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DISTRICT
OF STEWART
2013
WATER
CONNECTIONS
BYLAW No. 873, 2013
A BYLAW OF THE DISTRICT
OF STEWART
TO PROVIDE
FOR THE
CONNECTIONS
TO
THE MUNICIPAL
WATER
SYSTEM
WHEREAS Section 194 (1) (a) of the Community Charter provides Council to impose a
fee payable in respect of all or part of a service of the municipality.
AND WHEREAS Council now deems it necessary to amend these connection charges.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Stewart
in open meeting assembled
hereby enacts
as follows:
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Water Connection BylawNo. 873, 2013
1. DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, unless the context
otherwise requires, "District" means
the District
of Stewart,
the Council or persons duly authorized
to represent the Council in
respect of this bylaw.
"WATER
CONNECTION"
means
a connection
to
a main
supply line and
extending to the property
line of the customer
for the purpose
of conveying
water
to the said customer,
and may or may not include a water
meter but shall
include a shut-off valve and shall be the property of the District.
"DISCONNECTION" means
the turning
off, or complete removal, of a water
connection.
2. APPLICATIONS
2.1 Application for the installation
and connection
of a water
service shall be
made to the District and shall be made in the form of "Schedule A" of this
Bylaw and shall be accompanied by the proper connection charge as specified
in "Schedule
B". Each application, when
duly signed by the potential
customer,
shall be an agreement whereby the customer
agrees to abide by the
terms and conditions of this bylaw.
2.2 Applications for disconnection of any water
service shall be made in writing
and delivered to the District.
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2013 WATERCONNECTIONBYLAWNo. 873, 2013
2.3 No work of any kind connected with the water
system, either for the laying of
new or repair of old service pipes shall be done on or under any street or lane
within the District by any person or persons other than employees of the
District except such person or persons as shall be authorized by the District.
2.4 No unauthorized
person shall in any way interfere or tamper with any pipe,
fixture or fitting connected with the District water
system whether on his own
premises or elsewhere.
2.5 The connection charge as outlined in "Schedule A", applies to a standard
connection of up to 20 feet.
2.6 The District shall accept or reject each application. If an application is rejected,
the owner shall be so informed and the reasons
for the rejection shall be given
and the fee deposited under 2.1 of this Section shall forthwith be repaid to the
applicant.
3.
USES OF WATER
3.1 The
District
may,
without
notice,
disconnect
the
water
service
to
any
premises for any of the following reasons,
and the District shall not be liable
for damages by reason of discontinuing water service for such reasons:
a) Unnecessary
or
wasteful
use
of water,
or
violation
of regulations
concerning watering or sprinkling.
b) Failure
to repair
or replace defective pipes, fittings, valves, tanks
or
appliances which are leaking or are otherwise not in good state of repair
and which are or may become a cause of waste of water.
3.2 No pump, booster
or other device
shall be employed by any
customer
without
the permission in writing from the District, for the purpose of, or
having the effect of, increasing water
pressure in service lines to a higher
pressure than the normal water
pressure in the said service lines, and the
District may, without notice, discontinue
service to any customer
employing
such pump, booster or other device.
3.3 The District may, whenever in its discretion the public interest
so required,
suspend or limit the consumption of water from the municipal water
system,
or may regulate the hours of use,
or may further prescribe the manner
in
which such water may be used.
3.4 All persons shall keep the service pipes, valves, fixtures and fittings on their
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2013 WATERCONNECTIONBYLAWNo. 873, 2013
own premises in good order and repair, and protect them from frost at their
own
risk and expense, and when
a premise is vacated the valve shall be
turned off.
4.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
4.1 The charges enumerated
in "Schedule B" of this Bylaw are hereby imposed
for water
connection by the District.
4.2 All charges under
this Bylaw shall be paid at the office of the District
at
Stewart, BC at the time of application.
4.3 No consumer
shall use
water
for irrigation, sprinkler or garden purposes
except
in
a reasonable
manner
and
in accordance
with
any Bylaw or
regulation governing such use.
4.4 Nothing contained in the Bylaw shall be construed to impose any liability on
the District to give a continuous
supply of water
to any person or premises
and the District hereby reserves
the right at any time to shut off the water
from any premise without giving notice to any person from whose premise
the water may be shut off.
4.5 Every person to whom the water
is supplied under this Bylaw shall at all
reasonable times allow any authorized
person to enter
into and upon the
premise in respect
of which such water
is supplied for the purpose
of
inspecting the water pipes, fixtures and fittings used in connection with such
water supply.
4.6 Any person who shall install, place or maintain
in any premise any water
connection, fixture or fitting not in accordance with the requirements of this
Bylaw shall be guilty of an infraction thereof.
5. OFFENCES
5.1 Any person guilty of an infraction of this Bylaw shall be guilty of an offence
and shall on summary
conviction
be liable to
a maximum
fine of up to
$10,000.
DISTRICTOFSTEWART
2013 WATERCONNECTIONBYLAWNo. 873, 2013
6. REPEALMENT
6.1 Bylaw No. 545-1989 and all amending Bylawsthereto are hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST TIME this 12thday of November, 2013.
READ A SECOND TIME this 12thday of November, 2013.
READ A THIRD TIME this 12thday of November 2013.
FINALLY CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED this 2551day of November,
2013.
Corporate
Officer
DISTRICTOF STEWART
2013 WATERCONNECTIONBYLAWNo. 873, 2013
District of Stewart
2013 WATER CONNECTION BYLAW NO. 873, 2013
"SCHEDULE A"
APPLICATION FOR WATER CONNECTION
INVe
being the owners or agent of
who is the owner, of certain premises situated at (civic
address)
in the District of Stewart and being
Lots
Block
District Lot _____
Plan
Hereby apply for a water connection to Lot
I herewith tender the sum of $750.00, being the minimum fee for connection to the water
system. I understand that I willbe invoiced and responsible for any amount over the minimum
charge.
I further agree that Iwillprotect and save harmless the District of Stewart from all claims for
damages
caused by the bursting or any of the pipes on my property, used for the supply of
water under this application.
Dated at
, B.C., this
day of
,20_
Signature
of Applicant
Address
Witness
Approved this __
day of :_______T_,
20:
Signature
of Approving Officer
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2013 WATERCONNECTIONBYLAWN0. 873, 2013
District of Stewart
2013 WATER CONNECTION BYLAWNO. 873, 2013
"SCHEDULE B"
Water Connection
Fee
Every application for a connection to the District of Stewart water main shall be charged on the
basis of a minimum fee, as follows:
a. For standard 18 mm x 18 mm (3/4"):
Actual Cost
(Minimum of $750.00)
b. For a connection above 18 mm x 18mm (3/4")
-
Actual Cost
(Minimum of $750.00)
c. There shall be an extra charge above the charges noted in a) to c)
Actual Cost
for replacement of pavement.
d. There shall be an extra charge, above the charges noted in a) to c)
Actual Cost
for installation of services in high water table
Actual Cost is an amount equal to the cost of the work including all materials, labour,
equipment and over head.
Water Service
Turn On or Turn Off Charge
Water service turn on charge for re--continuationof service
$40.00 summer
$60.00 winter
Water service turn off charge for discontinuation of service
$40.00 summer
$60.00 winter
"Winter Conditions" shall mean conditions requiring snow removal for access
to the valve box.
A turn off made under winter conditions may be followed by a turn on charged for under
summer conditions iffurther snow removal is not required for the turn on.
Where a consumer requests
a turn-on or a turn--offof service that necessitates
the call out of
an employee pursuant to the provisions of the Collective Agreement
between the District and
the employees, the consumer shall pay the actual cost to the municipality of the employee call
out.