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TOWN OF ALAMEDA
BYLAW NO 03-2020
A BYLAW TO FIX RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE USE AND
CONSUMPTION OF WATER AND TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED BY
WAY OF RENT OR SERVICE FOR THE USE OF SEWER
The Council of the Town of Alameda in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as
follows:
1. The charges to be paid by a water consumer of the Town of Alameda whose water
service has been turned on shall be those set out in Schedule "A" attached;
provide, however, that the minimum shall be payable in every case whether or not
any water is consumed. No new connections will be allowed to any properties
outside of Town limits.
2. Persons who own, or occupy, premises drained or that are, by bylaw, required to
be drained into the sewer shall pay for such services a rental rate or service charge
in accordance with Schedule "B" attached.
3. All residents shall pay refuse and recycling service charges in accordance with
Schedule "C" attached.
4. Accounts for water services and/or sewer service shall cover a period of three
consecutive months, January to March, April to June, July to September, and
October to December and shall be rendered on or before the first day of the month
next following such period.
a) Accounts shall be paid by the following month end following the billing date.
b) If an account is not paid by that time, a reminder letter will be written with a
fee of $10.00.
c) If the water service is cut off, it shall not be turned on until all arrears have
been paid, together with a fee of $50.00 during regular working hours, to
cover the expense of turning off the water and turning it on again.
d) The fee shall be $75.00 outside of regular working hours.
5. A meter deposit of $205.00 is required for each water connection, and if the
property is a rental both the property owner and the renter will be required to have
a meter deposit.
6. An annual inspection and meter reading will be done by a town employee at least
once per year.
7. Any property that does not have water and sewer service, will be the property
owner's responsibility if such services are requested in the future.
8. a) All rental accounts - the owner and renter will be on the account and receive
the billings.
b) Any unpaid rental accounts will be added to the property taxes.
9. Bylaw No 10-2019 and all motions pertaining to utilities are hereby repealed.
10. The rates, charges, tolls or rents contained in this bylaw shall come into force and
take effect on September 1, 2020 with approval being issued by the Local
Government Committee.
11. Signed at Alameda, Saskatchewan upon third reading, this 15th day of July, 2020.
Mayor
[SEAL]
Administrator
TOWN OF ALAMEDA
SCHEDULE "A"
TO BYLAW 03-2020
QUARTERLY WATER RATES:
A. All users within Town limits:
i)
Consumption Charge:
9,000 Gallons or less
Minimum $60.00
Over 9,000 gallons
$15.00 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof
ii)
Infrastructure fee
$15.00
For multi-unit residential buildings the quarterly water rates and the infrastructure
fee shall be applied on a per suite basis.
For clarification on this matter it is deemed that the Alameda Housing Authority
is in ownership/control of 19 suites.
B. All users outside the Town limits (Agricultural users), water from the Town well:
i)
Consumption Charge:
9,000 Gallons or less
Minimum $110.00
Over 9,000 gallons
$15.00 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof
C. Town Water Meter sales shall be charged at $0.10 per gallon
TOWN OF ALAMEDA
SCHEDULE "B"
TO BYLAW 03-2020
QUARTERLY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES:
A. All users within Town limits:
i)
Residence
$60.00
ii)
School
100.00
iii)
Car Wash
100.00
iv)
Auction Mart
100.00
v)
Garages
100.00
vi)
Commercial
60.00
vii)
Multi-Unit Buildings 60.00 per suite
(including Alameda
Housing Authority - 19 suites
viii)
All others
60.00
TOWN OF ALAMEDA
SCHEDULE "C"
TO BYLAW NO 03-2020
QUARTERLY REFUSE SERVICE CHARGES:
A. All users within Town limits:
i)
Refuse/recycling
$70.00