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THE TOWN OF NIVERVILLE
BY-LAW NO. 782-17
BEING a By-law of the Town of Niverville to establish
sewer rates within the limits of the said Town of Niverville;
WHEREAS the Town of Niverville owns and operates a
sewer facility within the limits of the said Town of Niverville;
AND WHEREAS The Municipal Act, $.M. 1996, c. 58, provides
in part:
“Section 232(1) A council may pass by-laws for municipal purposes
respecting the following matters:
(I) public utilities;
Section 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;”
NOW THEREFORE be it and it is hereby passed and enacted as a
by-law of the Town of Niverville, in council duly assembled as
follows:
(1) THAT By-Law No. 711-12 enacted by the Town of Niverville
onthe 4' day of December, A.D., 2012 is hereby repealed
effective April 1, 2019.
(2) THAT all accounts for sewer services as set forth in the
schedule of quarterly rates shall be billed quarterly for sewer
services for the preceding quarter. Consumers shall pay for sewer
service supplied to them by the Town of Niverville at the rates
and terms set out in Schedule “A” attached hereto and forming
part of this By-law.
(3) THAT this By-Law shall come into force and become
effective on April 1, 2019 as approved by the Public Utilities
Board.
PASSED AND ENACTED by the Town of Niverville, in Council duly
assembled this 2" day of April, A.D. 2019.
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Chief Administrative Officer
Read a first time this 15" day of August, A.D. 2017.
Read a second time this 2"? day of April, A.D. 2019.
Read a third time this 2"4 day of April, A.D. 2019.
Certified a true and correct
copy of By-law No.782-17
of the Town of Niverville
given 3% reading on April 2, 2019.
Eric King
Chief Administrative Officer
SCHEDULE “A”
TOWN OF NIVERVILLE
BY-LAW NO. 782-17
Sewer Rates for the Town of Niverville
Effective April 1, 2019 as approved by the Public Utilities Board
1. Assignment of Residential Equivalent units (REU)
A residential equivalent Unit (REU) is the volume of sewage estimated to be emitted by an
average single-family residence. Units allocated to other customers are based on the
estimated sewage they will emit compared to a residence. A residential unit is defined as a
single-family dwelling which includes the following: mobile home, single commercial business
which includes offices, groceries, hardware, banks, credit unions, and garages without wash
bays, halls with seating capacity of less than 230 seats, churches and drop-in centres.
Apartments will be rated at one equivalent unit for each suite. Buildings with more than one
rental/occupant unit may be assigned additional units dependant on the type of occupancy.
Description
Residential Unit
Duplexes/Multi-plexes
1 shared Sewer connection
separate sewer connections
Apartment Blocks
Apartment Blocks Converted to Condominiums
Personal Care Homes
Single units
Double units
Office Type Business Buildings/Strip Malls
Cafes, Bistros or Restaurants
Halls/Banquet Facilities
Car Wash
Elementary School
Secondary School
Low Pressure System Customers
Residential
Businesses
REU for Operations &
Maintenance
1.0
1 unit per residence
1 unit per residence
1 unit per suite
1 unit per suite
0.5
1.0
1 unit per suite
1 unit per 20 seats or
fraction thereof
1 unit per 230 seats or
fraction thereof
1.5 units per wash bay
-9 units per classroom
1.2 units per classroom
1.0
1 unit per separate business
unit or as per above by type
of business
Note: More than one business sharing one office or business unit is considered one unit for
this purpose. One office or business unit is defined as a unit with a separate entrance from
other units.
Schedule “A” Page 1
Quarterly Charges:
Notwithstanding the REU schedule set forth in Section 1 above, all customers
connected to or tipping to shall pay the applicable charge set out below:
Total
Operations & Service Quarterly
Year Maintenance Charge Billing
April 1, 2019 S 64.31 5 5.36 S 69.67
January 1, 2020 S 66.06 S 5.47 S 71.53
January 1, 2021 S 67.85 $ 5.58 S 73.43
Surcharges for Services Beyond the Town Boundaries:
There are no customers served who are located outside the Town boundaries.
Billings and Penalties for Non-payment of Account:
All connected customers shall be billed quarterly and payment shall be due and
payable within 21 days after the mailing of the bills. A late payment charge of 1.25%
per month shall be charged on the dollar amount owing after the billing due date
and a notice to this effect shall be clearly printed on the bills sent to the customers.
Disconnection of Service:
The Public Utilities Board has approved the Conditions Precedent to be followed by
the municipality with respect to the 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.
Reconnection of Service:
Any service disconnected, whether due to non-payment of account or for any other
reason(s) mutually agreed to by the customer and the Town (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 all costs of
disconnection and reconnection have been paid. Actual costs may vary depending
upon the circumstances.
Liability for Charges:
Where charges and penalties pursuant to this by-law are not paid within sixty (60)
days from the date when they were incurred said charges and penalties will be
added to the taxes on the property and collected in the same manner as other taxes
as per authority of Section 252(2) of The Municipal Act of Manitoba.
Schedule “A Page 2