Surrey Waterworks Regulation and Charges Bylaw, 2007, No. 16337
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CITY OF SURREY
Surrey Waterworks
Regulation and Charges
By-law, 2007, No. 16337
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
UUPAGE
PART 1 - CITATION ................................................................................................................................... 2
PART 2 - DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................ 2
PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS.......................................................................................................... 8
Applicability of By-law ............................................................................................................. 8
Role of the General Manager, Finance and General Manager, Engineering ........................ 8
Supply of Water Throughout the City .................................................................................... 8
No Obligation to Provide Service ............................................................................................ 9
Water Supplied to Private Water Utilities ............................................................................. 9
Purpose of the Water Service .................................................................................................. 9
City Not Liable for Failure of the Water Supply .................................................................. 10
Pressure, Supply and Quality ................................................................................................ 10
PART 4 - ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SERVICE ............................................................................ 10
Work on the Service Connection ........................................................................................... 10
Interference with Water Service ............................................................................................ 11
Hydrant, Standpipe or Valve ................................................................................................. 11
Determination of Source of Water Service ........................................................................... 11
Temporary Service Connection .............................................................................................. 11
Application for Installation of Service Connection .............................................................. 14
Statement of Use ..................................................................................................................... 14
Change or Addition in the Number, Type of Fixtures ........................................................ 15
PART 5 - DISCONTINUANCE OF A WATER SERVICE ..................................................................... 15
Discontinuance of Water Service .......................................................................................... 15
Reconnection of Service Connection ..................................................................................... 16
PART 7 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC / OWNER / CONSUMER .................................... 17
Obstruction or Destruction of the Water Works ................................................................ 17
Private Disposition or Sale of Water ..................................................................................... 17
Maintenance of Private Water Service ................................................................................. 17
Right of Inspection ................................................................................................................. 18
Wastage of Water ................................................................................................................... 18
Water Usage for Construction Purposes .............................................................................. 18
PART 8 - PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION ............................................................................... 19
Contamination, Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention ............................................ 19
PART 9 - WATER METERS ..................................................................................................................... 19
Water Meter Requirements ................................................................................................... 19
Installation of Water Meters.................................................................................................. 20
Water Meter Rates and Credit............................................................................................... 20
Responsibility for Maintenance of Water Meters ............................................................... 21
Testing of Water Meters ........................................................................................................ 21
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Refunds on Water Meter Charges Due to Inaccuracy of Water Meter ............................. 21
Leak Repair and Adjustment ................................................................................................. 23
PART 10 - FIRE SERVICE ........................................................................................................................ 22
Fire Service Connection Costs ................................................................................................ 23
PART 11 - WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS................................................................................................ 23
General Conditions ................................................................................................................. 23
Water Main Extensions for Irrigation or Agriculture .......................................................... 24
Application for Water Main Extensions ............................................................................... 24
Water Main Extensions Proposed for Construction By An Applicant ............................... 25
Refunds .................................................................................................................................... 25
Upsizing of Water Mains ....................................................................................................... 25
Recovery of City's Costs.......................................................................................................... 25
General Provisions .................................................................................................................. 25
PART 12 - RATES, FEES AND CHARGES ............................................................................................. 26
Establishing Water Rates, Fees and Charges ....................................................................... 26
Water Service Rates, Fees and Charges ................................................................................ 26
PART 13 - OFFENCES AND PENALTIES .............................................................................................. 27
Offences ................................................................................................................................... 27
Penalties ................................................................................................................................... 28
PART 14 - EFFECTIVE DATE .................................................................................................................. 28
PART 15 - SEVERABILITY ...................................................................................................................... 28
PART 16 - REPEAL ................................................................................................................................... 28
FLAT RATE CHARGES ......................................................................................................................... 33
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UULIST OF SCHEDULES
Schedule A:
Application for Water Service Connection ................................................................. 31
Schedule A-1: Application for a Temporary Water Service Connection .......................................... 32
Schedule A-2: Application for Water Service Connection to Agricultural Lands ........................... 33
Schedule B:
Flat Rates for Water Services ..................................................................................... 34
Schedule C:
User Rates for Meter Consumption ........................................................................... 35
Schedule D:
User Rate Categories .................................................................................................. 37
Schedule D-1: Special Fees ................................................................................................................. 38
Schedule E:
Connection Fees ......................................................................................................... 40
Schedule F:
Water Main Extensions By An Applicant Wishing to Front-End Its Costs ............... 41
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CITY OF SURREY
BY-LAW NO. 16337
A By-law to authorize the supplying of water to inhabitants of the
City, to fix the rates, fees, charges and conditions and terms under
or upon which water may be supplied, protected and used, and to
establish the conditions under which the City will expand its water
system.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
As amended by By-law No: 16579, 02/25/08; 16846, 01/19/09; 17067, 12/14/09; 17308, 01/10/11; 17289,
02/07/11; 17554. 02/06/12; 17829, 12/17/12; 18122, 01/13/14; 18394, 02/02/15; 18576, 12/14/15; 18968, 12/19/16;
19415, 12/18/17; 19729, 12/19/18; 19770, 02/25/19; 19973, 12/16/19; 20053, 04/20/20; 20212, 12/21/20; 20498,
12/24/21; 20825, 02/13/23; 21150, 02/12/24; 21545, 02/24/2025; 21898, 02/09/2026
THIS IS A CONSOLIDATED BY-LAW PREPARED BY THE CITY OF SURREY FOR
CONVENIENCE ONLY. THE CITY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS CONSOLIDATION IS CURRENT. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE PERSON USING THIS CONSOLIDATION TO ENSURE THAT IT ACCURATELY
REFLECTS CURRENT BY-LAW PROVISIONS.
WHEREAS pursuant to its powers under the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c. 26 the City of
Surrey has established a self-liquidating utility for water distribution to supply water to the
inhabitants of the City and adjacent localities, primarily for the purposes identified within the By-
law;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary to fix the rates, fees, charges and terms and conditions under
which water may be supplied, protected and used;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary from time to time to expand the waterworks system to provide
service to additional and other residents of the City;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed just that the cost of making such expansions to the waterworks
system should not be permitted to place any undue burden upon the revenues of the water utility;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed fair to impose rates, fees and charges to defray the costs or portion
of the costs of constructing additional waterworks and extensions thereof and fix the terms of
payment against the owners of the parcels who connect to, or whose properties front or abut on,
the waterworks extension;
THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Surrey, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
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PART 1 - CITATION
1.
This By-law shall be cited for all purposes as "Surrey Waterworks Regulation and Charges
By-law, 2007, No. 16337".
PART 2 - DEFINITIONS
2.
In the construction and for the purposes of this By-law, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following words and terms shall have the meaning hereinafter assigned to
them:
"ABANDONMENT" means discontinuance of the water service to a parcel at the request of
the consumer.
"ACTUAL COST" means the final cost of works which shall include all relevant costs
incurred to achieve completion of the works. These costs shall include engineering,
supply of materials, construction, inspection, supervision, administration, processing,
right-of-way negotiations and registration, and liaison with, and/or, fulfilling
requirements of other utilities or agencies.
"AGENT" means a professional engineer or contractor appointed by the General Manager,
Engineering to install and construct a waterworks on behalf of the City.
"APARTMENT HOUSE" OR "MULTIPLE DWELLING" means any building, not being a
lodging-house or hotel, or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or
hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied, as the home or residence of three or more
families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking within their
apartment, suite or dwelling unit.
"APPLICANT" means an owner or authorized representative for the owner who requests
the City to:
(a)
install new or alter existing service connection;
(b)
approve the use of an existing service connection for a new development; or
(c)
extend the waterworks,
and the City may expect to receive revenue on a continuing basis from the owner for this
service at the current rates as established by this By-law.
"AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE" means a person, body, entity or company retained by
the owner and authorized by the owner to act on the owner's behalf.
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"AUTO COURT" means a group of furnished rooms or separate buildings providing
sleeping and parking accommodation for transient tourist trade and commonly known as
tourist cabins, motor courts or motels, as distinguished from furnished rooms in an
existing residential building.
"BACKFLOW" means a flowing back or reversal of the normal direction of flow.
"BACKFLOW PREVENTER" means a device or method that is designed to prevent
backflow.
"BENEFITING LAND" means a parcel fronting, flanking or abutting a water main
extension, or otherwise benefiting from the water main extension.
"BOARDING HOUSE" means a building containing not more than five (5) sleeping rooms,
where lodging and meals for three (3) or more individuals are provided for compensation
pursuant to previous arrangements or agreements, and with no provision for cooking in
any such sleeping room so contained.
"BUILDING BYLAW" means the "Surrey Building Bylaw, 2012, No. 17850", as may be
amended or replaced from time to time.
"BUILDING INSPECTOR" means the General Manager, Planning and Development for
the City, or his or her duly appointed representatives and assistants.
"CITY" as defined in the Surrey Zoning By-law.
"COMMERCIAL PREMISES" means all land and premises, on or within which any
interchange of commodities, or any dealing or trading in any article of commerce or other
thing is carried on as a business, and shall include all premises in which any service,
professional or otherwise is provided, given, or made available and for which any fee,
charge, rent or commission is payable, and without limiting the foregoing shall include
auto courts, hotels, lodging houses, boarding houses, offices, theatres, bowling alleys,
billiard rooms, places of entertainment or amusement, tent camping grounds and
dependent mobile homes.
"COMMERCIAL UNIT" means any business which is operated separately from any other
business on or within commercial premises.
"CONNECTION CHARGE" means the amount due and owing to the City for the
installation and construction of a service connection as set out in Schedule "E" to the
By-law.
"CONSUMER" means any person, company, or corporation who is the owner, or agent of
the owner of any premises to which water is supplied or made available from any of the
Works and shall include any person who is the occupier of such premises and any person
who is a user of water supplied to any premises or by any service from the Works.
"COOKING EQUIPMENT" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning
Bylaw.
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"COUNCIL" means the City Council of the City.
"CROSS CONNECTION" means any actual or potential physical connection between the
waterworks system or any potable water system connected to the waterworks system and
any auxiliary water source or pipe, vessel, machine or other source that may contain a
non-potable fluid or other contaminates, such that it is possible to enter the waterworks
system or any potable water system due to backflow.
"CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL BY-LAW" means "Surrey Waterworks Cross
Connection Control By-law, 2013, No. 17988" as may be amended or replaced from time to
time.
"CURB STOP" means the City-owned valve on a service pipe located on a City street or
lane or right-of-way or within an easement at or near the consumer's property line, or
easement line.
"DETECTOR METER BACKFLOW PREVENTER" means a backflow preventer assembly
that is equipped with an integral meter.
"DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS" means the documents related to design
and construction standards, referred to and incorporated into Schedule "A" of the "Surrey
Subdivision and Development By-law, 1986, No. 8830" as may be amended or replaced
from time to time.
"DUPLEX" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning Bylaw.
"DWELLING UNIT" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning Bylaw.
"FIRE SERVICE" means the supply of water to a parcel for fire fighting purposes only.
"FLANKAGE" means the greater measurement of the boundary of a parcel abutting a City
road right-of-way, where the parcel abuts more than one City road right-of-way.
"FLANKING WATER MAIN" means any water main located along the full flankage of a
parcel, except for the water mains described in Section 20 of this By-law.
"FRONTAGE" means the boundary of a parcel abutting a City Road right-of-way, where
the parcel abuts more than one City road right-of-way other than a lane, the frontage shall
be that boundary having the least measurement.
"FRONT-ENDER" is a person who pays the actual costs of an extension and who may enter
into a latecomer agreement or development cost charge front-ending agreement or
development works agreement with the City, and shall include the assignee of the
latecomer agreement or development cost charge front-ending agreement or development
works agreement.
"FRONTING WATER MAIN" means a water main located along the full frontage of a
parcel except for the water mains described in Section 20 of this By-law.
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"GARDEN IRRIGATION" means the sprinkling or pouring of water by means of a hose,
pipe or any sprinkling device upon, over or under the surface of the ground.
"GENERAL MANAGER, ENGINEERING" means the General Manager, Engineering for
the City and shall include his or her duly appointed assistants and representatives.
"GENERAL MANAGER, FINANCE" means the General Manager, Finance for the City and
shall include his or her duly appointed assistants and representatives.
"HIGHWAY" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Highway, Traffic and
Parking Regulation Bylaw.
"HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATION BYLAW" means "Surrey Highway
and Traffic By-law, 1997, No. 13007" as may be amended or replaced from time to time
"HOTEL" means a building occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of
individuals who are lodged therein with or without meals and in which there are more
than five (5) sleeping rooms, and with no provision for cooking in any such individual
sleeping room or apartment.
"HOUSEPLEX" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning Bylaw.
"LANEWAY" means a highway not assigned a name or number which usually provides
direct access to a parcel.
"LATECOMER" means the owner of a parcel within the benefiting lands and who has not
initially participated in the costs of the water main extension.
"LATECOMER AGREEMENT" means a written agreement in the form prescribed by the
General Manager, Engineering under which the City agrees to impose a charge on the
benefiting land and for which there is a front-ender.
"LATECOMER CHARGE" means that portion of the actual cost of an extension that the
City charges each parcel of land within the benefiting lands pursuant to a latecomer
agreement.
"LOCAL SERVICE TAX" means a tax imposed under Section 216 (local services taxes) of
the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c.26 as may be amended or replaced from time to
time.
"LODGING HOUSE" means a building (other than a hotel) containing not more than five
(5) sleeping rooms where lodging for three (3) or more individuals is provided for
remuneration and with no provision for cooking in any such sleeping room so contained.
"LOT" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning Bylaw.
"METERED SERVICE" means a service having attached to it a meter or other measuring
device for determining the quantity of water used or supplied through the service.
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"MOBILE HOME", "MOBILE HOME PARK" and "INDEPENDENT MOBILE HOME" shall
have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning Bylaw.
.
"NORMAL USE" means water used for essential purposes including household sanitation,
human consumption and food preparation and water essential for the needs of commerce
and industries, other than that required for fire fighting purposes.
"OWNER" means an owner of a parcel of real property including:
a) the registered owner of an estate in fee simple;
b) the tenant for life under a registered life estate;
c) the registered holder of the last registered agreement for sale, and
d) the holder or occupier of land held in the manner referred to in the definition of
"Owner" in the Schedule to the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c.26 as may be
amended or replaced from time to time.
"PARCEL" means any lot, block, or other area in which real property is held or into which
real property is subdivided, but does not include a road or highway dedication.
"PERSON" shall, when necessary, mean and include the Owner, natural persons of either
sex, associations, corporations, bodies politic, co-partnerships whether acting by
themselves or by a servant, agent, or employee and the heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns or other legal representatives of such person to whom the context can apply
according to law.
"PLACE OF WORSHIP" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning Bylaw.
"PROPERTY" or "REAL PROPERTY" means land, with or without improvements so affixed
to the land as to make them in fact and in law a part of it.
"RATE" means the price or sum of money to be paid by any consumer for any water
supplied or made available from the Works.
"REAR OR SIDE YARD SERVICE CONNECTION" means a service connection that
connects a parcel to the City water main where the City water main connected is not the
fronting water main or flanking water main for the parcel.
"REDEVELOP" means changes on or to a parcel proposed and described in an application
for any one or more of the following in relation to the parcel:
(a)
building permit where the total building value, as defined in the Building By-law, is
greater than $250,000 and additional plumbing fixtures are being added;
(b)
subdivision; or
(c)
rezoning.
"SECONDARY SUITE" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning Bylaw.
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"SEMI-DETACHED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING" shall have the meaning assigned to them
under the Zoning Bylaw.
"SERVICE" means the supply of water from the Works to any person, company or
corporation, including all pipes, taps, valves, connections, meters, backflow preventer and
other appurtenances necessary to or actually used for the purpose or protection of the
supply.
"SERVICE CONNECTION" means the connecting pipe and appurtenances between the
City water main and the curb stop near the property line of the premises served and shall
include the necessary City valves and meters. The part of the service connection between
the City water main and the curb stop, including the curb stop, is owned and maintained
by the City. Anything downstream of the curb stop, with the exception of the meter, is
owned and maintained by the owner.
"SERVICE
CONNECTION
(CONSTRUCTION)"
or
"CONSTRUCTION
SERVICE
CONNECTION" means the connecting pipe and appurtenances between the location of a
construction project and a City water main which are being used temporarily for
construction purposes.
"SERVICE CONNECTION (TEMPORARY)" or "TEMPORARY SERVICE CONNECTION"
means a temporary connecting pipe between a City water main and the property line of
premises which do not have a fronting water main or a flanking water main or any City
water main in a laneway, and shall include the necessary valves and meters. Except for the
water meter, the whole section of a temporary service connection from its connection
point to the City water main is owned and maintained by the owner.
"SERVICING AGREEMENT" has the meaning set out in Part VI of the "Surrey Subdivision
and Development By-law, 1986, No. 8830" as amended or replaced from time to time.
"SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING" shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Zoning
Bylaw.
"SPRINKLING" means the application or distribution of water on lawns or boulevards by
sprinkling or spraying but does not include the method known as "drip irrigation" i.e.
supplying water to plants through capillary tubing at a rate of a few drops a minute as
and when required.
"TEMPORARY" means lasting, or intended to last, only for a short time and supplied by
others under agreement with the City as determined by the General Manager, Engineering.
"WATER" means water supplied by the City.
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"WATER MAIN EXTENSION" means any installation requiring the construction of a water
main on any highway, or municipal right-of-way or easement, from the most suitable
existing Waterworks System having sufficient surplus capacity and pressure to provide
service to the properties to be served, in accordance with the current municipal Design
and Construction Standards. Water main extension shall not include upgrading or
replacement of an existing main or service connections.
"WATERWORKS" or "WORKS" means the waterworks system of the City of Surrey.
"WATERWORKS SYSTEM" means all waterworks and all appurtenances thereto,
including water mains, service connections, pumping stations, wells, water storage
facilities and treatment plants, and owned, controlled, maintained and operated by the
City or by agreement between the City and others.
"ZONING BYLAW" means "Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000" as may be amended or
replaced from time to time.
PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.
Council may from time to time amend this By-law in whole or in part and may without
limiting the generality of the foregoing establish or amend policies, criteria, rates fees and
charges.
4.
In this By-law words importing the male gender include the female gender and either
includes the neuter gender and vice-versa and words importing singular number include
the plural number and vice versa.
5.
The Schedules annexed hereto shall be deemed to be an integral part of this By-law.
Applicability of By-law
6.
This By-law shall have reference and apply to the waterworks system owned and operated
by the City.
Role of the General Manager, Finance and General Manager, Engineering
7.
For the purposes of this By-law the General Manager, Finance shall have charge of the
rating of all buildings and premises supplied with water and the General Manager,
Engineering shall have charge and control of all properties and works in connection with
the waterworks system.
Supply of Water Throughout the City
8.
It shall be lawful for the City to supply water to the inhabitants of the City who can be
served from the City's water mains and the provisions of this By-law shall extend to and be
binding upon all persons so served.
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No Obligation to Provide Service
9.
Nothing in this By-law shall obligate the City to supply water to any person when the cost
of laying the supply of service mains to the premises of such person would be excessive
and create an additional burden upon the revenues of the system, unless such person shall
be prepared to pay to the City the cost of laying the supply or service mains to the person's
premises and the feeder mains to which such supply or service mains are to be connected
are of sufficient capacity to provide the additional water required for such service.
10.
Nothing in this By-law shall obligate the City to enter into an agreement for water supply
to private water utilities within the City or to persons, properties or areas in the outside
localities adjacent to the City.
Water Supplied to Private Water Utilities
11.
For water supply to private water utilities within the City or to persons, properties or areas
in the outside localities adjacent to the City, the owners, persons or recipients of such
service shall execute an agreement with the City, which agreement shall contain terms,
conditions, remedies and penalties as acceptable to the City.
12.
Each agreement for private water utilities within the City or to persons, properties, or
areas in the outside localities adjacent to the City, may differ to reflect the different
circumstances that may prevail in each case. All agreements shall be approved by Council.
Purpose of the Water Service
13.
Except for distribution to parcels in the agricultural land reserve and distribution to
construction projects where permitted under this By-law, the water supplied by the City is
for normal use and fire service. Subject to the availability of water in excess of normal use
and fire service, water may also be used for other less essential, aesthetic-enhancing
purposes such as lawn and garden irrigation, car washing and other cleaning processes,
such use to be in compliance with the provisions set out within "Drinking Water
Conservation Plan By-law, 2004, No. 15454" as may be amended or replaced from time to
time.
14.
For parcels in the agricultural land reserve, the water supplied by the City is for normal use
only, no fire services nor farm irrigation is provided for. Water use to support the
permitted commerce and industries activities, as defined under the Agricultural Land
Reserve Use Regulation, is allowed.
14.1
For construction projects, the water supplied by the City is for use in the construction of
the project including but not limited to machine maintenance, surface and material
preparation, and its use shall conform to the requirements of Sections 49 through 49.3 of
this By-law, and comply with the provisions set out in "Drinking Water Conservation Plan
By-law, 2004, No. 15454" as may be amended or replaced from time to time.
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City Not Liable for Failure of the Water Supply
15.
The City shall not be liable for the failure of the water supply in consequence of any
accident or damage to the Works, or for excessive pressure or lack of pressure, or any
temporary stoppage on account of alterations or repairs, whether the failure arises from
the negligence of any person in the employ of the City or any other person or through
natural deterioration or obsolescence of the City's system, or otherwise. In the event of
the failure or stoppage continuing for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, an equitable
reduction shall be made on all flat rates for service affected by the failure or stoppage.
Pressure, Supply and Quality
16.
The City does not guarantee pressure nor continuous supply of water, nor does it accept
responsibility at any time for the maintenance of pressure on its lines nor for increase or
decreases in pressure. The City reserves the right at any and all times, without notice, to
change operating conditions of a service or service connection for the purposes of making
repairs, extensions, alterations or improvements, or for any other reason, and to increase
or reduce pressure at any time. Neither the City, its officers, employees or 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 pressure fluctuation
due to thermal expansion, or by reason of the water containing sediments, deposits, or
other foreign matter.
17.
Consumers depending on a continuous and uninterrupted supply of water, consistent
water pressure or having processes or equipment that require particularly clear or pure
water shall provide on the parcel and at their cost, such emergency storage, over-size
piping, pumps, tanks, filters, means of water treatment, pressure regulators, check valves,
additional service pipes, or other means for a continuous and adequate supply of water
suitable to their requirements.
18.
Where steam or hot water boilers or other equipment is fed with water by pressure direct
from the City water mains the City shall not be liable for any injury or damage which may
result from such pressure or from lack of such pressure.
PART 4 - ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SERVICE
Work on the Service Connection
19.
No work of any kind connected with the service connection, either for the laying of new,
or repairing of existing service connections shall be permitted within road rights-of-way
or statutory rights-of-way by any person other than an employee or agent of the City and
no person shall make any connection to the waterworks system whatsoever without
permission in writing from the General Manager, Engineering.
19a.
Only one (1) service connection with one (1) meter is allowed for each legal parcel, unless
otherwise approved by the General Manager, Engineering. Consolidation of multiple
existing service connections and meters may be required when the parcel is redeveloped.
20.
A water main will not be considered as a fronting water main or a flanking water main
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under the following conditions:
(a)
the water main is of size 450mm or greater; or
(b)
the water main is located in a statutory right of way, easement or walkway; or
(c)
the water main is not part of City's waterworks.
Interference with Water Service
21.
No person shall in any manner interfere with the service connection or make any
addition or alteration in or about or turn on or off any City curb stop valve or meter
without permission in writing from the General Manager, Engineering.
Hydrant, Standpipe or Valve
22.
No person, except an employee of the City in the course of his or her employment, is
allowed to use a City hydrant without written authority from the General Manager,
Engineering.
22.1
Any person, other than a City employee, who wants to use City hydrant, standpipe or
valve must obtain written approval from the General Manager, Engineering.
23.
Every person who receives authority from the General Manager, Engineering to open any
hydrant, standpipe or valve and take water from it shall pay the permit fee plus the water
usage fees as set out in Schedule "D-1" to this By-law.
Determination of Source of Water Service
24.
In the event that water service may be provided to a parcel from either of two or more
mains the General Manager, Engineering shall determine the main from which the water
service shall be given.
Temporary Service Connection
25.
When there is no fronting water main or flanking water main to a parcel, a temporary water
service connection may be approved by the General Manager, Engineering from the nearest
waterworks system. The General Manager, Engineering may refuse a temporary service connection
if, in the opinion of the General Manager, Engineering, such a connection would have a
detrimental effect on the waterworks system. The owner shall be responsible for the installation
and maintenance of the temporary service connection in accordance with Section 27. The
temporary service connection is to conform to the conditions listed in Section 27. Where an
owner requires the installation of a water service across or through another parcel the owner shall
be responsible for all costs associated with obtaining and registering an easement. The owner
shall provide documentation of the easement with the application for temporary water service.
26.
All applications for the installation of a temporary service connection shall be made at
the General Manager, Engineering's office by the owner, who shall at the time of making
the application, execute an agreement with the City, which application and agreement
shall be in the form contained in Schedule "A-l" to this By-law. A restrictive covenant in
a form acceptable to the City will be required to be registered against the parcel.
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27.
Every temporary service connection provided in the City shall be of such size, type,
length and capacity as may be prescribed by the General Manager, Engineering, who
shall determine the location of the main to which the temporary service connection shall
be connected. All temporary service connections shall be provided subject to the
following conditions:
(a)
Each connection shall serve one parcel of land only.
(b)
Each owner shall pay the connection charge plus any applicable any local service
tax and latecomer charges and the City will provide a connection to the main
within the boundaries of the road allowance where the main is laid.
(b.1)
By signing and submitting to the City the form contained in Schedule "A-1" to
this By-law, the owner acknowledges that the service connection is a temporary
service connection and agrees to support and pay the owner's respective share of
a local service tax or latecomer charge as may be applicable in the future for a
water main extension to serve the parcel.
(c)
Each owner shall provide, construct and maintain at the owner's expense the
temporary service connection from the point of connection to the City water
main, complete to the parcel for which the connection is provided. Where the
pipe is to be laid within any road allowance or City right-of-way or easement, the
owner shall conform to the requirements of the "Highway and Traffic By-law,
1997, No. 13007" as amended or replaced from time to time. Where the pipe is to
be laid through lands not owned by the owner, an easement to which the City is
a party must be executed and registered in the land title office by the owner prior
to any connection being provided by the City.
(d)
Deleted.
(d.1)
If the parcel to which the temporary service connection is provided is rezoned,
subdivided, consolidated with another parcel, or if the existing dwelling unit is
demolished, the existing temporary service connection will be discontinued and
the owner must apply for a permanent service connection from a fronting water
main or flanking water main for that parcel. The owner is responsible for all the
costs associated with abandoning the temporary service connection. If there is no
existing fronting water main or flanking water main for the parcel, a new water
main must be installed by the applicant or by another party as approved by the
General Manager, Engineering.
(e)
Every connection shall be deemed to be temporary and the City may discontinue
service in any of the following circumstances:
(i)
When application is made by any other person or persons for extension of
a water main along the road allowance which will provide service to the
parcel;
(ii)
When the City decides to proceed with the construction of a water main
on the road allowance which will provide service to the parcel;
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(iii)
If the owner fails to properly maintain the temporary service connection
from the point of connection to the City water main, complete to the
parcel for which the connection is provided; or
(iv)
If the owner contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law.
(f)
Where any temporary service connection is discontinued pursuant to (i) or (ii) of
sub-section (e) of this Section 27 and the parcel served thereby is to be
subsequently connected to a water main which has been constructed to serve the
parcel, the owner shall pay:
(i)
the actual cost incurred by the City to disconnect and remove the
temporary service connection;
(ii)
the connection charge to provide the new service connection to the parcel;
and
(iii)
any local service tax and latecomer charges, as applicable.
(g)
Each owner shall register a restrictive covenant on title to the parcel in form
satisfactory to the General Manager, Engineering, and the restrictive covenant
shall include the conditions prescribed in (a) to (f) of this Section 27.
(h)
Each owner shall pay all costs associated with the temporary service connection
including the connection charge and all other rates, fees and charges.
27.1
Where there is already one (1) temporary service connection, servicing real property
located on the same street as the applicant's parcel, whether or not an agreement or
restrictive covenant, or both, regarding the temporary service connection is registered on
title or is on file with the City, no new temporary service connection will be permitted.
Instead, a new water main shall be installed on that street either as a local area service,
or installed by the applicant or by another party as approved by the General Manager,
Engineering.
Application for Installation of Service Connection
28.
All applications for the installation of service connections shall be made at the office of
the General Manager, Engineering by the owner(s) who shall at the time of making the
application, execute an agreement with the City. The application and agreement shall
be in the form contained in Schedule "A" to this By-law except in the case of application
for water service connection to agricultural lands, where the application and agreement
shall be in the form contained in Schedule "A-2" to this By-law.
28.1
Every application for a service connection must be accompanied by the applicable
connection charge plus any local service tax and latecomer charges and all other rates,
fees and charges set out in this By-law.
28.2
A parcel may be entitled to a service connection if there is an existing fronting water
main or flanking water main for the entire frontage or the entire flankage of the parcel.
When there is no fronting water main or flanking water main for that parcel, a new water
main shall be installed for the entire frontage and flankage of the parcel as applicable,
either as a local area service, or installed by the applicant or by another party as
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approved by the General Manager, Engineering, before a new water service connection
can be granted.
29.
A replacement service connection to an existing fronting water main or flanking water
main is required when there is an application to redevelop a parcel and the existing service
connection to the parcel meets one or more of the following conditions:
(a)
the service connection is 35 years old or older; or
(b)
a larger service connection is requested by the owner.
All costs associated with the replacement service connection, as determined by the City, shall be
the responsibility of the owner.
29.1
If a parcel, with a service connection connected to a water main that is not part of City's
waterworks, is rezoned, subdivided, consolidated with another parcel, or undergoes a
renovation with a total building value, as defined in the Building By-law, of greater than
$650,000, or if the existing dwelling unit is demolished, or if a larger service connection is
requested by the owner, the existing service connection will be discontinued and the owner
must connect to the existing fronting water main or flanking water main for that parcel.
The owner is responsible for all the costs associated with abandoning the service
connection. If there is no existing fronting water main or flanking water main for the
parcel, a new water main must be installed by the applicant or by another party as
approved by the General Manager, Engineering.
29.2
If a parcel with a rear yard service connection is rezoned, subdivided, consolidated with
another parcel, if the existing dwelling unit is demolished, or if a larger service connection
is requested by the owner, the existing service connection will be discontinued and a new
service connection is required to connect to the existing fronting water main or flanking
water main for that parcel. The owner is responsible for all the costs associated with
abandoning the existing service connection and installing the new service connection. If
there is no existing fronting water main or flanking water main for the parcel, the
replacement service connection can be made to any other existing water main, as approved
by the General Manager, Engineering, however, the service connection will be treated as a
temporary service connection and the conditions described in Sections 25 through 27 of
this bylaw shall apply to the parcel, the owner and the service connection.
29.3
Deleted by Bylaw 21545.
29.4
Despite Section 29.2, where the rear or side yard service connection is connected to an
existing City water main located in a City-owned, laneway, the rear or side yard service
connection can remain in the existing location, provided that other requirements in this
By-law are met.
Statement of Use
30.
Each application for the installation of a service connection, temporary or otherwise, shall
give a full, true and correct statement on the form (Schedule "A", Schedule "A-l" or
Schedule "A-2") prescribed for the purpose, of the size and description of the applicant's
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parcel, the use for which the service is required, and all other information which may be
necessary to form a correct estimate of the volume of water required and the rates to be
charged for water supplied to the parcel. If the statement given is not correct, and any
additional rate shall be chargeable by reason of the statement being incorrect, the
additional rate shall be payable by the owner forthwith. An applicant shall be personally
responsible for the payment of all rates, fees and charges until the applicant shall have
delivered to the General Manager, Engineering a signed notice in writing in the manner
prescribed by this By-law, ordering discontinuance of the service.
Change or Addition in the Number, Type of Fixtures
31.
No change or addition shall be made by any person to the number or type of fixtures to
increase the consumption of water on any existing parcel until approval has been obtained
in writing from the General Manager, Engineering.
PART 5 - DISCONTINUANCE OF A WATER SERVICE
Discontinuance of Water Service
32.
It shall be lawful for the City to reduce the quantity of water supplied to, or to entirely
discontinue the service to any consumer who has violated any of the provisions of this By-
law, or when, in the opinion of the Council, the public interest requires such action.
33.
(a)
Any consumer wishing to have the water service discontinued temporarily (not
greater than a twelve-month period from the application date) shall make an
application for temporary turn off to the City and pay the fees set out in
Schedule "D-1" to this By-law.
(a.1)
During the temporary turn off of water service (not greater than a twelve-month
period from the application date), the consumer shall pay for:
(i)
the full amount of water as registered by the meter, if any, including the
base charge according to the rate applicable to the service as set out in
Schedule "C" of this By-law; or
(ii)
if the parcel is not currently metered, the full amount of flat rate charges as
set out in Schedule "B" of this By-law.
(a.2)
To avoid payment of water rates during the temporary turn off of the
water service to the parcel, the consumer must give notice of permanent
abandonment to the City as described in Section 33(b) or install a meter
on the parcel.
(b)
In the case of permanent abandonment, the consumer shall give the City
not less than five (5) working days notice of the abandonment of the
service to the parcel. The notice shall be provided together with the fee as
set out in Schedule "D-1" of this By-law. The burden of proof of delivery of
the notice shall be upon the consumer. Every consumer shall be liable for
the full amount of rates chargeable for the service as set out in Schedule
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"B" or Schedule "C" of this By-law, whichever applied to the parcel prior
to abandonment, until the notice of abandonment request is received and
acted on by the City.
34.
When a flat rate water service is discontinued upon request by a consumer in the manner
described in Section 33(b), the General Manager, Finance shall allow a rebate of the annual
flat rate proportionate to the remaining portion of the current year, and shall cause the
rebate to be entered upon the current year's water rates roll, provided that the General
Manager, Finance shall apply the rebate first against arrears of charges owing by the owner
under this By-law.
35.
Prior to starting any demolition work the holder of a demolition permit shall apply to the
General Manager, Engineering, and pay the fees set out in Schedule "D-1" to this By-law, to
temporarily turn off or permanently abandon the water service connection. Failure to
make application shall be subject to the fines prescribed in this By-law.
Reconnection of Service Connection
36.
When any service has been discontinued from any parcel for non-payment of rates, fees or
charges or violation of any of the provisions of this By-law, the City may, before
reconnection is permitted to be made to the parcel, require the following payments to be
made by the owner:
(a)
all relevant fees as set out in Schedule "D-1" and/or Schedule "E" of this By-law in
order to properly reinstate the service to the parcel; and
(b)
any outstanding water rate charges for metered properties, including the base
charge as set out in Schedule "C" of this By-law, or any outstanding annual flat rate
charge as set out in Schedule "B" of this By-law,
and the General Manager, Finance may allow a reduction of the fee proportionate to the
remaining portion of the current year at the date of the reconnection. The General
Manager, Finance may cause the flat rate, or part thereof, together with service charges, to
be entered in the current year's water rates roll.
37.
Deleted.
38.
No person shall turn on any service which shall have been turned off by the City, and
should any service be turned on by any person other than an employee of the City, fines, as
prescribed in this By-law shall apply. Further, the service shall be deemed to have been
continued from the date it was turned off and the owner shall be liable accordingly for
payment of the user rates from that date. Any resulting damage from the service being
turned on shall be the responsibility of the owner.
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PART 7 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC / OWNER / CONSUMER
Obstruction or Destruction of the Water Works
39.
No person shall destroy, or damage in any manner any hydrant, standpipe, meter, valve or
other fixture or any property of the works.
40.
No person shall bury, cover or obstruct, at any time, or in any manner, the access to any
hydrant, standpipe, valve, meter or other fixture connected with the waterworks system,
by placing thereon or in the vicinity thereof, any lumber, timber, wood, brick, stone,
gravel, sand or other material or thing and the General Manager, Engineering or any
other employee or agent of the City may remove the obstruction and the expense of the
removal shall be charged to and paid by the offending person in addition to any other
penalty imposed by this By-law.
41.
No person shall bury, cover or obstruct the water shut off and/or meter to a parcel. The
owner is responsible for maintaining clear access to shut off and/or meter at all times.
The General Manager, Engineering may remove the obstruction and the costs associated
with the removal of the obstruction and the reinstatement of the water shut off and
meter shall be charged to the owner.
Private Disposition or Sale of Water
42.
No person being an owner, occupant, tenant, or inmate of any premises supplied with
water by the City, shall sell or dispose of any water or permit water to be carried or taken
away, or used, or apply it for the benefit or use of any parcel other than for the person's
own use and benefit within the parcel for which the service connection is provided without
prior written approval of the City.
Maintenance of Private Water Service
43.
It shall be the duty of every consumer to ensure that all taps, fittings and appurtenances
connected with the service within the existing parcel of land are good and sufficient and
installed and connected in accordance with the requirements of the "Surrey Building
By-law, 2012, No. 17850" and "Surrey Plumbing By-law, 1981, No. 6569", both as may be
replaced or amended from time to time. The General Manager, Engineering or any other
agent or employee of the City shall refuse to turn on the water to any existing premises
and may discontinue service to any existing premises should the provisions not be
complied with to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Engineering. All persons shall
maintain in good order and repair the service pipes, valves, meters, and meter boxes,
plumbing and other fixtures located on the parcel.
44.
Every consumer shall provide for each service connection to the consumer's parcel of land a
strainer and a pressure-reducing valve upon the request of the General Manager,
Engineering. The costs related to the installation of these appurtenances, including
plumbing permit application, shall be the responsibility of the owner.
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Right of Inspection
45.
Every person to whom water is supplied under this By-law shall at all reasonable times
allow, suffer and permit the General Manager, Engineering to enter into and upon the
premises in respect of which water is supplied, for the purpose of inspecting the water
pipes, connections, fixtures, taps, meters and any other apparatus used in connection
with the water supply.
Wastage of Water
46.
Any consumer deliberately wasting water shall be guilty of a violation of this By-law.
47.
If any consumer on a flat rate service allows water to run to waste, whether willfully or by
permitting pipes, taps, toilets or other fixtures and means of distributing or storing
water to remain in disrepair, or by any device or for any change in the use of the
premises, increases the amount of water consumption or expedites the rate of water
usage, the person shall be guilty of a breach of this By-law. A notice in writing may be
given by the General Manager, Engineering requiring the person owning or using the
premises to remedy the defects or leaks or to stop the wastage of water. If the
requirements set out in the notice are not fulfilled within seventy-two (72) hours of
delivery of the notice, the water supply to the premises may be shut off, and the City
may conduct any necessary works to stop the wastage of water where the actual cost of
the works will be billed to the owner. In addition to the penalty provided for in this By-
law, it shall be lawful for the General Manager, Engineering to require that a meter be
installed on the service connection at the expense of the Owner and the rates payable by
the consumer from the date on which the meter is installed shall be in accordance with
Schedule "C" to this By-law.
48.
If any consumer on a metered service allows pipes, connections, fixtures, taps, meters or
other fixtures used in connection with the supply of water to premises to be leaking or
defective, or if any wastage of water is found to exist, notice in writing may be given by
the General Manager, Engineering requiring the person owning or using the premises, to
remedy the defects or leaks or to stop the wastage. If the requirements are not fulfilled
within seventy-two (72) hours from serving the notice, the person owning or using the
premises shall be guilty of a breach of this By-law, and consequently the water supply to
the premises may be shut off, and the City may conduct any necessary works to stop the
wastage of water, including relocating any water meter currently installed inside to the
property line, and the actual cost of the works will be billed to the owner.
Water Usage for Construction Purposes
49.
No contractor or other person shall use for construction purposes of any kind or
description any water from any pipe or main of the waterworks, or from any other
consumer, without the prior written permission of the General Manager, Engineering
and not until the amount fixed by the rates in force at the time has been paid and all
provisions made for the proper protection of the supply pipe have been complied with.
In addition, the General Manager, Engineering must first be satisfied that adequate
provision has been made to control a cross connection to the City water system in
compliance with the Cross Connection Control By-law.
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49.1
A contractor or other person may use City water for construction purposes, either
through a City water filling station, a construction service connection or hydrant as
authorized by the General Manager, Engineering. The applicable fees set out in
Schedules "D-1" and "E" of this By-law, including the charges associated with the actual
water consumption, must be paid by the owner of the parcel where the construction
occurs.
49.2
In order to use an existing service connection or to install a new service connection as
part of creating a construction service connection, an application must be made to the
General Manager, Engineering. Installation of a construction service connection shall
include the installation of a backflow preventer. In lieu of a water meter, annual
construction water use charges will be imposed. The applicable fees set out in Schedules
"D-1" and "E" of this By-law, must be paid by the owner of the parcel where the
construction occurs.
49.3
A construction service connection will be abandoned by the City if that construction
service connection does not form the permanent service connection to any parcel. The
fee associated with abandonment of the construction service connection is to be paid by
the owner of the parcel where the construction occurs when making the initial
application as described in Section 49.2 of this By-law."
PART 8 - PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION
Contamination, Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention
50.
No person shall allow water, waste water, or any harmful liquid or substance, to enter any
part of the waterworks system, including any water service or any fire hydrant or
standpipe.
51.
No person shall connect, cause to be connected, or allow to remain connected, any piping
fixture, fitting, container, appliance or cross connection that could cause or allow drinking
water quality, the service, or a private service to become contaminated, degraded or
polluted in any way. Every person shall comply with "Cross Connection Control By-law".
PART 9 - WATER METERS
Water Meter Requirements
52.
Water meters shall be installed on all water services where:
(a)
a new service connection or upsizing of an existing service connection is made to
an existing or new building or premises; or
(a.1)
an application is made to redevelop a parcel, or the addition of a secondary suite
or semi-detached residential building; or
(b)
the service connection is temporary; or
(c)
a new irrigation system is installed; or
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(d)
a new swimming pool or hot tub is installed.
53.
The Council may, whenever it shall deem it advisable, compel the use of water meters by
any person using or consuming water supplied by the City and may refuse to supply water
to any premises unless the person requiring the water shall first enter into an agreement to
take, use and pay for the water according to the terms and conditions outlined in Schedule
"C" to this By-law.
54.
The City shall have the right at any time to install a water meter in any existing premises
at the expense of the owner and to substitute in lieu of a flat rate (whether already paid or
not) a meter rate according to Schedule "C" to this By-law.
Installation of Water Meters
55.
Meters shall be installed on all water services in a manner and of such make and design as
is prescribed by the General Manager, Engineering from time to time and as documented
in the City "Water Meter Design Criteria and Supplementary Specifications".
56.
The cost of supplying and installing a meter, meter box, fittings and all appurtenances
shall be borne by the consumer.
57.
The City shall have the right to enter into the premises and onto the real property to
inspect and maintain the water meter, fixtures and appurtenances at any reasonable time.
If the City is unable to gain access to the premises or real property to inspect or maintain
the water meter, the City may install a new or replacement water meter at the property
line at the location shown in the City's "Water Meter Design Criteria and Supplementary
Specifications" at the expense of the owner.
57.1
When an application is made to redevelop a parcel, the consumer is required to submit
water meter sizing calculation in accordance with City's "Water Meter Design Criteria and
Supplementary Specifications" to confirm if the meter is of appropriate size. The General
Manager, Engineering shall determine if the meter needs to be replaced, relocated, or
both, to meet the sizing requirement.
Water Meter Rates and Credit
58.
Every consumer having a metered service shall pay for the full amount of water as
registered by the meter, according to the rate applicable to the service.
59.
Despite Section 58, a consumer who volunteers to have a meter installed by the City under
a residential water metering program may receive a "voluntary metering bill credit" equal
to the difference between the meter rate charges for the first twelve (12) months of
consumption subsequent to meter installation, and the amount that would have been
payable as a flat rate. A credit will be applied only to future water charges, and only if all
of the following conditions are met:
(a)
the meter rate charges in the first twelve (12) months must exceed the flat rate; and
(b)
the difference between the meter rate charges and the amount that would have
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been payable as a flat rate must be more than $100; and
(c)
a credit will not be applied if there has been a change of ownership of the parcel
during the 12-month period; and
(d)
the credit is available to single family dwellings and duplex only; and
(e)
the credit must be requested in writing by the consumer within 15 months of
volunteering for a meter.
60.
When the City imposes a meter on the water connection, the General Manager, Finance
shall adjust the water rates roll accordingly and a credit shall be allowed to the consumer
on the meter rate account for the balance of the flat rate proportionate to the unexpired
portion of the year covered by the flat rate payment. The balance of the meter rate shall
be payable from the time the meter is installed whether during any period already paid for
by the flat rate or not.
61.
If a meter sticks or fails to indicate correctly the quantity of water which is passing or
which has passed through it, or if the meter cannot be accessed, the City shall be entitled
to charge for the water according to the average consumption for the twelve (12) months
immediately preceding the date upon which the meter was last known to be in order, or
based on consumption measured by the new or repaired meter for four (4) months,
whichever is higher.
Responsibility for Maintenance of Water Meters
62.
The meter is owned and maintained by the City. The meter chamber, lid, fixtures and
appurtenances other than the meter are owned and maintained by the owner.
63.
The City shall maintain and repair or replace all meters, regardless of size, when rendered
unserviceable through fair wear and tear. Where replacement or repair of any meter is
rendered necessary by the act, neglect, or carelessness of the owner or occupant of any
parcel, any expense caused to the City shall be charged against and collected from the
owner of the parcel.
64.
The Owner of a parcel shall maintain full and unobstructed access to the meter and meter
chamber to allow the City to read and maintain the meter. Where maintenance of any
meter is rendered necessary by the act, neglect, or carelessness of the owner or occupant
of any premises, any expense caused to the City shall be charged against and collected
from the owner or occupant of the premises.
Testing of Water Meters
65.
Deleted.
66.
Deleted.
Refunds on Water Meter Charges Due to Inaccuracy of Water Meter
67.
Deleted.
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68.
Deleted.
69.
Deleted.
70.
Deleted.
Leak Repair and Adjustment
70A.1 Where a leak is discovered in the water pipes, taps, fittings or appurtenances located
within the consumer's parcel, the leak must be repaired by the consumer to the
satisfaction of the General Manager, Engineering within one (1) week of discovery.
70A.2 In the circumstances described in Section 70A.1 of this By-law, a consumer may apply for
an adjustment to the utility bill for the parcel by completing and submitting to the City
the "Leak Adjustment Request Form" together with proof that the leak has been repaired.
If the request for a leak adjustment is approved, at the sole discretion of the General
Manager, Engineering, the City shall provide a credit to the consumer's account.
PART 10 - FIRE SERVICE
71.
All fire services shall be installed so that water used or which could be used for other than
fire purposes, shall be metered and all costs shall be borne by the owner.
72.
Deleted.
73.
If it is found that water on any fire service is being used for other than fire fighting
purposes the General Manager, Engineering may shut off the service until a meter has been
installed on the service at the expense of the owner. The meter shall be fire rated.
74.
All meters used on fire services shall be of a make and design approved by the General
Manager, Engineering.
75.
For all new construction, except single family dwelling, duplex, semi-detached residential
building, or houseplex where a fire service is required, a dedicated service for the sole
purpose of firefighting shall be provided by the owner with no connection to any domestic
service.
75.1
All new fire services must have a detector meter backflow preventer installed and tested as
specified in the Cross Connection Control By-law.
75.2
When an application is made to redevelop a parcel with an existing dedicated fire service
water main without a detector meter backflow preventer or when a larger fire service is
requested by the owner, or a replacement fire service is required in this By-law, a new
detector meter backflow preventer shall be installed and tested as specified in the Cross
Connection Control By-law.
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75.3
The full amount of any water consumption recorded by the detector meter backflow
preventer on the fire service will be charged by the City to the owner at the user rates set
out in Schedule "C" of this By-law.
75.4
When, in the sole opinion of General Manager, Engineering, there is a continuous amount
of water consumption recorded by the detector meter backflow preventer on a fire service,
the owner of the parcel shall allow access for a City employee or agent to conduct
inspections within and around the parcel to identify any connection between the fire
service and the domestic service connections. The cost of such inspection shall be borne by
the owner of the parcel.
75.5
The owner shall rectify any connection between the fire service and domestic service
connection by disconnecting all inter-connections. All costs associated with this
requirement, including the application for plumbing permit, shall be the responsibility of
the owner. Such work shall be completed within the time specified in the notice given by
the City. Failure to comply may result in the termination of water supply to the parcel.
Fire Service Connection Costs
76.
The cost of installing each fire service including the cost of the meters, backflow preventer,
and all piping, valves and fittings as provided for in this Part of this By-law, shall be borne
by the owner of the parcel.
PART 11 - WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS
General Conditions
77.
Deleted.
78.
The cost of constructing a water main extension may be shared by the City and the owners
of the benefiting lands in accordance with the provisions and subject to the limitations in
this By-law.
79.
Water main extensions for which the City bears any portion of the cost, shall only proceed
provided the costs are:
(a)
recoverable in part or whole from each of the existing as well as future parcels of
land that will be served by the water main extensions;
(b)
within the limit of the funds allocated for these purposes within the budget of the
City's water utility; and
(c)
not excessive, as determined by the Council.
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Water Main Extensions for Irrigation or Agriculture
80.
Water main extensions in the ALR for the purposes of fire services, irrigation or agriculture
shall not be considered.
81.
A water main extension for domestic service to a parcel in the agricultural land reserve,
may be considered.
82.
Water main extensions to service a parcel in the agricultural land reserve shall only be
considered where the owner of the parcel so serviced acknowledges the restrictive nature
of the water supply which includes water supply only for essential purposes such as
normal household requirements including sanitation, human consumption and food
preparation. Subject to the availability of water in excess of these purposes, water may
also be used for other less essential, aesthetic enhancing purposes, such as lawn and
garden irrigation, car washing and other cleaning processes. Such use to be in compliance
with the provisions set out within the City's "Drinking Water Conservation Plan By-law,
2004, No. 15454" as may be amended or replaced from time to time. Water supply to a
parcel may be shut off by the City if the water supplied to the parcel is used for non-
essential, aesthetic enhancing purposes when the waterworks system does not have the
capability to support such usage.
Application for Water Main Extensions
83.
All applications for a water main extension shall be made in writing to the General
Manager, Engineering by the owner or owners of the parcel to be served by the extension.
The General Manager, Engineering shall, as soon as convenient, determine the practicality
and feasibility of the extensions and communicate its findings to the applicant along with
the estimated costs payable by the applicant, where the work is determined feasible.
84.
The cost payable by an applicant shall be the actual cost to extend the waterworks on a
legally designated road-allowance or a right-of-way acceptable to the General Manager,
Engineering, in accordance with the current design and construction standards adopted by
the City. The water main extension shall commence from the most suitable existing
waterworks system as determined by the General Manager, Engineering having sufficient
surplus capacity and pressure to provide water to the benefiting lands on the extension, to
a point opposite the farthest boundary of the last parcel to be served by the extension or to
such other point where the General Manager, Engineering, in his or her discretion to be
exercised reasonably, decides such extension should end. In addition, the costs of service
connection(s) to each parcel of the applicant's property to be served by the extension and
the costs of right-of-way acquisitions, shall be added to the costs payable. Where rights-
of-way are required for the construction of any portion of such extension, all the costs
incurred in connection with the rights-of-way shall be added to and form part of the costs
in providing such extension.
85.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 87 and 88, the applicant wishing to front-end the
costs and proceed with the extension of the waterworks system shall deposit an amount
equal to the General Manager, Engineering's estimate of the costs, prior to any
construction being undertaken.
86.
The applicant shall enter into a water main extension agreement as required by the City.
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Water Main Extensions Proposed for Construction By An Applicant
87.
The General Manager, Engineering may approve construction of a water main extension by
an applicant wishing to front-end its costs subject to the applicant's acceptance of the
conditions listed in Schedule "F" attached hereto and forming a part to this By-law.
88.
An applicant wishing to construct a water main extension at the applicant's expense shall:
(a)
enter into an agreement with the City containing the conditions listed in Schedule
"F" to this By-law, and
(b)
pay to the City all fees in accordance with Schedule "F" to this By-law.
Refunds
89.
An applicant who wishes to front-end the costs, may apply to the General Manager,
Engineering for refunds.
Upsizing of Water Mains
90.
Where any water main extension is to be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this By-
law and where the City, in its discretion, determines a main of greater capacity should be
installed than is required to provide service to the lands for which an application for
extension has been made, the applicant will upsize the water main and the City shall pay
the cost of providing such excess capacity, up to an upset maximum of the City's cost
estimate.
Recovery of City's Costs
91.
Where the City has incurred capital costs in the expansion of the waterworks system, the
owner of the benefiting land, shall pay the local service tax or latecomer charges prescribed
under the applicable by-law, contract or agreement.
General Provisions
92.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, the City shall not be obligated to construct
any water main extension or approve construction of any water main extension by an
applicant:
(a)
if the supply of water available for distribution within the waterworks system, or
any part of it, is inadequate to meet the needs of the consumers already receiving
service; or
(b)
if the existing waterworks system from where the extension is to be made is of
inadequate capacity to supply the additional service proposed; or
(c)
if the extension may create unfavorable impact, such as water quality impact, to
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the existing waterworks or to the parcel to be served by the water main extension.
93.
No provisions of this By-law shall be deemed to or be held to limit or restrict in any way
the Council from exercising full jurisdiction and control over the operation of the water
system, and the fact that any extension may have been installed without cost to the City,
shall not in any way exempt the persons receiving service from any regulation, rates, order
or by-law of the City, nor shall the payment of part or all of the construction costs by any
applicant for service be construed as a guarantee by the City with respect to continuity or
adequacy of service, or other conditions as outlined in Section 16.
94.
No provisions of this By-law shall be deemed to or be held to exempt any person from
payment of the connection charges, user rates or frontage taxes which may, from time to
time, be imposed with respect to the waterworks system or any other by-law of the City.
95.
All the provisions of this By-law with respect to water main extension shall be applicable as
appropriate, to the expansion of the waterworks system.
PART 12 - RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
Establishing Water Rates, Fees and Charges
96.
It shall be lawful for the Council from time to time to fix water rates to be paid by
consumers of water for the water supplied from the works.
97.
The rates which shall be payable in respect of existing flat rate services shall be in
accordance with Schedule "B" to this By-law.
98.
The rates which shall be payable in respect of metered services shall be in accordance with
Schedule "C" to this By-law.
99.
The rates types which shall be applicable in respect of designated uses shall be in
accordance with Schedule "D" to this By-law.
100.
The fees which shall be payable in respect of hydrant use, water filling station use,
construction service connection application, requests for turning off and on water services
and water meter testing and removal shall be in accordance with Schedule "D-1" to this By-
law.
101.
The fees which shall be payable in respect of all service connections shall be in accordance
with Schedule "E" to this By-law.
Water Service Rates, Fees and Charges
102.
The rates, fees and charges enumerated in Schedules "B", "C", "D-1", and "E" are hereby
imposed and levied for water supplied or ready to be supplied by the City and for
connections to the mains of the City, and all rates, fees and charges shall form a charge on
the parcels of the respective owners using the water and may be recovered in the same
manner and by the same means as overdue taxes.
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102.1
The user rates levied pursuant to this By-law in no way legalize the use for which the rates
are being charged, which may or may not be in contravention of other City by-laws. In
charging the rates, no determination of compliance with other City by-laws has been
made and should the use of land and premises contravene any of the by-laws now or in
the future, the City reserves the right to enforce those by-laws in accordance with their
provisions.
103.
All accounts for water service and meter rates shall be due and payable at the office of the
General Manager, Finance at the City Hall in the City, or payable to the person or persons
who may be authorized by the Council from time to time to receive them.
104.
No refund or credit whatsoever of any moneys paid or payable for water service shall be
made except as provided in this By-law.
105.
No prepayment for any service shall prevent the amount of any increase being charged to
and collected from any consumer.
106.
The City shall furnish to any consumer or ratepayer on request one copy of a statement
showing the rates, fees and charges for the time being in force for each type of service.
107.
For all new construction of residential strata buildings to which a new service connection
is made during a year, a prepaid user rate will be payable at the time of building permit
application at the rate established in Schedule "D-1" for each strata unit proposed to be
constructed. The prepaid rate will be nonrefundable and applied as a credit to the strata
property's metered utility account.
PART 13 - OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Offences
108.
Every person who violates any of the provisions of this By-law or who suffers or permits
any act or thing to be done in contravention of any of the provisions of this By-law, or who
neglects to do or refrains from doing anything required to be done by any of the
provisions of this By-law, or who does any act, or who violates any of the provisions of this
By-law shall be deemed to be guilty of an infraction and liable to the penalties imposed in
this By-law.
108.1
If any person fails to carry out the work required by any provision of this By-law, the City
may enter the parcel to undertake the required work and bill the owner for the actual cost
incurred by the City in carrying out the work. The costs shall be paid by the owner upon
demand, and if remaining unpaid after the 31PPst
PP day of December of the year in which the
work is done, shall be deemed to be taxes in arrears on the parcel and will be dealt with in
the same manner as City taxes."
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Penalties
109.
Every person who violates any of the provisions of this By-law, or who suffers or permits
any act or thing to be done in contravention of this By-law, or who refuses, omits, or
neglects to fulfill, observe, carry out, or perform any duty or obligation imposed by this
By-law is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of not less than the sum of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00), but not exceeding the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00).
110.
Where there is an offence that continues for more than one day, separate fines may be
issued for each day or part thereof in respect of which the offence occurs or continues.
111.
Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is liable to the City for and must
indemnify the City from all costs, expenses, damages and injuries resulting from the
contravention. This does not in any way limit any other provision or any other remedy
the City may have under this By-law or otherwise at law.
112.
The City may enforce compliance with the stipulations within this By-law or non-payment
of fines by shutting off the provision of water services being supplied to the user or
discontinuing the service thereof.
113.
Nothing in this By-law limits the City from utilizing any other remedy that is otherwise
available to the City at law.
PART 14 - EFFECTIVE DATE
114.
This By-law shall come into effect on the 14th day of May, 2007.
PART 15 - SEVERABILITY
115.
Each provision of this By-law is severable from each other provision, and, if any provision
is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, this determination shall not
be deemed to affect or impair the validity of any other provision, unless a Court otherwise
determines.
PART 16 - REPEAL
116.
"Surrey Waterworks Regulation By-law, 1969, No. 2932" and amendments thereto, and
"Surrey Water Main Extension Regulation By-Law, 1992, No. 11345" and amendments
thereto are hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST TIME on the 12th day of March, 2007.
READ A SECOND TIME on the 12th day of March, 2007.
READ A THIRD TIME on the 12th day of March, 2007.
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RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, and sealed
with the Corporate Seal on the 14th day of May, 2007.
____________________________
MAYOR
____________________________
CITY CLERK
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SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337 - SCHEDULE "A"
TO:
CITY OF SURREY
(the "City")
DATE: _________________
The General Manager, Engineering Department.
APPLICATION FOR WATER SERVICE CONNECTION
I/WE, the undersigned ___________________________________________________________ being the registered owner(s)
in the New Westminster Land Title Office (the "Owner") of those lands and premises in the City of Surrey, in the Province of
British Columbia known and described as:
Civic Address: __________________________________ Parcel Identifier: __________________________
Legal Description: Lot _____ Block _____ Quarter Section _____ Township _____ Range _____ Plan _______
(the "Property")
apply for a water service connection to the Property (the "Connection").
The purpose for which the water service is required:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________ .
In consideration of the provision of the Connection by the City to the Owner and other good and valuable consideration (the
receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged) the Owner, jointly and severally (where applicable) covenants and agrees
with the City as follows:
1.
That the Connection, if approved, will be subject to all conditions and limitations in Surrey Waterworks Regulation
Bylaw, 2007 , No _____ , as amended or replaced from time to time, including subsequent to the date of this
Agreement, (the "Bylaw");
2.
To duly pay all the charges, rates, fees and taxes as prescribed by the Bylaw or bylaws of the City pertaining to the
supply of water under the Connection;
3.
To release, indemnify and save harmless the City, its elected and appointed officials, employees and agents from and
against any and all liability, actions, causes of actions, claims damages, expenses, costs, debts, demands or losses
suffered or incurred arising out of the breakdown or malfunction of a water facility, system or the Connection;
4.
To obtain from any purchaser, lessee, tenant or other transferee or occupier of the Property and to deliver to the City,
an agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Provided that this agreement is obtained, then the Owner
shall not be liable under any of the covenants and agreements contained herein where such liability arises by reason
of an act or omission occurring after the Owner ceases to have any further interest in the Property;
5.
That the City is not required or is under no obligation in law or equity to prosecute or enforce this Agreement in any
way whatsoever; and
6.
That nothing in the Bylaw shall be interpreted to mean that the City gives any assurance to the Owner with respect to
the quality, pressure, quantity or continuance of the supply of water.
*Witness:
)
__________________________________________ )
_________________________________
Name
)
**(Signature of Owner)
__________________________________________ )
_________________________________
Address
)
(Please Print Name)
__________________________________________ )
Occupation
)
_________________________________
)
**(Signature of Owner)
)
_________________________________
as to all signatures
)
(Please Print Name)
*
The witness to the signature(s) of the Owner cannot be a City employee or a person residing at the Property.
**
Only the registered Owner may sign this agreement (no agents).
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SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337 - SCHEDULE "A-1"
TO:
CITY OF SURREY
(the "City")
DATE: _________________
The General Manager, Engineering Department.
APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY WATER SERVICE CONNECTION
I/WE, the undersigned ___________________________________________________________ being the registered owner(s)
in the New Westminster Land Title Office (the "Owner") of those lands and premises in the City of Surrey, in the Province of
British Columbia known and described as:
Civic Address: ___________________________________ Parcel Identifier: ________________________________
Legal Description: Lot _____ Block _____ Quarter _____ Section _____ Township _____ Range _____ Plan _______
(the "Property")
apply for a temporary water service connection to the Property (the "Temporary Connection").
The purpose for which the water service is required:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________ .
In consideration of the provision of the Temporary Connection by the City to the Owner and other good and valuable
consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged) the Owner, jointly and severally (where applicable)
covenants and agrees with the City as follows:
1.
That the Temporary Connection, if approved, will be subject to all conditions and limitations in Surrey Waterworks
Regulation Bylaw, 2007 , No _____ , as amended or replaced from time to time, including subsequent to the date of this
Agreement, (the "Bylaw");
2.
That the City may discontinue the Temporary Connection at its option with three months written notice;
3.
To duly pay all the charges, rates, fees and taxes as prescribed by the Bylaw or bylaws of the City pertaining to the supply
of water under the Temporary Connection;
4.
To maintain the connecting pipe between the Temporary Connection and the Property in good condition at all times;
5.
To support any application or petition by other Owner(s) for extension of a water main which will provide service directly
to the Property;
6.
To release, indemnify and save harmless the City, its elected and appointed officials, employees and agents from and
against any and all liability, actions, causes of actions, claims damages, expenses, costs, debts, demands or losses suffered
or incurred arising out of the breakdown or malfunction of a water facility, system or the Temporary Connection;
7. To obtain from any purchaser, lessee, tenant or other transferee or occupier of the Property and to deliver to the City, an
agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Provided that this agreement is obtained, then the Owner shall not
be liable under any of the covenants and agreements contained herein where such liability arises by reason of an act or
omission occurring after the Owner ceases to have any further interest in the Property;
8.
That the City is not required or is under no obligation in law or equity to prosecute or enforce this Agreement in any way
whatsoever; and
9.
That nothing in the Bylaw shall be interpreted to mean that the City gives any assurance to the Owner with respect to the
quality, pressure, quantity or continuance of the supply of water.
10. To register a restrictive covenant pursuant to Section 219 of the Land Title Act R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 250 as amended or
replaced from time to time, in a form acceptable to the City, on title to the Property, identifying all the requirements of the
temporary water service connection as stated in the By-law.
*Witness:
)
__________________________________________ )
_________________________________
Name
)
**(Signature of Owner)
__________________________________________ )
_________________________________
Address
)
(Please Print Name)
__________________________________________ )
Occupation
)
_________________________________
)
**(Signature of Owner)
)
_________________________________
as to all signatures
)
(Please Print Name)
*
The witness to the signature(s) of the Owner cannot be a City employee or a person residing at the Property.
**
Only the registered Owner may sign this agreement (no agents).
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SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337 - SCHEDULE "A-2"
TO:
CITY OF SURREY
(the "City")
DATE: _________________
The General Manager, Engineering Department.
APPLICATION FOR WATER SERVICE CONNECTION TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS
I/WE, the undersigned ___________________________________________________________ being the registered owner(s)
in the New Westminster Land Title Office (the "Owner") of those lands and premises in the City of Surrey, in the Province of
British Columbia known and described as:
Civic Address: ___________________________________ Parcel Identifier: ________________________________
Legal Description: Lot _____ Block _____ Quarter Section _____ Township _____ Range _____ Plan _______
(the "Property")
apply for a water service connection to the Property (the "Connection") for the purpose of:
domestic use only domestic use plus less essential use, e.g., lawn irrigation, car washing
In consideration of the provision of the Connection by the City to the Owner and other good and valuable consideration (the
receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged) the Owner, jointly and severally (where applicable) covenants and agrees
with the City as follows:
1.
That the Connection, if approved, will be subject to all conditions and limitations in Surrey Waterworks Regulation
and Charges By-law, 2007, No. 16337, as may be amended or replaced from time to time, including subsequent to
the date of this Agreement, (the "Bylaw");
1.1 That water is supplied only for essential purposes such as normal household requirements including sanitation,
human consumption and food preparation. Subject to the availability of water in excess of these purposes, water
may also be used for other less essential, aesthetic enhancing purposes, such as lawn and garden irrigation, car
washing and other cleaning processes.
2.
To duly pay all the charges, rates, fees and taxes as prescribed by the Bylaw or bylaws of the City pertaining to the
supply of water under the Connection;
3.
To not rely upon the water supplied to the Property for the purpose of fire protection or fire-fighting or any other
uses excepting essential household uses;
3.1 That the water supply to the parcel may be shut off if the water is used for less essential, aesthetic enhancing
purposes when the City water system does not have the capability to support such usage;
4.
That provision of the Connection to the Property may result in increased water use which may affect the efficient
functioning of the septic sewage disposal system on the Property. In connection therewith the Owner agrees to
monitor and maintain any such septic sewage disposal system in accordance with the health standards and practices
applicable to such septic sewage disposal system;
5.
To release, indemnify and save harmless the City, its elected and appointed officials, employees and agents from and
against any and all liability, actions, causes of actions, claims damages, expenses, costs, debts, demands or losses
suffered or incurred arising out of the breakdown or malfunction of a water facility, system or the Connection,
including without limitation:
(a)
damages, death, injury or harm arising from the deliberate and inherent inability of the domestic water
distribution system to provide fire protection, and
(b)
damages, injury or harm to the Owner's septic sewage disposal system arising from the provision of water
by the City to the Property;
6.
To obtain from any purchaser, lessee, tenant or other transferee or occupier of the Property and to deliver to the City,
an agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Provided that this agreement is obtained, then the Owner
shall not be liable under any of the covenants and agreements contained herein where such liability arises by reason
of an act or omission occurring after the Owner ceases to have any further interest in the Property;
7.
That the City is not required or is under no obligation in law or equity to prosecute or enforce this Agreement in any
way whatsoever; and
8.
That nothing in the Bylaw shall be interpreted to mean that the City gives any assurance to the Owner with respect to
the quality, pressure, quantity or continuance of the supply of water.
*Witness:
)
__________________________________________ )
_________________________________
Name
)
**(Signature of Owner)
__________________________________________ )
_________________________________
Address
)
(Please Print Name)
__________________________________________ )
Occupation
)
_________________________________
)
**(Signature of Owner)
)
_________________________________
as to all signatures
)
(Please Print Name)
*
The witness to the signature(s) of the Owner cannot be a City employee or a person residing at the Property.
**
Only the registered Owner may sign this agreement (no agents).
______
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UU"SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337"
UUSCHEDULE "B"
FLAT RATE CHARGES
1. The following minimum flat rate charges for water services shall apply to all of the
waterworks system and its existing connections within the City. Categories of charges are
based on actual use of the parcel.
a. To every existing single family dwelling, including those within a strata lot; to each
principal dwelling unit within a duplex; to every existing Place of Worship; to every
existing commercial unit with a single dwelling unit attached thereto and having
plumbing fixtures installed in the dwelling unit only:
Annual Flat Rate - if paid before April 2nd: $1,195.00
b. To each additional dwelling unit located within the structure of a single family
dwelling:
Annual Flat Rate - if paid before April 2nd: $454.00
c. To all existing apartment houses, and townhouses for each dwelling unit
contained therein:
Annual Flat Rate - if paid before April 2nd: $454.00
d. To every existing commercial building containing one (1) commercial unit that is not
able to be metered:
Annual Flat Rate - if paid before April 2nd: $2,390.00
e. To all existing commercial buildings containing two (2) or more commercial units
that are not able to be metered:
Annual Flat Rate - if paid before April 2nd: $2,390.00
2. The rates levied on a parcel do not in any way legalize the use of land and premises, which
might be in breach of other City bylaws. In levying the rates, no determination of
compliance with other City bylaws has been made and should the use of land and premises
breach any of its bylaws now or in the future, the City reserves the right to enforce those
bylaws in accordance with their conditions.
3. Annual user charges are subject to a 5% penalty if paid after the first annual due date of
April 2nd and a further 5% penalty if paid after the second annual due date of July 2nd. All flat
rate charges including penalties if left unpaid on December 31st of the year will be
considered taxes payable the following year.
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UU"SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337"
SCHEDULE "C"
UU SER RATES FOR METER CONSUMPTIONU
1. All water meters shall be read and billed three times per calendar year on a periodic four-
month basis.
2. All metered accounts shall be due and payable on the second (2) day of the month
following the month in which the account is rendered and are subject to a penalty of five
percent (5%) if the amount for that period is paid after the due date. User rates including
penalties if left unpaid on December 31 st of the year will be considered taxes payable the
following year."
3. The following meter rates shall apply to water consumption within the City from metered
service connections to the waterworks system:
a. The base charge per meter will be as follows:
16 to 25 mm
$ 32.00 per four-month period;
38 mm
$ 39.00 per four-month period;
50 mm
$ 49.00 per four-month period;
75 mm
$ 97.00 per four-month period;
100 mm
$112.00 per four-month period;
150 mm
$213.00 per four-month period;
200 mm
$249.00 per four-month period;
250 mm
$249.00 per four-month period;
b. The water consumption rate for all meter types will be $1.4116 per cubic meter.
PROVIDED FURTHER, that any metered connection serving premises, which, if it
were not for the metered installation, would be rated in accordance with the
provisions of Schedule "B" to this Bylaw, the full annual fee shall be charged,
prorated by the number of days in the full months remaining in the calendar year
in which service starts.
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4. Deleted.
5. Confirmed Leaks
The leak adjustment described in Sections 70A.1 and 70A.2 of this By-law will be
calculated based on the average water usage of the parcel during the preceding twelve (12)
months or other available data at the City's discretion. The water consumption rate
charged will be the user rates for meter consumption as stated in Schedule "C" of this By-
law, including any applicable base charges and applicable sewer charges. The water
consumption in excess of the average consumption over the preceding twelve (12) months
will be charged at $1.0647 per cubic meter.
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"SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337"
SCHEDULE "D"
USER RATE CATEGORIES
Apartment houses and multiple dwellings
(Existing) (except condominiums)
Minimum flat rate or metered services
Apartment houses and multiple dwellings
(new)
By metered service only
Auto courts and Mobile Home Parks
By metered service only (subject to
minimum charge)
Boarding houses
By metered service only
Cemetery
By metered service only
Churches (Existing)
Minimum flat rate or metered services
Churches (New)
By metered service only
Combination - small commercial premises
(Existing)
Minimum flat rate or metered service
Combination - small commercial premises
(New)
By metered service only
Commercial premises and industrial
premises
By metered service only
Condominiums (Existing)
Minimum flat rate to each owner or each
strata lot; or metered services
Hotel and lodging houses
By metered service only
Service connection (temporary)
By metered service only
Other special uses
By metered service only
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UU"SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337"
SCHEDULE "D-1"
UUSPECIAL FEES
1.
UU FOR USE OF CITY'S WATER FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES
1.1.
FOR USE OF CITY'S WATER FILLING STATION
-
Registration to use water filling station
$43.00 per card
-
Water usage from water filling station
As set out in Schedule
"C" of this By-law,
Section 3(b)
1.2
FOR USE OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICE CONNECTION
-
New service connection
As set out in Schedule
"E" of this By-law,
Section A
-
Abandonment of service connection
100% of actual cost
-
Turn On/Off water service connection
(Treated as
Temporary turn on/off
of water service, item
2 below)
Annual water usage from construction service
$5,500/portion of
Connection
calendar year
1.3
FOR USE OF CITY'S HYDRANT FOR WATER SUPPLY
-
Fee for initial application for a permit to use a
City hydrant
$395.00
-
Fee for further extension of the initial
permit period
$215.00
-
For Water usage from hydrant
$302.00/day
-
Damage to Hydrant or
Backflow preventor (including loss of device)
100% of actual cost
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2.
FOR TURNING OFF AND TURNING ON OF SERVICES
Permanent abandonment
100% of actual cost
Temporary turn off / on of water service
- during regular City working hours
- outside regular City working hours
As set out in
"Surrey Fee-Setting
By-law, 2001, No.
14577" as may be amended or
replaced from time to time
3.
Deleted.
4.
FOR REMOVAL OF WATER METER
100% of actual cost
5.
FOR PREPAID NEW RESIDENTIAL STRATA CONSTRUCTION
For each strata unit to be constructed
$130.00
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"SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337"
"SCHEDULE "E"
CONNECTION CHARGES
The following fees shall be charged for all water service connections and shall be payable in
advance and prior to connection:
A. All new connections
100% of actual cost
B. Existing connections As set out in the "Surrey
Fee-Setting By-law, 2001,
No. 14577," as amended or
replaced from time to time.
C. Meter 38 mm
diameter or smaller
for single family
dwelling, duplex,
and houseplex
residential
construction where
connection, meter
box, and meter
setter have been
provided by
developer or
consumer
$520.00
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"SURREY WATERWORKS REGULATION AND CHARGES BY-LAW, 2007, NO. 16337"
SCHEDULE "F"
WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS BY AN APPLICANT WISHING TO FRONT-END ITS COSTS
1. Where an Applicant wishes to front-end the costs to provide a water main extension the conditions in this
Schedule shall apply.
2. The Applicant shall execute a servicing agreement with the City, indicating the description and the location
of the water main extension, and agreeing to the terms and conditions in the servicing agreement.
3. No provision of this Schedule shall be deemed to exempt any parcel from payment of rates, fees, charges or
taxes imposed by any by-law of the City.
4.
The General Manager, Engineering and City Clerk are authorized to execute the servicing agreement.
5.
The applicant shall pay the agreement processing fee. The fee is set out in the "Subdivision and
Development By-law, 1986, No. 8830", as amended or replaced from time to time.