose
of inspecting
the
same,
and
the
water
pipes,
connections,
fixtures, taps,
meters,
fire hydrants
and
any other apparatus
used
in
connection with such water supply.
22. No Deduction for Waste
(8)
Every customer
having a meter service shall pay for the full amount
of
water as registered
by each meter, according to the rates applicable to the
service,
and no deduction shall be allowed on account
of any waste
of
water.
23. Testing of Meters
(61)
(b)
(C)
(d)
The Superintendent
will, upon written
request
and the
payment
of a
deposit as set out in Schedule "B" hereto by a customer,
test a meter for
accuracy.
The Superintendent
shall refund the customer the deposit along with any
over-charge
relating to the period
1 year
prior to the test
if the test
indicates an over-charge
in excess of 2%.
In no other circumstance
than as set out in Subsection
(b) of this Section
willthe deposit be refunded.
A customer shall be liable for any under--charges for a 1 year period prior
to the test ifa test reveals an under-charge
in excess of 2%.
24. Non-Registering Meters
(3)
(b)
if a meter fails to register or to properly indicate the flow of water, the
Superintendent
shall estimate the consumption
and render a bill based on
the average previous
consumption
adjusted to take into account
seasonal
variations, changes
in occupancy, or other factors which, in the opinion of
the Superintendent,
may affect the consumption
of water.
No person shall intentionally disconnect, bypass or damage any installed
water meter so as to limitthe meters ability to register water consumption
correctly
or
to
render
the
meter
incapable
of
registering
water
consumption
correctly.
25. Abatement of Noises and Pressure Surges
(a)
(b)
(C)
No person
shall connect
or allow to remain connected,
or operate
an
apparatus,
fitting, or fixture which will cause
noises, pressure
surges
or
other disturbances
which may, in the opinion of the Superintendent,
result
in annoyance
to other customers,
damage
to their water
system
or
damage to the Village's water system.
The Superintendent
may, if any such condition exists, give notice to the
customer to correct the fault within 96 hours or such lesser period as may
be specified in the notice.
The Superintendent
may, if the customer fails to comply with such notice
within the time specified:
Have the service shutoff until the fault has been corrected, or
(i)
(ii)
Take such other action, either on or off the customer's
property as he
deems
appropriate
to correct the fault or to reduce the possibility or
severity of annoyance
or damage, or
(iii)
Have the work done, and any cost incurred may be recovered
as a
charge under this bylaw.
26. Prevention of Contamination
(a)
No customer
or person shall connect, cause to be connected,
or allow to
(b)
remain connected,
any piping, fixture, fitting, container or appliance
in a
manner which, under any circumstances,
may allow water, waste water, or
any harmful liquid or substance
to enter the Village's water system.
If a condition is found to exist which, in the opinion of the Superintendent
is contrary
to the provisions
of Subsection
(a), the Superintendent
may
either:
(i)
(ii)
Shut off the service or services, or
Give notice to the customer
to correct the fault within 96 hours, or a
specified
lesser period, and if the customer fails to comply with such
notice,
the
Superintendent
shall proceed
in accordance
with Sub-
section
(i) of this Section.
Without prejudicing the aforesaid,
the
Superintendent
may
allow cross-connection
control devices
to be
installed on the service
pipe on Village property.
The device
and
installation is to be approved
by the Superintendent
and installed "at
cost", in accordance
with Section 36 hereof.
The water service pipe shall not be turned on at the curb stop for occupancy
use
until the private
plumbing system
has
been
approved
by the Building
Inspector and has been inspected for cross--connections.
This shall not prohibit the use of a water service for construction purposes for a
limited time; provided the Superintendent
is satisfied that adequate
provision is
made
to prevent
backflow into the Village's water
system.
No new water
service for any building, irrigation system, sprinkling system, will be given to a
customer
unless the Superintendent
is satisfied that cross--connections
do not
exist, or unless a permit is obtained at the Village Office for the installation of an
approved
cross-connection
control device.
The said device installation must
then be inspected and approved by the Building inspector.
Where a cross connection control device is required the said device shall be
approved
by the Superintendent
The approval shall be based
on the devices
conforming to American Water Works Association C506
-- 78 and Canadian
Standards
Association
B64
--
1976
or
latest
revisions
thereof,
and
the
successful
completion
of an
Engineer
approved
one year
field evaluation
program.
All cross-connection
control devices
are the responsibility
of the
customer,
who must ensure
that the devices are in the proper working order.
These
devices
are to be tested
by a Certified Tester
of Cross-Connection
Control Devices, and the test results, including repairs performed, submitted to
the Village at regular intervals as directed by the Village.
27. Interconnected Service Pipes
(a)
The Superintendent
may require that the water
piping within premises
served
by
two
or
more
service
pipes
for
similar
uses
shall
be
interconnected.
(b)
The customer
shall, if the premises
are supplied by two or more services
and these
services
are interconnected
within the premises,
install and
maintain check valves of a type approved
by the Superintendent
on all
private service pipes in such locations so as to prevent backflow from any
private service into the Village's water system.
28. Provision for Special Requirements
(a)
Customers depending on a continuous and uninterrupted supply of water
or having processes
or equipment
that require particularly clear or pure
water
shall provide such emergency
storage,
over-size
piping, pumps,
tanks, filters, pressure
regulators, check valves, additional service pipes or
other means
for a continuous and adequate
supply of water suitable to
their requirements.
OPERATION & INSPECTION
29. Supervision by Village
(a)
No work shall be done by the Village upon the premises of any customer.
(b)
The Village shall
have
the
right, by its employees
and
officers, to
supervise
all work to be done by the customer
in connection with water
services;
provided,
however,
that the Village shall not be liable for the
manner in which any work is done privately on such premises.
30. Turn-off for Illegal Operations
(a)
(b)
The Superintendent
shall turn--offservice to any parcel of real property
being in contravention of any law, bylaw or regulations of:
(i)
(ii)
(iii) The Village of Lumby
Canada
The Province of British Columbia, and
regarding
safety,
health and the
use
of land, buildings
and structures;
provided,
however, that no such a service shall be turned off until two (2)
weeks after the mailing of a notice of the impending turn--offto every person
who appears
in the Land Titles Office records as registered
owner in fee-
simple of, or as owner of a registered
charge on the real property and such
notice, if not given or served
personally,
shall be sent by certified mail to
such person or persons
in accordance with Local Government Act.
Should any person
continue to occupy real property after water has been
turned
off pursuant
to Section
(a) of this
Section,
and
should
any
unsanitary condition arise as a result thereof, the person so occupying the
real property shall be deemed
solely responsible
for the creation of such
unsanitary condition.
31. Sprinkling Restrictions
(8)
(b)
To
encourage
conservation,
stewardship
and
education
the
Superintendent
may from time to time impose restrictions on sprinkling or
change
or revoke
such
restrictions,
and
in so doing
may make
the
restrictions applicable
at specified
times or on specified days and may
differentiate between classes
of customers
or areas of the Village.
The Superintendent
shall cause to be published notice of such restrictions
in a newspaper
having circulation in the Village.
(C)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
The stages of sprinkling restrictions are as follows:
Normal and Dry stage (year round) odd numbered houses may water
on odd clays, except that there shall be no watering on the 31st day
of any month, even numbered
houses
on even days between the
hours of 7am and 9am and 7pm and 10pm.
Underground
sprinkler
systems
on timers may water three non-consecutive
days per week
between the hours of 12am (midnight) and 5am.
Hand watering with
a hose with a shutoff device or water container may be used at any
time for the watering of flowerbeds, baskets and containers.
Very Dry stage two days per week odd numbered
houses
Tuesday
and
Friday
even
numbered
houses
Wednesday
and
Saturday
evenings only from 7pm to 10 pm. No water use for vehicle, sidewalk
or driveway
cleaning,
pool refilling, hot tub refilling or municipal
watering.
Extremely Dry stage no sprinkling of any kind.
32. Inspection of Water Pipes and Taps
(8)
The Superintendent
or any other person
appointed by Council may make
personal
inspection of all pipes and taps used for distributing water in any
building or premises
to check for leaks or defects in such tap or pipes.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person
to make any alterations,
additions,
extensions
or new branches
to the existing water service on any premises
without first making
application
to the Village and obtaining
a permit
therefore.
(0)
It shall be unlawful for any person to cover up any alteration,
addition,
extensions
or new branches
to the existing water service on any premises
until the Superintendent
has inspected
it.
33. Operation of Village Waten/vorks Fittings
(a)
No person,
except the duly authorized agent of the Village shall:
(i)
in any way interfere with any hydrant, valve, curb stop or main stop
cock,
pipe
or other watenNorks
appliances
outside
of his own
premises;
nor,
interfere in any way with any meter or pipe leading to such meter,
whether inside or outside of his premises; nor,
(iii) make any addition or alteration to the water service in the street or
road; nor
(W)
(V)
make any connection with the water mains; nor
turn off or turn on any Village curb stop or main stop cook.
34. Use of Fire Hydrants
(8)
(b)
(C)
(d)
The Superintendent
may, upon written application, permit the use of a fire
hydrant as a temporary
source of water.
The Superintendent
may, in his discretion, require a water meter to be
attached to any fire hydrant being used as a temporary source of water.
An applicant who is required to have a water meter shall pay the rates set
out for metered
rates in Schedule
"B" of this bylaw; provided however, no
meter rental rate willbe charged.
An applicant who is not required to have a water meter shall pay the fee
set in Schedule
35. Work Done "At Cost"
(3)
(b)
(C)
(d)
Any person
or customer
having work done at cost shall make an advance
payment,
prior to commencement
of the work, the
amount
of such
payment
to be estimated
by the Superintendent.
The Superintendent
shall,
in calculating the cost,
include the amount
expended
by the Village for gross wages
and salaries,
employee
fringe
benefits, materials, equipment rentals at rates paid by the Village or set by
the Village for its own equipment,
or any other expenditures
incurred in
doing the work, plus administration charges.
The Village shall refund to the customer
an amount equal to the amount
the estimated
cost exceeds the actual cost.
The customer
shall be liable for an amount
by which the actual cost
exceeds
the estimated cost.
36. Unpaid Billings
(a)
Any charges authorized by this By-law, which remain unpaid on December
31st in the year in which they were imposed, shall form a charge
or lien
upon the land or real property
upon or in respect
of which the same
is
37.
38.
(3)
(b)
imposed, and the provisions
of Sections 258 of the "Community Charter"
shall apply.
Each provision of this bylaw is severable
from each other provision, and, if
any provision is determined to be void or unenforceable
in whole or in part,
such determination shall not be deemed to affect or impair the validity of any
other provision, unless a Court othen/vise determines.
For the purpose
of this bylaw, the designated
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
means any of the following:
Bylaw Enforcement
Officer for the Village of Lumby
Superintendent
for the Village of Lumby or designate
ADMINISTRATIVEPROVISIONS
39. Penalties
(3)
(b)
Every person who violates any of the provisions
of his bylaw, or who
suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention
of this bylaw
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than two thousand
dollars ($2,000.00)
and costs
(including the costs of the committal and
conveyance to the place of imprisonment) for each offence, and in default
of payment therefore, to imprisonment of a term not exceeding
six months
in jail.
Each day that such violation is permitted
to continue shall be a
separate
offence.
The fines and penalties
payable
in respect
of a breach of this bylaw are
set out in Schedule
attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw.
40. Other
(a)
(b)
(0)
That this bylaw comes into effect on January 1, 2010.
That the "Lumby Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 653, 2006" and
any and all amendment bylaws thereto are hereby repealed.
That this bylaw be cited for all purposes
as the "Lumby Water Rates and
Regulations
Bylaw No. 700, 2009".
Read a first time this 7"'day of December, 2009
Read a second time this 7"'day of December, 2009
Read a third time this 7"'day of December, 2009
Reconsidered, finally passed
and adopted thisZ/day of December, 2009
51/ mi,»
ex;
Kevin Acton,
Frank Kosa
Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer
Certified a true copy of the Lumby Water Rates and Regulations
Bylaw No. 700,
2009, as adopted December
,
Frank Kosa,
Chief Administrative Officer
SCHEDULE "A"
Folio Number:
WATER CONNECTIONAPPLICATION
Date:
Legal Description
Civic Address:
I,
, the registered owner
or agent
for the owner of the above mentioned
property
hereby applies for a
water service connection from the street
main to this property, in the location
specified in a rough drawing attached.
Having hereby
applied to the Village for a water service connection,
I further
agree to comply with all the applicable bylaws and amendments thereto and such
other bylaws as may be in effect or may be passed
the Village Council in the
future, relating to the water facility, services, or charges'
I hereby agree that I will complete
the water service connection on my property
subject to the regulations then in force as mentioned in the above noted bylaws.
Size of Connection:
Connection Fee:
Use of Building:
E] Residential
El Commercial: specify type
III Industrial: specify type
Signature of Owner
Permission
must be obtained from the Superintendent
before commencement
of
work and all works must be inspected by the Village before backfilling.
Approved: this
day of
20
Superintendent
Inspected: this
day of
20
Superintendent
Rated: this
day of
20
Collector
SCHEDULE "B" WATER RATES AND FEES
I. CONNECTION FEES
3/4"
-- 2" $1,500.00
plus cost of pavement and sidewalk cut repairs
Greater than 2" $2,000.00 plus cost of pavement
and sidewalk cut repairs
ll. METERED RATES
- MONTHLY ($)* for 2011 and subsequent
years
the
following rates
shall
be increased
by the
Canadian
Price
Index for British
Columbia at September
30 plus .5%, with a minimum increase of .5%.
Service Size
Base Rate
Domestic
16 mm (5/8")
10.00
16.70
19 mm (3/4")
12.12
20.00
25 mm (1")
20.00
20.00
40 mm (11/2")
N/A
44.50
50 mm (2")
N/A
50.00
Non Domestic
Plus consumption
fee of $0.45 per cubic meter
0
Seasonal meters shall be invoiced at 50% of the monthly Base rate
0
For areas outside the municipal boundaries
or where metering is not
possible
as determined
by the Village, the above
listed rates
are
multiplied by 3.
-
Unmetered fee where metering IS possible,
added to base fee $50.00
for the first to third month increasing to $100.00
for the fourth and
subsequent
months
Ill. METER REPLACEMENT
RATES
-- Monthly ($)
Service Size
Rental
16 mm (5/8")
2.00
19 mm (3/4")
2.20
25 mm (1")
2.66
40 mm (11/2")
4.20 Turbine 5.86
50 mm (2")
4.92 Turbine 6.76
IV. FIRE MAINRATES
-- Monthly ($)
50 mm (2") and smaller
7.00
75 mm (3")
10.00
100 mm (4")
12.75
150 mm (6")
25.50
200 mm (8")
51.00
Seasonal
1.00
1.10
1.33
2.10 Turbine 2.93
2.46 Turbine 3.38
VI. USER RATES
-- MONTHLY ($)** DESCR|PTlON*
Rates
(a)
Effective January 1, 2010 the Base Flat rate is $20.00 per month, for 2011
and
subsequent
years
the
Base
Flat rate shall be increased
by the
Canadian Price Index for British Columbia at September
30 plus .5%, with
a minimum increase of .5%.
(i)
The Base Flat Rate
--
i. Dwellings, per unit (single family, duplex unit)
ii. Churches, Community Halls
iii. Barber and Beauty Parlours up to 2 chairs,
Service and Repair Shops
Retail Outlets less than 5,000 square feet
Business, Recreation, Entertainment Protective Services
VII.
Schools per Classroom
viii. Medical, Dental, Massage,
Chiropractor
Clinics for each
2
Practitioners
(ii)
The Base Flat Rate times .5
i. Barber and Beauty Parlours additional Chairs .5 of Base Flat
Rate each
ii. Laundromats per machine
iii. Motel or Hotel per unit
iv.
Museum
v.
Home Occupations
including Hairdressers,
Salon/Spa/Beauty
Services,
Health Services,
Daycares,
Catering/Food
and/or
Food Preparation
Services, and other like classifications
(iii)
The Base Flat Rate times 1.5
i. Restaurants
less than 6 tables
(iv)
The Base Flat Rate times .8
i. Manufactured
Home Park, per pad
ii. Apartment,
suites,
guesthouses,
condominium,
townhouse,
basement suite (legal or not)
iii. Senior Housing Complex
(v)
The Base Flat Rate times 2.0
i. Medical, Dental,
Massage,
Chiropractor
Clinics for greater
than 2 Practitioners
ii. Green houses, nurseries per month of operation
iii. Food Processors
iv.
Car and Truck Washes,
non recycling
v.
Lounges, Beer Parlours, Neighbourhood Pubs
vi. Machine & MillworkShops
(vi)
The Base Flat Rate times 2.5
i. Retail Stores greater than 5,000 square feet
(vii)
The Base Flat Rate times 6.0
i. Irrigation per acre per year (no monthly rate) for the gross land
area
(viii)
The Base Flat Rate times 10.0
i. Pole Yards, Sawmills,
ii' Hydrants annual rate
iii. Arena based on Ice season
iv. Pool based on Swim Season
(ix)
The Base Flat Rate times 0.25
i. Campgrounds
per site for Operating Season
* Except where specified,
all rates
apply whether
occupied
or not, whether
operating or not and more than one category may apply to a premise.
** For areas outside municipal boundaries, the above rates are multiplied by 3.
V. MISCELLANEOUSFEES
lnaccessibility of Meters (section 6)
$75.00 per month
Non--EmergencyService Call, after hours
$100.00
Inspection
--
Per Occasion plus One Re-Inspection
$75.00
Disconnection, temporary (at property line)
actual cost including cost of pavement
and sidewalk cut repairs
Disconnection, permanent
(at water main)
actual cost including cost of pavement
and sidewalk cut repairs
For each turn on of water service
$50.00
Deposit for testing a meter (section 24)
$200.00
($50.00 non refundable)
Fire Hydrant Use (Non--metered),First Day or part
$150.00
Additional day or part
$100.00
Fire Hydrant Use Metered
$50.00
plus $1.00 per cubic meter
Fire Hydrant (Private) Service
$200.00
SCHEDULE "C"
Fines
and
Penalties
Offence
Section
Fine
- 15'Offences
Fine
- 2nd and
Subsequent
Offences
Illegal Connection Service Pipes 3
$500.00
$1000.00
Inappropriate Location of Meter 6(0)
$100.00
$200.00
inaccessibility of Meter 7
$100.00
20000
Not Adhering to Remote Meter Register 8(a) (b), (c)
$100.00
$200.00
Not Adhering to Service Call Fees 11
$100.00
200.00
Not adhering to Base fee and rates 13 (a), (b)
$100.00
200.00
Illegal and Non-Conforming work or Installation
of Water Services 17, 18, 20, 21
$250.00
500.00
Prohibiting Inspection of Premises 22
$250.00
.500.00
Not Conforming to Meter Regulations 23, 24, 25
$100.00
$200.00
Tampering with Water Meter 25
$500.00
1000.00
Not Abating Noises & Pressure
Surges
26 (a), (b), and (c)
$100.00
>200.00
Not Preventing Contamination 27 (a), (b)
$250.00
50000
Not Adhering to Sprinkling Restrictions 32 (a)
$100.00
$250.00
Prohibiting Inspection of Pipes &Taps 33 (a), (b), (c) $250.00
>500.00
Illegal Operation of Village Waten/vorks 34
$500.00
.1000.00