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West El gin
The Corporation of The Municipality of West Elgin
By-Law No. 2025-38
Being a By-Law to Establish Rates for Municipal Water and Wastewater Services for
2025 and to repeal By-Law 2024-40.
Whereas Section 5(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, provides
that a municipal power shall be exercised by by-law; and
Whereas Section 10(1) of the Municipal Act, provides that a municipality may provide any
service or thing that municipality considers necessary or desirable for the public; and
Whereas Section 10(2) of the Municipal Act, provides that a municipality may pass by-
laws respecting: in paragraph 7, Services and things that the municipality is authorized to
provide under subsection (1); and
Whereas Section 391(1) of the Municipal Act, provides that a municipality may impose
fees or charges on persons:
(a) for services and activities provided or done by or on behalf of it;
(b) for costs payable by it for services and activities provided or done by or on behalf
of any other municipality or any local board; and
for the use of its property including property under its control; and
Whereas the Council of the Municipality of West Elgin approved recommendations in the
Municipality of West Elgin Drinking Water System Rate Report prepared by Sharratt Water
Management Ltd on May 6, 2019 and the West Elgin Wastewater System Rate Report
prepared by Sharratt Water Management Ltd on July 15, 2019 and Ontario Clean Water
Agency Rodney Wastewater Treatment System Rate Structure Report on February 20,
2020, that is consistent with the requirements of the Sustainable Water and Sewer
Systems Act, 2002 as amended as well as the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 as amended
and associated Ontario Regulation 453/07;
Now therefore the Council of the Municipality of West Elgin enacts as follows:
1. That the Water Rates and Charges for the West Elgin Water System for 2025 are:
Effective July 1,2025
Flat Rate (bi-monthly service charge) $ 56.10
Consumption Rate $ 2.14 per m3
Beattie Line Rate $2.95 per m3
Water Station Rate $4.40 per m3
2. That the Sewage Rates for West Lorne for 2024 are:
Effective July 1,2025
Residential Flat Rate $73.44
Sewer Consumption Rate $2.75 per m3
3. That the Sewage Rates for Rodney for 2025 are:
Effective July 1,2025
Residential Flat Rate $76.50
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Sewer Consumption Rate $2.97 per m
4. That By-law 2024-40 being a by-law to set the water and sewage rates for 2024,
passed on May 23rd, 2024 is hereby repealed.
5. That this By-law shall come into force and effect on July 1, 2025.
Read a first, second, and third time and finally passed this 12th day of June, 2025.
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Richard Leatham,Mayor TerrTtdwstiuc, Clerk