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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY-TURTLE MOUNTAIN
KILLARNEY-TURTLE MOUNTAIN UTILITY
BY-LAW NO. 1-2025
WATER & WASTEWATER UTILITY RATES
BEING a By-law of the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain to establish new water and
wastewater rates for the Killarney-Turtle Mountain Utility and provide for the collection
thereof.
WHEREAS the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain owns and operates the Killarney-Turtle
Mountain Water and Wastewater Utility within the limits of the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS The Municipal Act, S.M. 1996, C58, states in part:
232(1) A Council may pass by-laws for municipal purposes respecting the following matters:
(1) public utilities:
232(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a council may in a by-law passed
under this Division
(d) establish fees or other charges for services, activities or things provided or
done by the Municipality or for the use of property under the ownership,
direction, management or control of the Municipality;
250(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a Municipality may for municipal
purposes do the following:
(b) construct, operate, repair, improve and maintain works and improvements;
(c) acquire, establish, maintain and operate services, facilities and utilities;
(e) use municipal equipment, materials, and labour to carry out private works on
private property.
252(1) A Municipality exercising powers in the nature of those referred to in clauses
250(2)(b),(c) and (e) may set terms and conditions in respect of users, including
(a) setting the rates or amounts of deposits, fees and other charges, and charging
and collecting them;
(b) providing for a right of entry onto private property to determine compliance
with other terms and conditions, to determine the amount of deposits, fees or
other charges, or to disconnect a service; and
(c) discontinuing or disconnecting a service and refusing to provide the service
to users who fail to comply with the terms and conditions.
252(2) A charge referred to in clause (1)(a) may be collected by the municipality in the same
manner as a tax may be collected or enforced under this Act.”
AND WHEREAS it is deemed advisable to provide rates for January 1, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and
thereafter to be paid by persons to whom water and/or wastewater services are supplied by the
Killarney-Turtle Mountain Utility and to provide for the collection thereof;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain, in session duly
assembled hereby enacts as follows:
1. | THAT consumers shall be charged quarterly for water and wastewater service supplied to
them by the Killarney-Turtle Mountain Utility within the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle
Mountain at the rates and terms set out in Schedule “A” attached hereto and forming part of
this by-law.
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THAT the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain reserves the right to discontinue the
supply of water for fountains, jets, hoses and sprinklers, or to limit the hours for use of the
same, whenever, at the discretion of Council it is in the best interests of the public to do so.
THAT no person, other than the Fire Chief or someone acting on their behalf, or a
representative of the Municipality duly authorized in writing by the Municipality’s Chief
Administrative Officer, shall open or use any fire hydrant, either for construction purposes,
street cleaning, or any other purpose.
THAT the meter shut off valve inside premises serviced with water by the Killarney-Turtle
Mountain Utility shall be readily accessible and not used by the owner except for the
protection of the premises. No person shall tamper with the meter or cause the water supply
to bypass the meter. All lines and valves inside the premises shall be kept in good repair by
the owner or occupant. Any damage through neglect or otherwise, by a contractor for the
owner or occupant, to the water service line from the curb stop to the premises, or the
wastewater service line from the main line to the premises, shall be the responsibility of the
owner or occupant.
THAT no person shall wilfully or maliciously hinder or cause to hinder the Municipality of
Killarney-Turtle Mountain or its representatives in the exercise of their duties in relation to
the operation and maintenance of the water or wastewater system.
THAT any person violating any provision of this by-law shall:
a. _ be guilty of an offence and, upon conviction, liable to a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars ($1,000) and costs for each violation;
b. be liable to the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain for any expense, loss or
damage suffered by the Municipality as a result of the violation;
c. be liable for the repairs and costs of the repairs to the system as a result of the
violation. If that person is in default of effecting the repairs, the Municipality may
effect the repairs and charge the cost thereof to that persons, or add the cost to
property taxes and collect those property taxes in the same manner as other property
taxes.
THAT this by-law and rates for January 1, 2026, January 1, 2027, January 1, 2028, January
1, 2029, and thereafter, shall come into force and be effective on, from and after both
approval of the Public Utilities Board of Manitoba and receipt of third and final reading
thereof.
THAT By-law No. 8-2019 and its amendments are hereby repealed as of January 1, 2026
and upon final approval of this By-law by the Public Utilities Board of Manitoba.
PASSED AND ENACTED by the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain in Council duly
assemb
led, this 19" day of August 2026.
oa WM. Cuneleor Ue —
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Mayor
READ
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Chief Administrative Officer
a First time this 29th day of January, 2025.
a Second time this 26th day of March, 2025.
a Third time and PASSED this 19th day of August, 2026.
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY-TURTLE MOUNTAIN
KILLARNEY-TURTLE MOUNTAIN UTILITY
BY-LAW NO. 1-2025
WATER & WASTEWATER UTILITY RATES
SCHEDULE “A” SCHEDULE OF QUARTERLY RATES
1. Quarterly Service Charge & Commodity Rates October 1, 2026
Quarterly Service Charge: $16.47
Water Wastewater Water & Wastewater
Rates Per 1,000 Gallons $13.97 $8.64 $22.61
2. Minimum Charges per Quarter
Notwithstanding the rates set forth in paragraph 1, all customers will pay the applicable
minimum charges per quarter set out below, which includes the volume allowance as listed.
For all metered accounts, volumes in excess of the minimum quarterly allowance will be
charged at the applicable commodity rate.
a. Metered Water & Wastewater, Metered Water Only Customers
Water &
Meter | Group | Volume | Customer Water Wastewater | Wastewater Water Only
Size | Capacity | Included | Service | Commodity | Commodity Total Total Quarterly
(Inches)} Ratio | (Gallons) | Charge Charge Charge Quarterly Minimum
Minimum
5/8 1 3,000 |$ 16.47|$ 41.91]$ 25.92]|$ 84.30 $ 58.38
3/4 2 6,000 |$ 16.47|$ 83.82]$ 51.84] $ 152.13 $ 100.29
1 4 12,000 |$ 16.47|/$ 167.64|$ 103.68 | $ 287.79 $ 184.11
11/2 10 30,000 | $ 16.47|$ 419.10] $ 259.20] $ 694.77 $ 435.57
2 25 75,000 | $ 16.47 | $1,047.75| $ 648.00) $ 1,712.22 $ 1,064.22
4 90 270,000 | $ 16.47 | $3,771.90 | $2,332.80 | $ 6,121.17 $ 3,788.37
b. Unmetered Water and/or Wastewater for Residential Customers
Customer Water Wastewater Volume
Unmetered Customer Service | Commodity | Commodity | Total Charge Included
Charge Charge Charge (Gallons)
Mobile Home - Quarterly $ 16.47|$ 139.70} $ 86.40] $ 242.57 10,000
Water only - Seasonal (2 quarters)} $ 16.47] $ 279.40 |$ - $ 295.87 20,000
Wastewater only - Quarterly $ 16.47/35 - $ 86.40] $ 102.87 10,000
3. Bulk Water Sales Rate
Water sold in bulk by the Killarney-Turtle Mountain Utility shall be charged at a rate of $21.52
per thousand gallons.
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Quarterly Service Charge & Commodity Rates
January 1, 2027
Quarterly Service Charge:
Rates Per 1,000 Gallons
$16.47
Water
$15.18
Minimum Charges per Quarter
Wastewater
$8.76
Water & Wastewater
$23.94
Notwithstanding the rates set forth in paragraph 1, all customers will pay the applicable
minimum charges per quarter set out below, which includes the volume allowance as listed.
For all metered accounts, volumes in excess of the minimum quarterly allowance will be
charged at the applicable commodity rate.
a. Metered Water & Wastewater, Metered Water Only Customers
Water &
Meter | Group | Volume | Customer Water Wastewater | Wastewater Water Only
Size | Capacity | Included | Service | Commodity | Commodity Total Total Quarterly
(Inches)} Ratio |(Gallons)| Charge Charge Charge Quarterly Minimum
Minimum
5/8 1 3,000 |$ 1647|$ 4554/$ 26.28|$ 88.29 $ 62.01
3/4 2 6,000 |$ 16.47|$ 91.08|$ 52.56] $ 160.11 $ 107.55
1 4 12,000 |$ 16.47|/$ 182.16 | $ 105.12 | $ 303.75 $ 198.63
1 1/2 10 30,000 | $ 16.47|$ 455.40] $ 262.80 | $ 734.67 $ 471.87
2 25 75,000 | $ 16.47 | $1,138.50} $ 657.00}$ 1,811.97 $ 1,154.97
4 90 270,000 | $ 16.47 | $4,098.60 | $2,365.20 |$ 6,480.27 $ 4,115.07
b. Unmetered Water and/or Wastewater for Residential Customers
Customer Water Wastewater Volume
Unmetered Customer Service | Commodity | Commodity | Total Charge Included
Charge Charge Charge (Gallons)
Mobile Home - Quarterly $ 16.47|$ 151.80] %$ 87.60] $ 255.87 10,000
Water only - Seasonal (2 quarters)| $ 16.47 | $ 303.60 | $ - $ 320.07 20,000
Wastewater only - Quarterly $ 16.47/35 - $ 87.60] $ 104.07 10,000
3.
Bulk Water Sales Rate
Water sold in bulk by the Killarney-Turtle Mountain Utility shall be charged at a rate of $21.18
per thousand gallons.
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1. Quarterly Service Charge & Commodity Rates January 1, 2028
Quarterly Service Charge: $16.47
Water Wastewater Water & Wastewater
Rates Per 1,000 Gallons $16.39 $8.88 $25.27
2. Minimum Charges per Quarter
Notwithstanding the rates set forth in paragraph 1, all customers will pay the applicable
minimum charges per quarter set out below, which includes the volume allowance as listed.
For all metered accounts, volumes in excess of the minimum quarterly allowance will be
charged at the applicable commodity rate.
a. Metered Water & Wastewater, Metered Water Only Customers
Water &
Meter | Group | Volume | Customer Water Wastewater} Wastewater Water Only
Size | Capacity} Included | Service | Commodity | Commodity Total Total Quarterly
(Inches)}| Ratio |(Gallons)| Charge Charge Charge Quarterly Minimum
Minimum
5/8 1 3,000 |$ 1647|$ 4917/3 26.64] $ 92.28 $ 65.64
3/4 2 6,000 |$ 16.47|$ 98.34|$ 53.28] $ 168.09 $ 114.81
1 4 12,000 | $ 16.47|%$ 196.68|$ 106.56 | $ 319.71 $ 213.15
1 1/2 10 30,000 | $ 16.47|$ 491.70} $ 266.40 | $ 774.57 $ 508.17
2 25 75,000 | $ 16.47] $1,229.25|$ 666.00|/$ 1,911.72 $ 1,245.72
4 90 270,000 | $ 16.47 | $4,425.30 | $2,397.60 |$ 6,839.37 $ 4,441.77
b. Unmetered Water and/or Wastewater for Residential Customers
Customer Water Wastewater Volume
Unmetered Customer Service | Commodity | Commodity | Total Charge Included
Charge Charge Charge (Gallons)
Mobile Home - Quarterly $ 16.47|$ 163.90} $ 88.80] $ 269.17 10,000
Water only - Seasonal (2 quarters)| $ 16.47] $ 327.80 | $ - $ 344.27 20,000
Wastewater only - Quarterly $ 16.47 |$ - $ 88.80] $ 105.27 10,000
3. Bulk Water Sales Rate
Water sold in bulk by the Killarney-Turtle Mountain Utility shall be charged at a rate of $22.44
per thousand gallons.
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1. Quarterly Service Charge & Commodity Rates January 1, 2029
Quarterly Service Charge: $16.46
Water Wastewater Water & Wastewater
Rates Per 1,000 Gallons $17.58 $8.98 $26.56
2. Minimum Charges per Quarter
Notwithstanding the rates set forth in paragraph 1, all customers will pay the applicable
minimum charges per quarter set out below, which includes the volume allowance as listed.
For all metered accounts, volumes in excess of the minimum quarterly allowance will be
charged at the applicable commodity rate.
a. Metered Water & Wastewater, Metered Water Only Customers
Water &
Meter | Group | Volume | Customer Water Wastewater} Wastewater Water Only
Size | Capacity | Included | Service | Commodity | Commodity Total Total Quarterly
(Inches)| Ratio |(Gallons)| Charge Charge Charge Quarterly Minimum
Minimum
5/8 1 3,000 |$ 1646|$ 52.74|}$ 26.94]$ 96.14 $ 69.20
3/4 2 6,000 |$ 1646/]$ 105.48|%$ 53.88] $ 175.82 $ 121.94
1 4 12,000 | $ 16.46]$ 210.96] $ 107.76] $ 335.18 $ 227.42
11/2 10 30,000 | $ 16.46|$ 527.40] $ 269.40 | $ 813.26 $ 543.86
2 25 75,000 | $ 16.46 | $1,318.50 | $ 673.50] %$ 2,008.46 $ 1,334.96
4 90 270,000 | $ 16.46 | $4,746.60 | $2,424.60|$ 7,187.66 $ 4,763.06
b. Unmetered Water and/or Wastewater for Residential Customers
Customer Water Wastewater Volume
Unmetered Customer Service | Commodity | Commodity | Total Charge Included
Charge Charge Charge (Gallons)
Mobile Home - Quarterly $ 16.46|$ 175.80]}%$ 89.80] $ 282.06 10,000
Water only - Seasonal (2 quarters)} $ 16.46] $ 351.60 | $ - $ 368.06 20,000
Wastewater only - Quarterly $ 16.46 | $ - $ 89.80] $ 106.26 10,000
3. Bulk Water Sales Rate
Water sold in bulk by the Killarney-Turtle Mountain Utility shall be charged at a rate of $23.68
per thousand gallons.
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The following clauses take effect January 1, 2026:
4. Wastewater Tipping Fees
All septage dumped at the Killarney-Turtle Mountain lagoon shall be charged at a rate of
$10.00 per truckload up to 1,500 gallons.
5. Service To Customers Outside Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain Limits
The Council of Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain may sign Agreements with
customers for the provision of water and/or wastewater services by the Killarney-Turtle
Mountain Utility to properties located outside the boundaries of the Municipality. Such
Agreements shall provide for payment of the appropriate rates set out in the Schedule, as well
as a surcharge set by Resolution of Council, which shall be equivalent to the frontage levy,
general taxes, and special taxes for Utility purposes in effect at the time or may be in effect
from time to time, and which would be levied on the property concerned if it were within the
boundaries of the Municipality. In addition, all costs of connecting to the Utility's mains, and
installing and maintaining service connections, will be paid by the customer.
6. Billings And Penalties
Accounts shall be billed quarterly and the due date shall be at least twenty (20) days after the
mailing of the bills. A late payment charge of 1.25% compounded monthly shall be charged
on the dollar amount owing after the billing due date.
7. Liability for Charges
Pursuant to Section 252(2) of the Municipal Act, the amount of all outstanding charges for
water and wastewater services, including fines and penalties, are a lien and charge upon the
land serviced, and shall be collected in the same manner in which ordinary taxes upon the land
are collectible, and with like remedies. Where charges and penalties pursuant to this by-law
are not paid within sixty (60) days from the date when they were incurred, the Municipality
may add said charges and penalties shall be added to the taxes on the property and collect
them in the same manner as other taxes.
8. Change of Service
That the charge to sign up as a customer of the Utility or to request a final bill shall be $10.00,
to recover the cost of completing the change of customer for that service.
9. Disconnection and Reconnection
The Public Utilities Board has approved the Conditions Precedent to be followed by the
Municipality with respect to disconnection of service for non-payment, including such matters
as notice and the right to appeal such action to The Public Utilities Board. A copy of the
Conditions Precedent is available for inspection at the Municipality’s office.
Any service disconnected, whether due to non-payment of account or for any other reason(s)
mutually agreed to by the customer and the Municipality (i.e. repairs necessitated by
negligence of the customer, changes in tenant, vacancy for an extended period of time, etc.)
shall not be reconnected until a reconnection fee of $25.00 and all arrears and penalties, if
any, have been paid.
Service may be installed, disconnected, removed or reconnected upon receipt of a written
request and payment of the applicable rate:
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11.
Meter Size Installation Disconnection Removal Reconnection
5/8" S 25.00 | $ 25.00] $ 12.50 | $ 25.00
3/4" S 25.00] $ 25.00 | $ 12.50 | S 25.00
1" S 25.00 | $ 25.00 | $ 12.50 | $ 25.00
1%" S 25.00 | S$ 25.00 | $ 12.50 | $ 25.00
2" S 25.00 | S 25.00 | $ 12.50 | $ 25.00
4" S 25.00 | $ 25.00 | $ 12.50] S$ 25.00
Note: Fee of $25.00 shall be charged to all customers for each turn on and each turn off. The
reconnection fee does not include a re-installation fee. A check valve shall be installed, at no
cost to the customer, with all installations and with all removals.
Hydrant Charges
The Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain will pay to the Utility an annual rental of
$150.00 for each hydrant connected to the system for the purpose of maintaining and repairing
all fire hydrants connected to the system which shall include the cost of water used for
firefighting.
Wastewater Surcharges
a) There may be levied annually, in addition to the rates set forth above, a special surcharge on
wastewater having a Biochemical Oxygen Demand in excess of 300 parts per million, to be
set by Resolution of Council.
b) A special surcharge for substances requiring special treatment shall be charged based on the
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actual costs of treatment required for the particular wastewater or industrial waste.
Meter Testing
That in any case where a utility customer requests that a meter be tested for accuracy, the
customer will provide the Municipality with a deposit of $70.00. If the meter is found to be
faulty, all costs associated with the testing process will be borne by the Municipality, the
deposit will be refunded to the customer, and the customer’s account will be adjusted for the
preceding four (4) months. If the meter is found to be in proper working order, all costs
associated with the testing process will be borne by the customer and the customer will be
billed or refunded any balance owing.
Meter Tampering
Where there is evidence of meter tampering a minimum charge of $500.00 will be applied to
the customer’s account in addition to an amount calculated to adjust for the tampering based
on historical usage.
Water Allowance Due To Line Freezing
In any case where, at the request of the Municipality or its delegate, a customer allows water
to run continuously for any period of time to prevent the water lines in the water system from
freezing, the charge to the customer for the current quarter shall be the average of the billings
for the last three previous quarters to the same customer, or to the same premises if the
occupant has changed.
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Authorization for Officer to Enter Upon Premises
The Public Works Foreman, or other employee authorized by the Municipality in the absence
of the Public Works Foreman, shall be authorized to enter upon any premise for the purpose
of:
- affixing to any pipe, wire or apparatus connected with any such utility, a meter or any
other measuring or testing device; or
- taking readings from, repairing, inspecting or removing any meter or apparatus belonging
to the Municipality.
Cross Connections
No customer or person shall connect, cause to be connected or allow to remain connected any
piping, fixture, fitting, container or appliance in a manner which under any circumstances may
allow water, wastewater or any harmful liquid or substance to enter the Municipality’s water
system.
If a condition is found to exist which, in the opinion of the Municipality, is contrary to the
aforesaid, the Municipality may either:
- Shut off the service or services; or
- Give notice to the customer to correct the fault at his or her own expense within a specified
time period.
Conditions of Disrepair
In the event that there are conditions of disrepair in the wastewater and/or water works on a
property that detrimentally affects the system as a whole and, upon the failure of the owner of
the property to correct the condition within a reasonable time, the Municipality, or its agents,
may enter the property, effect repairs and charge the cost thereof against the subject property
as ordinary taxes.
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August 20, 2026
MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY-TURTLE MOUNTAIN
Notice of Change in Utility Rates
The Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain applied to the Public Utilities Board for revised water
and wastewater rates for the Killarney-Turtle Mountain Water and Wastewater Utility, as set out in
By-law No. 1-2025, read the first time on January 29, 2025.
The Public Utilities Board approved revised rates in Board Order No. 108/26 as shown below. The
rates effective October 1, 2026 will appear on water and wastewater billings mailed at the beginning
of January, 2027.
Current and approved rates are as follows:
Current Oct. 1, Jan. 1, Jan. 1, Jan. 1,
Rates 2026 2027 2028 2029 |
Quarterly Service Charge $16.47|$ 1647|S$ 1647|$ 16.47|S 16.46
Water (per 1,000 gallons) $12.76] $ 13.97|$ 15.18|$ 1639|]$ 17.58
Wastewater (per 1,000 gallons) $8.52}$ 864}/S 876}/$ 888/S 8.98
Water and Wastewater Minimum Quarterly
Charge* $80.31] $ 8430|S 8829|$ 92.28|S$ 96.14
Unmetered Water Only (per 2 quarters)** $220.63] S$ 295.87 | $ 320.07 |S 344.27 |$ 368.06
Unmetered Wastewater Only (per
quarter)*** $84.63] $ 102.87 | $ 104.07 | $ 105.27} $ 106.26
Mobile Home (per quarter)*** $186.71] S$ 242.57] $ 255.87] $ 269.17} $ 282.06
Bulk Water Sales (per 1,000 gallons) $20.00} S$ 21.52}$ 21.18|$ 2244|$ 23.68
“Based on 3,000 gallons
**Based on 20,000 gallons
***Based on 10,000 gallons
For more information, the full Board Order No. 108/26 may be found on the Municipality's website,
or you may contact the municipal office at (204) 523-7247.
WM). Cwelur Mace—
Meghan Cuvelier Klassen
Chief Administrative Officer
Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain