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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ROSSLAND
BYLAW NO. 2859
A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH SEWER SERVICE RATES FOR THE PERIOD OF 2026-2027
WHEREAS pursuant the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Rossland may, by bylaw, establish,
regulate and impose requirements in relation to the treatment, distribution and charge of for the
collection and treatment of sewer, and
WHEREAS the Council of the City of Rossland has adopted a policy pursuant to which sewer services shall
be provided on a user-pay basis,
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Rossi and, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
PART 1- SHORT TITLE
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Sewer Rate (2026-2027) Bylaw No. 2859, 2025".
PART 2 - DEFINITIONS
2.1
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Municipal Sewer Line" shall mean any sewer line, including but not limited to a main trunk line, a
main collector line, or an individual collector line, that is not a Private Sewer Service line as defined
in this section and shall include those sewer lines that traverse private property for which the City
of Rossland holds an easement.
"Multi-Family" shall mean three or more dwelling units within a residential building.
"Commercial Unit" shall mean a self-contained dwelling, building or structure or portions thereof
intended for use other than for a residential dwelling.
"Private Sewer Service" shall mean a sewer line which serves a single service connection from the
point where the line ends or enters a building to the point where it joins a sewer main, being a
sewer line, which serves or is intended to serve two or more private sewer services.
"Property" shall include a parcel of land held in fee simple or under strata title.
"Residential Dwelling Unit" shall mean a self-contained dwelling, consisting of one or more rooms
forming a single unit that is used or intended to be used as a residence and contains cooking, eating,
sleeping and sanitary facilities (including manufactured homes and mobile homes) either as a
single-family home or part of a multi-family building, not including those dwellings defined as a
secondary suite.
"Secondary Suite" shall mean a self-contained, accessory dwelling unit located within a single
detached dwelling or in an accessory building. A secondary suite has its own separate cooking,
sleeping, and bathing facilities. It has direct access to outside without passing through any part of
the principal unit. This use does not include townhouses, duplex housing, or apartment housing.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ROSSLAND
BYLAW NO. 2859
A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH SEWER SERVICE RATES FOR THE PERIOD OF 2026-2027
2.2
For the purpose of this Bylaw, the City of Rossi and shall be deemed to be the owner of all Municipal
Sewer Lines, and shall have the duties, responsibilities, and liabilities associated with the ownership
of an asset.
PART 3 - USER RATES
3.1
The 2026-2027 user rates for the collection and treatment of sewer shall be those established in
Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of this Bylaw.
3.2
In the event of non-payment of any rates or charges invoiced pursuant to this Bylaw, any
outstanding balance shall be collected pursuant to section 258 of the Community Charter.
PART 4 - ENACTMENT
4.1
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be
invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed
and the part that is invalid shall not affect the validity of the remainder.
4.2
Sewer Rate (2024-2025) Bylaw No. 2821 and any of its amendments are hereby repealed.
4.3
This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect upon January l't, 2026.
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ADOPTED
2859 - Sewer Rate (2026-2027) Bylaw
th is 3rd day of November, 2025
this 3rd day of November, 2025
this 17th day of November, 2025
this gth day of December 2025
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Corporate Officer
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BYLAW #2859 - Sewer Rates Bylaw (2026 - 2027)
SCHEDULE A
Effective January 1, 2026
Section 1 - Residential Single
Monthly Rates
METERED
NON-METERED
Municipal Sewer
$18.90
$24.70
Regional Sewer
$34.04
$78.39
Total Residential Single
$52.94
$103.09
Additional Charges for Secondary Suite
Municipal Sewer
$4.73
$6.19
Regional Sewer
$8.49
$11.19
Total Residential Single with Secondary Suite
$66.16
$120.47
Section 2 - Multi-Family (3+ Units)
Monthly Rates per Unit
Base
Non-Profit
Base
Non-Profit
Municipal Sewer
$15.11
$9.45
$19.77
$12.38
Regional Sewer
$27.25
$16.97
$35.64
$22.19
Total Multi-Family
$42.36
$26.42
$55.41
$34.57
1. See rates in Section 4.
Section 3 - Commercial
METERED
Monthly Rates per Account
Base
13 mm
19mm
25mm
Municipal Sewer
$18.90
$24.70
$55.90
$98.49
Regional Sewer
$34.04
$44.52
$135.47
$238.59
Sewer Consumption
+ Metered1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total Commercial
$52.94
$69.21
$191.37
$337.08
1. See rates in Section 4.
Section 4 - Metered Consumption Charges per Cubic Metre - Based on Water Consumption
Monthly Consumption
Rate
$/m3
0 - 30 cubic metres
$0.98
31 - 60 cubic metres
$1.09
61+ cubic metres
$1.20
Section 5 - Service Work Charges
Section 6 - Late Payment Penalty
Section 7 - Arrears
Section 8 - Refunds
Section 9 - Fee Structure Application
NON-METERED
METERED
NON-METERED
Property with mixed Class 1 and 6 assessment and only one water meter: A Residential and a Commercial Metered base rate is charged, plus the applicable
consumption for 1 (one) unit.
2. Non-Metered rates apply:
− If water is used primarly for cooling purposes and discharged in a storm drain (not in a sanitary sewer).
− For an institutional service where water is primarily used for external purposes such as cemetery.
a) The charge for any maintenance work performed on a private sewer service by the City shall include the cost of materials, plus the cost of equipment
rental at the current City equipment rental rate, plus the cost of labour at the current City shop labour rate, plus a $25.00 administration charge and all
applicable taxes.
b) Where the City is requested to provide service work outside of regular working hours, being Monday to Friday, 7:00AM to 3:30AM, except statutory
holidays, a basic call out charge of $200 shall be invoiced in addition to all other charges defined in this section.
c) The City shall not perform service work on a private sewer service, unless the owner or a person acting on behalf of the owner has first signed an
authorization as prescribed by the City.
New Construction: Sewer rates applicable when temporary and/or full occupancy permit granted.
Non-metered accounts: A penalty of 15% (fifteen percent) shall be imposed upon quarterly balances unpaid after 60 days past the quarter date.
Metered accounts: A penalty of 2.2% (two point two percent) per month shall be imposed upon quarterly balances unpaid after 60 days past the quarter
date.
A sewer service account balance which is due and payable on December 31 in any year, including an account relating to service work as defined in this
schedule, shall be transferred to the tax account of the property being serviced by such sewer service account on that date.
Service fees invoiced and paid pursuant to sections 1 to 4 inclusive of this schedule shall not be refunded.
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BYLAW #2859 - Sewer Rates Bylaw (2026 - 2027)
SCHEDULE A
Effective January 1, 2027
Section 1 - Residential Single
Monthly Rates
METERED
NON-METERED
Municipal Sewer
$20.79
$27.16
Regional Sewer
$37.44
$86.23
Total Residential Single
$58.23
$113.39
Additional Charges for Secondary Suite
Municipal Sewer
$5.20
$6.81
Regional Sewer
$9.34
$12.31
Total Residential Single with Secondary Suite
$72.78
$132.51
Section 2 - Multi-Family (3+ Units)
Monthly Rates per Unit
Base
Non-Profit
Base
Non-Profit
Municipal Sewer
$16.62
$10.40
$21.74
$13.61
Regional Sewer
$29.98
$18.67
$39.20
$24.41
Total Multi-Family
$46.60
$29.06
$60.95
$38.02
1. See rates in Section 4.
Section 3 - Commercial
METERED
Monthly Rates per Account
Base
13 mm
19mm
25mm
Municipal Sewer
$20.79
$27.16
$61.49
$108.34
Regional Sewer
$37.44
$48.97
$149.01
$262.45
Sewer Consumption
+ Metered1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total Commercial
$58.23
$76.13
$210.50
$370.79
1. See rates in Section 4.
Section 4 - Metered Consumption Charges per Cubic Metre - Based on Water Consumption
Monthly Consumption
Rate
$/m3
0 - 30 cubic metres
$1.08
31 - 60 cubic metres
$1.20
61+ cubic metres
$1.32
Section 5 - Service Work Charges
Section 6 - Late Payment Penalty
Section 7 - Arrears
Section 8 - Refunds
Section 9 - Fee Structure Application
NON-METERED
NON-METERED
METERED
2. Non-Metered rates apply:
− If water is used primarly for cooling purposes and discharged in a storm drain (not in a sanitary sewer).
− For an institutional service where water is primarily used for external purposes such as cemetery.
a) The charge for any maintenance work performed on a private sewer service by the City shall include the cost of materials, plus the cost of equipment
rental at the current City equipment rental rate, plus the cost of labour at the current City shop labour rate, plus a $25.00 administration charge and all
applicable taxes.
b) Where the City is requested to provide service work outside of regular working hours, being Monday to Friday, 7:00AM to 3:30AM, except statutory
holidays, a basic call out charge of $200 shall be invoiced in addition to all other charges defined in this section.
c) The City shall not perform service work on a private sewer service, unless the owner or a person acting on behalf of the owner has first signed an
authorization as prescribed by the City.
Property with mixed Class 1 and 6 assessment and only one water meter: A Residential and a Commercial Metered base rate is charged, plus the applicable
consumption for 1 (one) unit.
Non-metered accounts: A penalty of 15% (fifteen percent) shall be imposed upon quarterly balances unpaid after 60 days past the quarter date.
Metered accounts: A penalty of 2.2% (two point two percent) per month shall be imposed upon quarterly balances unpaid after 60 days past the quarter
date.
A sewer service account balance which is due and payable on December 31 in any year, including an account relating to service work as defined in this
schedule, shall be transferred to the tax account of the property being serviced by such sewer service account on that date.
Service fees invoiced and paid pursuant to sections 1 to 4 inclusive of this schedule shall not be refunded.
New Construction: Sewer rates applicable when temporary and/or full occupancy permit granted.
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