Riverside-Albert By-Law No. 7 — Water and Wastewater — full text

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## BY-LAW NO.7A A By-Law of The Municipality of the Village of RiversideAlbert respecting water and severage systems. water rates and charges, water meter charges and sewer rates and charges. The council of The Municipality of the Village of Riverside-Albert, duly assembled, hereby enacts as followe: - 1In this by-law, - (a) "CAN/SCA" means Canadian Standards Association; - (b) - "Consumer" means a person or persons using water supplied by the municipality; - (C) "cross-connection" means a connection or a potential connection between any part of a potable system and other environment containing other substances manner which. circumstances, could allow such substances to enter - the potable water systen; - "custoner's water system" means a water system owned other Village - receives water from the Village's water system; - (e) "Owner" means the person in whose name a property is - assessed under the Assessment Act; - (E) "Public Works Superintendent appointed council: Superintendent" the hired by the village - (g) - "Water" and "Water Supply" means the water supplied by the municipal water consumer, for the purposes specified in this By-Law; - "Water System" includes a system of wells; reservoirs, buildings, machinery: hydrants, fittings, motors, apparatus, other things useful for the drawing; treating; - selling to the consumer: - (1) "Shut-Off" is defined as a water shut-off on a branch line and being that shut-off located exterior to the building. All shut-off locations are to be determined by the Public Works Superintendent or his - designate; - (3) "Private Water System" means the water system owned - by a person other than the municipality; - (Is) "Water Service Pipe" means a water pipe leading from a water main; - (1) "Sewer System" or "Sewerage" means a system of two or more inter-connected sewer mains having more common discharge outlets and includes necessary pumping planta force mains, siphons, other - works, treatment works and lagoons; - "Branch Sewer" means a sewer pipe leading to a sewer - main. - The council of The Municipality of the Village of Riverside-Albert shall administer, supervise and control the water and sewerage systems. - The Council may appoint the officers and employees necessary for the efficient and continuous operation of the water and sewerage systems. ## LIABILITY - (a) The owner of the property is liable for all water and sewerage rates and charges on that property whether it is occupied by himself or his tenants, or vacant, and shall pay all those rates. rentals and charges to the clerk at the times prescribed by this by-law. - (b) Where the owner fails to connect up with the sewer and/or sewer main, such owner shall pay a rate equal to what the rate would be if the connection had been - (0) The owner of a property receiving sewerage services property wherein services are available but not connected shall pay a - net rate as it is or shall be determined by council. - (d) The owner of a property is liable for all repairs, costs of materials including labour and any other expenses necessarily incurred to replace or install any water or sewer branch from the shut-off to the - owners residence. - (e) The owner of a property is liable for a $550. nonrefundable charge payable municipality in advance: installation of a water service to a new construction house or other building. ## WATER SYSTEM 5. (1) The Municipality may furnish the water supply for: 2. (a) domestic and fire protection purposes; 3. (b) municipal purposes; and 4. {C) commercial and industrial purposes. - (2) (a) Notwithstanding opinion efficiency of the water supoly for domestic and fire protection purposes is impaired by furnishing water for industrial purposes or for any other purpose not not necessarily supply water for industrial purposes BADE when in the Superintendent the the municipality shall or for any other purpose not specified in subsection (1). 6. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (1), when in the Superintendent efficiency of the water supply for domestic and fire protection purposes is impaired by a water shortage, the council may by resolution regulate the use of the water supply as it deems proper. 4. - (3) Subject to subsection (2), the council may furnish subsection 1 under a written agreement providing discontinued temporarily or permanently by resolution of council. 2. No person shall make or cause to be made an extension or addition to the system without the authorization of Public Works Superintendent. 3. Water mains and water service pipes shall be placed at a otherwise sufficiently secured to assure that they are protected from frost under ordinary conditions to the satisfaction of the Public Works Superintendent. 4. No connection shall be made to the water system for the purpose of taking water therefrom except under the direction and personal supervision of the Public Works Superintendent or person duly authorized by him for that purpose. 9. No person: 6. (a) Shall excavation connecting a private water system with a water taking water therefron without 7. approval of the Public Works Superintendent; 8. Shall make any opening or excavation in any street in the Village of Riverside-Albert for of connecting to any water main without placing and or barrier around and adequately lighting the same during the The Fublic Works Superintendent may at order and direct the manner in which such placed or maintained or lighted, and it shall be the out such order accordance 9. Superintendent. 10. Water shall not be supplied from the water system private water system. 11. No person shall operate any valve or hydrant which is part of the municipal water svsten without the authorization of the Public Works Superintendent; activity or operation which, perform directly or indirectly, would affect the operation or hydrant which is municipal water system. 12. When the fire department is extinguishing a fire within the municipality no person shall allow water to run from a private system connected the water supply except for domestic purposes or for the purposes of extinguishing or preventing a fire. 13. The owner of any premises having a private water system, 14. shall not connect such system to the municipal water system. 14. No person shall permit the improper use or waste of water, e.g. watering lawna, washing vehicles, or other causes, and the Council shall have the authority to suspend the supply of water to such person until such time as it is reasonably assured such improper usage shall cease. 16. Every water service to a premises shall have a stop and drain shut-off valve in an accessible position immediately inside the service entrance wall of the premises. 17. No person, unless authorized by the Council in writing. shall draw water cut, break. or in any way injure or interfere with any fire hydrant, water pipe or main, or other property of the Village, or obstruct the full access to any hydrant, stopcock, or buildings, provided however that nothing in this paragraph contained shall deem to prevent an officer or member of the Fire Department engaged in the work of such Department, using any hydrant or other source of water supply of the Village for fire fighting. 18. Not more than one unit shall be serviced from a service 19. connection, unless a special permit is obtained from the Council. 20. Water services shall be discontinued to any property 21. condemned by order of the Council. 22. No person shall sell or regularly supply water to a person without a permit therefore from the Council. 23. No person shall permit a continuous stream of water to flow from a Private Water System connected with the municipal water supply, except with the permission of council. ## APPLICATION FOR SERVICES - (a) No water or service pipes shall be laid until the estimate revenue derived therefrom opinion of the Council shall be sufficient to defray reasonable interest charges on the capital proposed expended thereon 21. maintenance. ## CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SYSTEMS 22. (a) The Village shall not be required to lay any service pipe or pipes at any season of the year which, in opinion of the Council, is not suitable for performance of the work. 2. (b) No person shall make a connection between any line containing water supplied by the Village and other source of water supply. - 1) the director and porsonal upon Bion 4. works superintendent, or a person duly authorized in writing by him, for that purpose. 5. (d) If a connection mentioned in subsection (b) is made, discontinue the supply of 6. Village water to such customer. 7. (e) No connection shall be made to any installation, eguipment, or source in such a manner as may allow any contamination to pass from such installation, equipment or source into the Village's water supply system. 8. (f) If a connection mentioned in subsection (d) is made by any person, the Village may discontinue the supply of water to such premises. 9. connection shall be of copper type Plastic tubing. Water service pipes of water for domestic purposes shall not exceed 3/4" internal diameter, pipe is required to supply more than six separate faucets or supplied with water. cause a reduction sufficiently in the water pressure internal insufficient for domestio purposes, in which case exceeding 10. (g) The type of pipe to be used for the installed. 11. (h) Every owner of a premises shall permit the officers, 12. employees and agents of Council each time that the said officers, employees and agents of Council will deem it necessary to come into the said premises or to check that the water by-laws of the are duly complied 13. (i) All plumbing, pipes, fittings, vents, fixtures, and devices conveying controlling the water supply which are used by a customer and are the property of the municipality, quality which meets existing minimum standards. 23. No person shall make an excavation for the purpose connecting a private water system with a water main or for taking water therefrom, without the written approval of the village clerk or the public works superintendent, and Water shall not be supplied from the water system to a private water system, unless the private water system is: - (a) protected from frost. - (b) installed - in a workman-like manner. - atrong enough to resist the pressure to which it may - be subjected to, and - (d) approved by the public works superintendent. ## CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL DEVICE AND/OR BACKFLOW PREVENTERS 25. No owner or other person shall: - (a) Connect, cause to be connected, or allow to remain connected, any piping fixture, fitting, container or appliance, circumstances, could allow water, waste water, or substance to enter the Village's water system by backflow of the water or by any other - (0) If a condition is found to exist which, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Public Works, is contrary subsection hereof, the Superintendent of Public Works may either: - (i) shut off the service or services, or - give notice to the customer to correct the fault within a specified period, and then the service if not corrected in the time given. 26. - (0) Cross-connection control devices are required to be installed on the customer s water piping at the sources of potential contamination and/or on the 2. (d) Water service to a customer shall be provided only on the provision that the customer has installed at the customer's water control device Public Works control devices installed on the customer's water piping at a source of potential contamination. 3. (e) Cross-connection control devices shall be selected, installed, maintained and field tested in accordance with CAN/CSA - B64.10- 4. maintain and field test a cross-connection control device shall be borne by 5. (I) The cost to install, the customer. ## BACKFLOW PREVENTERS - (a) No bypass piping or other device capable of the effectiveness a backilow preventer reducing shall be installed in a water supply system. - (b) Where a cross-connection control device or backflow preventer device, as per Plumbing Reg. 84-157 under the Installation and Inspection Act, required by the Director of Engineering and Works, that i device shall tested upon thereafter annually, installation, and often if required by - the Director of Engineering and Works. - Backflow preventers shall be selected. maintained and field tested in conformance with "Backflow Prevention Selection, - Installation, Maintenance and Field Testing" - (d) The Public Works Superintendent may permit the use of a water service for construction purposes limited time, provided he is satisfied that adequate provision to prevent backflow into public water system. - (e) All cross-connection control devices shall be - installed recommended manufacturer approved by the Public Works Superintendent and meet CSA Standards. - (f) The Public Works Superintendent may maintain master list of those individuals in possession of valid backflow prevention device license the public during - business hours. - (E) Should a test show that a cross-connection control device ie not in good working condition. the Public Superintendent shall the customer device within a specified period, and if the customer fails to comply with notice, the Public Worke Superintendent shall shut OfE the service or - services. - install, maintain and field test a preventer device shall be borne by the ## WATER RATES - The rates for a water supply to a property shall be set by Council. Council shall attempt to set this rate on or before November 30 of any eiven vear for the subsequent year. ## SEWERAGE RATES - The sewerage rate for a property shall be set by Council. Council shall attempt set this rate on or before November 30 of subsequent veal. ## REFUNDS - Upon application by the owner of a property, may, with the approval of Council, erant a refund of rates, rentals charges or reduction in rates, rentals or charges for a cause deemed proper. ## INTEREST - 30(60) davs All rate, rentals and charges remaining unpaid for sixty after they become due payable including delinquent rates and charges from the date they become due and payable, bear interest at the rate of 2% per month or part of a month until paid. ## DISCONTINUATION OF WATER SUPPLY - (a) The Public Works Superintendent may shut-off a property, with any rates, rentals or charges payable under this bylaw remain un-paid, than six (6) months after they become due and payable. - (b) Where sub-section supply discontinued under (1) charge reconnecting the - water supply is $50.00 payable in advance. - (c) Where a water supply is discontinued under subsection (1) it shall not be reconnected until such time as all water and sewerage fees and charges: and interest, together with the reconnection fees are paid in advance. - (d) A service charge of $25.00 shall be charged whenever a request is made by the owner to have the water - service connected. - (e) A service charge of $25.00 shall be charged whenever a request is made by the owner to have the water - service disconnected. ## SUB-DIVISION WATER & SEWER SERVICES - All cost of installations of water and sewer services in housing development, mobile home reape and any other divan faculines der residential purposes, shall be the responsibility of the owner or developer. - (h) The customer. - All cost of installation of water and sewer services to any industrial installations shall be the owners or developers responsibility. 34. No water and sewer services shall be installed by anyone, except village emplovees or contractorg appointed by the village and/or approved by the village, and at all times under village supervision. 35. ALl user-charge rates, fees, rentals and penalties payable for water and sewer services supplied to, or with respect to. any land within the municipality which is liable to taxation under the Asseasment Act, and which shall have been due and payable for a period of sixty (60) days, shall constitute a special lien and charge on such land, in priority to every claim, privilege or encumbrance of every person except the crown, and such lien shall not be lost impaired any neglect or omission the municipality or of any officer or employee of the municipality or by want or registration. - 36. The Public Works Superintendent, - shall supervise construction and maintenance the water and - (a) subject to the direction of Council, sewer systems, - (b) subject the approval of council. by regulation define duties employees engaged in work connected with the water and sewer systems, - (0) shall cause to be made. - (1) plans of the water system, showing the storage facilities municipality surrounding it, the water mains and the size thereof in each street, all junctions and manholes, valves and hydrants, all additions and alterations made to other - information which une me nea - plans of the sewer system showing location, depth, material, shape, thickness construction thereof, additions alterations made there - from time to time, and - (d) Shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all work done in connection with the water and sewer systems, showing the cost of labour and material for each job, the depth of the pipe, the location of the shut-offs and any other details of each job required by council for water service and sewerage connections. ## BRANCH SEWERS 37. A branch sewer shall, 2. (a) be constructed only of approved material, 3. (b) be of the dimensions and the specifications, and be laid at the grade and in the manner directed by the 4. public works superintendent, 5. (C) be protected with a back-up or check valve in it, 6. (d) be supplied with an approved clean out, inside the foundation, the clean out to be the same size of pipe that is being used. 7. No owner of any premises shall permit drainage from the roof or cellar thereof, to enter any branch sewer connected with a sewer main. 8. No person ahall connect a branch sewer servicing a manufacturing plant with a sewer main, unless the owner thereof has met any special requirements of the public works superintendent. 9. Before the construction or replacement of a branch sewer and connecting it with the owner of any premises 10. shall obtain approval fron the public works superintendent. 11. 41No person shall be entitled to damages or to a refund of any payment, for stoppage interruption of the water caused by accident, supply frost or for the purpose of making additions or repairs to the water system, or for any purpose which, in the opinion of the public works superintendent ie necessary desirable. 12. The public works superintendent or any person authorized him, may hour enter any premises respecting maintenance, examinations of the water and sewerage system. 43. Council may discontinue. 14. supply to any premises where the pubio works superintendent or a person authorized by him is refused 15. (a) the water entry onto the premises. 16. (b) during the construction or repair of the water or 17. sewer system or both, and 18. (o) while a fire is in progress in the municipality. 19. system is available by municipality municipality, the owner premises using a water supply, and situate upon land abutting a street or public place where there is a water main or sewer main, shall install in the premises, connections with the water and sewer any apparatus and appliances required, to ensure sanitary conditions of the premises to the satisfaction of the public works superintendent. 20. 45Council may discontinue a water supply at any time for, 21. (a) a violation of this by-law, or 22. request of, and at the convenience of, the 23. (b) at the owner of the premises. 24. No person being an owner, tenant or occupant, or inmate any premises supplied with water by the municipality, shall, 25. (a) lend or sell the water, 26. (b) give water away or permit water to be taken or 27. carried away, 28. (c) wrongly neglect or improperly waste the water, 29. (d) use the water to top up or fill lakes or ponds on 30. his or another persons premises. 31. A person who violates any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence, and is liable on a summary conviction, penalty not exceeding two hundred ($200.00) dollars, and in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) The Municipality of the Village of Riverside-Albert shall not be deemed to guarantee an uninterrupted supply or sufficient or uniform pressure and shall not be liable for any damage or injury done by reason of the interruption of water supply, pressure or on account of the turning off or turning on of the water for any cause. 49. By-Law Number 7A is hereby appealed. FIRSI READING: SECOND READING: - July 6, 1998 - July 6, 1998 THIRD READING: July 20, 1998  ## VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE-ALBERT ## Amendment to By-Law No. 7A ## A By-Law of the Municipality of the Village of Riverside-Albert cited as the Riverside-Albert Water & Sewerage By-Law ## LIABILITY - The Owner of the property is liable for all water rates and charges and sewerage rates and charges imposed by this by-law on that property, whether it is occupied by himself or his tenants, or vacant, and shall pay all those rates, rentals, and charges to the clerk at the times prescribed by this by-law. - (b) Where the Owner fails to connect up with the Water System, sewer and or/sewer main, such Owner shall pay a rate equal to what the rate would be if the connection had been made. - (c) The Owner of a property receiving water services or sewerage services, and the owner of a property wherein water services or sewerage services are available but not connected, shall pay a net rate as it is or shall be determined by council. - (d) The Owner of a property is liable for all repairs, costs of materials including labour, and any other expenses necessarily incurred to replace or install any water or sewer branch from the shut-off to the owner's residence. - (e) The Owner of a property is liable for a $550 nonrefundable charge payable to the municipality in advance, for installation of a water service to a new construction house or other building First Reading: Second Reading: Third Reading: and Enacted (Date): August 27, 2001 September 10, 2001 September 10, 2001 September 10, 2001   ## VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE-ALBERT ## Amendment to By-Law No. 7A ## A By-Law of the Municipality of the Village of Riverside-Albert cited as the Riverside-Albert Water & Sewerage By-Law ## WATER SYSTEM 17. Not more than one unit shall be serviced from a service connection. 19. Delete. ## INTEREST 30. All rates, rentals and charges remaining unpaid for thirty (30) days after they become due and payable under this by-law, including delinquent rates and charges from the date they become due and payable, bear interest at the rate of 2% per month or part of a month First Reading: Second Reading: Third Reading: and Enacted (Date): December 3, 2001 December 3, 2001 January 7, 2002 January 7, 2002  Mayor Stuman, Village Clerk  ## VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE-ALBERT ## Amendment to By-Law No. 7A ## A By-Law of the Municipality of the Village of Riverside-Albert cited as the Riverside-Albert Water & Sewerage By-Law - In this by-law, - (a) "CSA" means Canadian Standards Association: - © "cross-connection" means any actual or potential connection between a potable water system and any source of pollution or contamination. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or changeover devices, or any other temporary or permanent connecting arrangements through which backflow may occur are considered to be cross-connections. ## WATER SYSTEM 6. No person shall make or cause to be made an extension, alteration, renewal, repair, or addition to the water system without the authorization of the Public Works Superintendent. 10. Delete. ## CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SYSTEMS 22. (i) All plumbing, pipes, fittings, vents, fixtures, and other devices for conveying and controlling the water supply which are used by a customer and are not the property of the municipality, shall be a quality which meets existing minimum standards as prescribed in the National Plumbing Code of Canada 1995 Edition. 24. Water shall not be supplied from the water system to a private water system, unless the private water system is: (b) installed in a workman-like manner and as per the requirements of the National Plumbing Code of Canada 1995. ## BACKFLOW PREVENTERS 26. (b) Where a backflow prevention device, as per Reg. 84-187 under the Plumbing Installation and Inspection Act, is required by the Director of Engineering and Works, that device shall be tested upon installation and thereafter annually, or more often if required, by the Director of Engineering and Works. 2. © Backflow preventers shall be selected, installed, maintained, and field tested in conformance with CSA B64.10, "Manual for the Selection, Installation, Maintenance and Field Testing of Backflow Prevention Devices". 3. (e) All backflow prevention devices shall be installed as recommended by the manufacturer approved by the Public Works Superintendent and meet CSA Standard B64.10. 4. (f) The Public Works Superintendent may maintain a master list of those individuals in possession of valid backflow prevention device testers' license and such master list is available to the public during business hours. ## BRANCH SEWERS 37. A branch sewer shall: 2. © be protected with a back-up backwater valve as per the requirements of Sentence 4.6.4.(2) of the National Plumbing Code of Canada 1995. 43. Council may discontinue the water supply: 4. (a) to any premises where the Public Works Superintendent or a person authorized by him is refused entry onto the premises, 5. (b) during the construction or repair of the water or sewer system or both, and, 6. (c) while a fire is in progress in the municipality.   First Reading: Second Reading: Third Reading: And Enacted (Date): March 3, 2003 March 3, 2003 April 7, 2003 April 7, 2003 Mayor, illage Clerk ## VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE-ALBERT AMENDMENT TO BY-LAW NO. 7A ## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIVERSIDE-ALBERT CITED AS THE RIVERSIDE-ALBERT WATER & SEWERAGE BY-LAW The Village of Riverside-Albert By-law No. 7A entitled "Riverside-Albert Water & Sewerage By-law" ordained and passed on the 20#* day of July 1998 is hereby amended as follows: Section 4 (e) is hereby DELETED and REPLACED with the following: - 4 (e) The owner of a property is liable for a $1,000.00 non-refundable charge payable to the municipality in advance, for installation of a water service or sewer service to a new construction house or other building Section 31 (a) (b) and (c) is hereby DELETED and REPLACED with the following: - 31 (a) Council may shut off the water supply to a property with respect to which any rates, rentals or charges payable under this by-law remain unpaid - 60 days have elapsed from the date of billing; - the Village Clerk, after the expiration of the 60 day period herein above mentioned, has caused to be sent to the owner by prepaid registered or certified mail, a notice that if the amounts due are not paid within 7 days of the date of the notice, the water supply may be shut off; and - (iii) the amounts owing remain unpaid at the expiration of the 7 day period herein above mentioned. - (b) Where a water supply has been shut off and/or discontinued under subsection (a), the owner shall pay to the Village a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) together with any costs associated with the disconnection, such as the hook-up fee and full payment of any amount in arrears, before such supply or service shall be restored. READ FIRST TIME: \_ READ SECOND TIME: \_ February 11, 2013 February 11, 2013 READ THIRD TIME AND ENACTED: April 15, 2013   S. Dale Elliott MAYOR CLERK