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THE CORPORATION
OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF SIOUX LOOKOUT
BY-LAW
N0. 29 - 24
BEING A BY-LAW
TO EST ABLISH
THE WATER
AND WASTEWATER
SERVICE
RATES
AND CHARGES
FOR THE PRODUCTION,
TREATMENT,
STORAGE
AND DISTRIBUTION
OF WATER
AND/OR
WASTEWATER
IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF SIOUX LOOKOUT,
AND
TO REPEAL
BY-LAW
N0. 19-22.
WHEREAS
section 1 0(1 ) of the Municipal
Act, 2001, c. 25, as amended,
(hereinafter
referred
to as the Municipal
Act, 2001 ), provides that a single-tier
municipality
may provide any service
or thing that the municipality
considers
necessary
or desirable
for the public; and
WHEREAS
section 10(2)(7) of the Municipal
Act, 2001
provides that a single-tier
municipality
may pass by-laws respecting
services and things that the municipality
is authorized
to provide
under Section 1 0(1 ) of the Act; and
WHEREAS
section
8(1)
of
the Municipal
Act,
2001
provides
that
section 10 shall be
interpreted
broadly so as to confer broad authority
on municipalities
to enable them to govern
their affairs and responsibilities
as they consider
appropriate
and to improve their ability to
respond to municipal
issues; and
WHEREAS
pursuant
to Section 391
of the Municipal
Act, 2001, a municipality
may pass by-
laws imposing fees or charges on any class of persons for services or activities provided or
done by or on behalf of it, for costs payable by it for services or activities provided or done by
or on behalf of any other municipality
or local board, and for the use of its property including
property
under its control;
WHEREAS
pursuant
to Section 398 of the Municipal Act, 2001, fees and charges imposed
under this By-law on a person constitute
a debt of the person to the Municipality
and have
priority lien status under the Municipal
Act, 2001, Ontario Regulation
581/06; and
WHEREAS
the Council of The Corporation
of the Municipality
of Sioux Lookout (hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
Municipality)
deems
it
necessary
and
advisable
to
pass
a
water
and
wastewater
and charges by-law;
NOW THEREFORE
the Council of The Corporation
of the Municipality
Sioux Lookout hereby
enacts as follows:
"1.
THAT the Water and Wastewater
Service rates and charges as specified in Schedules
"A" and "B" to this By-law, which are attached hereto and form an integral part hereof,
shall be charged by the Municipality
on and affer the 1 s' day or April, 2024.
2.
THAT By-law No. 19-22 is hereby repealed effective the 1 s' day of April 2024.
3.
Notwithstanding
Items 1
and 2 above, that this By-law shall come into force and take
effect on the date of its final passing.
READ A FIRST, SECOND
AND THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS TWENTIETH
DAY OF
MARCH,
2024.
Doug Lawrance,
Mayor
&c'<n!,
THE CORPORATION
OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF SIOUX LOOKOUT
SCHEDULE
"A" TO BY-LAW
N0. 29-24
1.O Interpretation
1.1 This By-law shall be read in conjunction
with the Waterworks
By-law and the words
used in this By-law shall have the same meaning as those used in the Waterworks
By-
law unless otherwise
indicated.
1.2 The following
definitions
shall apply throughout
this By-law:
a. "Building"
means a structure
supplied with Water by the Municipality.
b. "Bulk Meter" means a Water Meter which measures
the usage of Water for multiple
units within a Building or group of Buildings;
c.
"Bulk
Water
Consumer"
means
a Consumer
who obtains
water
From a bulk
watering station and/or hydrant;
d. "Consumer"
means the Owner, occupant,
builder or developer
who enters into a
verbal
or written
contract with the Municipality
to use Water and/or Wastewater
Services
from
the
Municipality
or to
receive
Water
Related
Services
from
the
Municipality.
e. "Consumption
Block" means incremental
volume of water consumed,
as set out in
Schedule
"B";
f.
"Deposit"
means security for future fees or charges and may be refunded on terms
and conditions
set out in Schedule
"A";
g. "Fixed
Charge"
means
the monthly
fixed (flat
rate)
charge comprised
of
the
infrastructure
connection
and maintenance
charge based on the size of the Meter
or service line;
h. "Manager"
means the
Manager
of Public Works and
Infrastructure
for the
Municipality
of Sioux Lookout or his authorized
representative;
"Meter" or " Water Meter"
means the Water Meter supplied
and
owned
by the
Municipality
used to measure
the quantity
of water used by the consumer;
j.
"Municipality"
means The Corporation
of the Municipality
of Sioux Lookout;
k.
"Owner"
shall
include
any
person
who
or
any firm
or
corporation
that
is
the
registered
owner of the property under consideration
or any agent thereof, a person
entitled to a limited estate in land, a trustee in whom land is vested, a committee
of
the estate of a mentally incompetent
person, an executor, an administrator,
or a
guardian;
I.
"Remote
Read-Out
Unit" shall mean the device installed at a separate
location from
the water meter and used to provide electronic
access to the register on the meter
m. "Treasurer"
means
the
Treasurer
for the
Municipality
of
Sioux
Lookout
or
his
authorized
representative;
n. "Unmetered
Fire
Protection
Line"
means a Water Service
supplying
Unmetered
Water for the purpose of fire protection
but does not include a water line serving
hydrants
owned and maintained
by the Municipality;
o. "Unmetered
Water"
means Water supplied
to
Consumers
without the
use
of a
Water Meter;
p. "Usage
Charge" means the sum charged to an Owner or Consumer
for the quantity
of Water supplied to him as measured
by a Meter or for a service to his premises
for a stated period.
q. "Wastewater
Collection
System" means the collection,
treatment
and disposal of
Wastewater
(sanitary
sewage);
r.
"Wastewater"
means sanitary
sewage and service provided by the Municipality;
s.
"Wastewater
Service"
means a pipe connecting
a sanitary
sewermain
to a building
or facility
for domestic
or commercial
purposes
consisting
oT a Wastewater
Service
connection
to the Municipality's
Wastewater
Collection
System;
t.
"Water"
means potable
water supplied
by the Municipality;
u.
"Water
Charges"
means
Water
and Wastewater
Service
Charges;
v.
"Water
Distribution
System"
means mains with connections
to feeder
mains, feeder
mains within lands, private mains, services,
fire hydrants,
and shut-off
valves and
all other appurtenances
thereto;
w.
"Water
Related
Services"
includes
but is not limited to those items set out under the
heading
"Miscellaneous
Water Rates and Charges"
in Schedule
"B" o( this By-law;
x.
"Water
Service"
means a pipe connecting
a watermain
to a building or facility for
domestic,
commercial
or fire
protection
purposes
consisting
of a
Water Service
connection
to the Municipality's
Water
Distribution
System.
y.
"Hudson
WTP
Fee"
means
an
additional
fee
which
is
applied
to
Customers
in
Hudson
to
assist with
the
Long
Term
Debt
payment
for the
construction
of the
Water
Treatment
Plant (WTP).
Fee to be removed
when loan is completed.
2.O
Water
Rates
and Charges
and Wastewater
Surcharges
2.1
The
supply
of Water
and
Wastewater
services
in
the
Municipality
shall
be
governed
by the
requirements
of this
By-law.
This
By-law
shall
be
read
in
conjunction
with the Waterworks
By-law.
2.2
Every
Consumer
or
Owner
of a
premises
in
the
Municipality
who
receives
Water and/or
Wastewater
services
or Water Related
Services
shall pay a rate
and charge comprised
of a Fixed (flat rate) Charge
for Water and Wastewater
and a Usage Charge
for Water and Wastewater
as defined in this By-law and
as set out in attached
Schedule
"B".
2.2.1
The monthly
Fixed
(Flat Rate) Charge is the sum
of an
infrastructure
connection
and maintenance
charge based on the size of the Meter as
noted in Section
2.1 of attached
Schedule
"B".
2.3
Water meters shall be billed and accounts
rendered
monthly
or on any other
basis
at the
discretion
of the
Municipality.
The
bill
shall
be
deemed
to
be
served
upon
the
customer
if it
is
delivered
or sent
by
mail
to
the
premises
supplied
with the service.
2.4
When Water
and Wastewater
rates change
through
a billing period, the Fixed
Charge
and Usage Charge
shall be prorated
for that billing period.
2.5
When an account
is not paid by the due date on the bill, a late payment
charge,
as
indicated
in
Section
4
of
attached
Schedule
"B",
will
be
levied
on
the
account.
2.6
If the account
remains
unpaid for thirty (30) days after the due date stated on
the bill, the Treasurer
may deliver
or cause to be delivered
to the premises,
a
notice of disconnection
advising
the Consumer
that unless payment
is received
within fifteen (15) business
days, the Water
Service
will be disconnected.
2.6.I
In
the
case
the
premises
is
occupied
by
a
tenant,
notice
of
disconnection
shall also be given in writing to the landlord
at least fifteen
(15) business
days before the Water
Service
is disconnected.
2.6.2
In the case the Owner does not permit or otherwise
wishes
to prevent
the disconnection
of the Water Service,
the Owner shall be deemed
to
have assumed
responsibility
for the account
and shall be responsible
For
all
Water
Charges
billed
by the
Municipality
after the
scheduled
disconnection
date.
2.7
If the Consumer
omits, neglects
or refuses
to pay any bill rendered,
whether
for
Water
Charges,
Water
Related
Services
or
any
other
monies
to
which
the
Municipality
may
be
entitled
in
respect
of Water
and
Wastewater
Service
supplied
to
such
premises,
the Municipality
may, at
the
discretion
of
the
Treasurer,
shut off the flow or the Water to the premises.
The Municipality
will
provide the required notices as per Section 2.6 of this by-law prior to the shut-
off to the
Consumer
and
occupants
of the
premises
by personal
service or
prepaid mail or by posting the notice on the premises
in a conspicuous
place.
2.7.1
Unpaid
charges
have priority
lien status and may be collected
in
accordance
with the Municipal
Act, 2001, and may be added to the tax
roll against the premises
in respect of which the Water was supplied.
2.8
If the Consumer
and/or occupant
of any premises neglects or refuses to allow
the Municipality
or persons authorized
by the Municipality
entry to the premises
to inspect, install, repair, replace or alter the Meter and/or Remote Read-Out
Unit, the Municipality
may, at its discretion,
shut off or reduce the flow of Water
to the premises.
2.9
When there is a change of occupancy,
an administrative
charge as indicated in
Section 4 of attached Schedule "B" shall be levied by the Municipality
to the
new
Consumer
to
cover
the
administrative
costs
of the
work.
The
administrative
charge will be included on the First billing to the new Consumer.
2.10
The Water Charges
for providing and maintaining
Water supply to any premises
are applicable
for every Meter located on the premises.
In instances
where the
Consumer
terminates
their account with
the
Municipality,
subsequent
Water
Charges
will be rendered to the Owner of the premises
until such a time when a
new Consumer
applies to the Municipality
For the supply of Water.
2.11
lfaConsumerrequeststheMunicipalitytoreplacetheMeterand/ortheRemote
Read-Out
Unit and that Meter is not due for replacement,
then the Consumer
shall pay the Municipality
as indicated in Section 3 of attached Schedule
"B". If
the
Meter is scheduled
for replacement
by the
Municipality,
then
no charge
shall be assessed
to the Consumer.
2.12
Any refund for previous Water Charges collected shall be the lesser of either
payments
for two years prior to the discovery
of the error; or, the duration of the
current account.
3.O
Security
Deposits
3.1
Whenever
an application
is made to the Municipality
for a new account for the
supply of Water and/or Wastewater
Services, the Municipality
may require a
Consumer
to
pay a
deposit of $275.00 as security for payment on
all
new
accounts.
The Municipality
shall refund the deposit with interest at the time the
Customer
closes the account, provided there is no outstanding
balance on the
account;
or the
Municipality
may apply the deposit as payment with
interest
upon
determination
that
the Consumer
has demonstrated
a
satisfactory
payment
history, as determined
by the Treasurer.
3.2
Non-payment
of a security deposit shall be subject to the standard collection
procedures
including the disconnection
of Water Services.
THE CORPORATION
OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF SIOUX
LOOKOUT
SCHEDULE
"B"
TO BY-LAW
N0. 29-24
Water
and Sanitary
Sewer
Rates and Charges
1.
Monthly
Water
and Wastewater
Usage
Charges
- Water
and Sewer
Rates
The Water consumed
on all
properties
in the
Municipality
shall
be charged
on
a
per cubic
metre basis for each respective
Meter at the rate(s) indicated
in the following
Table.
The Wastewater
produced
on all properties
in the Municipality
shall be charged
on a per cubic
metre basis that is equal to the total metered
Water consumption
and charged
at the rate(s)
set out in the following
Table.
Range within
Block (m3)
Monthly
Water
Consumption
Rate (9/m3) Effective
2024
Water
Wastewater
Total
0 - 45
First 45
1.72
1.50
3.22
46 - 500
Next 455
1.89
1.62
3.51
500 +
Over 500
1.86
1.59
3.45
Range within
Block (m3)
Monthly
Water
Consumption
Rate (S/m3i Effective
2025
Water
Wastewater
Total
0 - 45
First 45
1.79
1.57
3.36
46 - 500
Next 455
1.96
1.69
3.65
500 +
Over 500
1.93
1.66
3.59
The total Water usage and Wastewater
charge is the sum of usage in all blocks at the rate for
each block.
2.
Monthly
Water
and Wastewater
Fixed
Charges
Water
and Wastewater
monthly
Fixed
Charges
shall
be the sum of
an
infrastructure
connection
and maintenance
charge
as set out in the following
Tables.
In
the
event
that
the
Municipality
is
unable
to
restore
water
and/or
wastewater
service
connection
due to frozen
service
lines,
the
Municipality
may provide
the consumer
with
an
alternative
service
connection.
In
such
instances,
the
consumer
will
be
charged
a
fixed
monthly
charge based
on the consumer's
average
monthly
historical
consumption,
until the
service
connection
is restored.
2.1
Infrastructure
Connection
and Maintenance
Charge
All Consumers
shall be charged an infrastructure
connection and maintenance
charge
based on the Meter size as set out in the following Table.
Monthly
Chargi= Effective
2024
Meter
Size (inches)
Water
Wastewater
Total
5/8"
S47.27
543.50
S90.77
3/4"
S47.27
S43.50
S90.77
II
S123.80
§113.92
S237.72
1 1/2"
S207.91
S191.30
S399.21
II
S254.13
S233.86
S487.99
II
S423.73
S389.91
S813.64
II
S994.77
S915.38
Sl,910.15
It
Sl,598.61
5i,a;ri.oa
S3,069.64
Monthly
Chargi= Effective
2025
Meter
Size (inches)
Water
Wastewater
TOtal
5/8"
S49.07
S45.46
S94.53
3/4"
S49.07
S45.46
S94.53
II
S128.50
S119.05
S247.55
1 1/2"
9215.81
S199.91
S415.72
II
S263.79
S244.38
S508.17
IT
S439.83
S407.46
S847.29
IT
Sl,032.57
S956.57
Sl,989.14
IT
Sl,659.36
Sl,537.23
S3,196.59
2.2
Unmetered
Water and Wastewater
Fixed Charges
2.2.1
In the event that an Owner of a property does not have a Meter installed on the
premises, the Consumer
shall be charged a Fixed Charge based on the service line
size as set out in the following Table.
Monthly
Chargi= Effective
2024
Line Size (inches)
Water
Wastewater
Total
5/8"
S73.06
S67.33
S140.39
3/4"
973.06
S67.33
S140.39
II
S235.25
plus estimated
consu,hption
1 1/2"
S393.96
plus estimated
consumption
II
S481.56
plus estimated
consumption
II
S802.94
plus estimated
consumption
II
Sl,885.04
plus estimated
consumption
II
S3,029.29
plus estimated
consumption
Monthly
Charge Effective
2025
Line Size (inches)
Water
Wastewater
Total
5/8"
S75.84
§70.36
S146.20
3/4"
S75.84
S70.36
S146.20
II
S244.19
plus estimated
consu,nption
1 1/2"
S408.93
plus estimated
consumption
II
S499.86
plus estimated
consumption
IT
S833.45
plus estimated
consumption
II
91,956.67
plus estimated
consumption
It
S3,144.40
plus estimated
consumption
2.2.2
In the event that an Owner
only has Water
or Wastewater
Services
installed
on the
premises,
the Consumer
shall be charged
a Fixed Charge
based on line size of that
particular
service
as set out in Section
2.2.1 of Schedule
"B".
2.2.3
Despite
section 2.2.2, the Treasurer
and Manager
reserve
the right to establish
an
alternative
Fixed
Charge
as deemed
appropriate
and
necessary
with the
Owner
and Consumer
of a property.
2.2.4
In
the
event that an
Owner of a
property
in
Hudson
is
connected
to the Water
Distribution
System
with an active Water Service,
the Consumer
shall be charged
the Hudson
WTP Fee as set out in the following
Table below.
Monthly
Charge - Hudson \/VTP Fee
S19.97
3.
Unmetered
Fire Protection
Line
All Consumers
with Unmetered
Fire Protection
Lines shall pay the rates set out in the
following
Table.
Effective
2024
Line Size (inches)
Monthly
Charge(9)
II
ioi.ig
1 1/2"
106.87
II
122.14
II
153.98
II
199.46
II
234.41
Effective
2025
Line Size (inches)
Monthly
Charge(9)
II
105.04
1 1/2"
110.93
II
126.78
II
159.83
II
207.04
II
243.32
4.
Miscellaneous
Water
and Wastewater
Rates and Charges
Miscellaneous
charges
shall
be
charged
as
per
the
table
below
to
both
Residential
and
Commercial
Consumers.
Miscellaneous
Charges
Charges ($)
Change
of occupancy/Account
set-up fee
30.00
Late payment
charge
1.5% per month
1 9.56% per annum
NSF Cheques
& Pre-Authorized
Payments
20.00
Arrears
Certificate
50.00
Security
Deposit
275.00
Disconnection
of Service
During regular
hours
After regular
hours
50.00
Overtime
rates apply
Reconnection
of Service
During regular
hours
After regular
hours
50.00
Overtime
rates apply
Install Water Meter and Remote
Read-out
Unit
at Consumer's
request
Actual costs
Meter
checked
for accuracy
at
customer's
Request
and found to be accurate
qoo.oo
Repair
damaged
Water
Meter
Up to % inch
Over % inch
170.00
Time and Materials
Builder
and Developer
Charges:
Service
Installation
Actual Costs
(as
per
the
service
installation
agreement)
Illegal Connection
Charge
500.00/occurrence
+
water
consumption
Final Reading
for move out
15.00
Shut off Notice Delivery
20.00 per occurrence
Collection
Fee
or
' Fee
for
transferring
outstanding
balances
to a third party collection
agency
Actual Cost