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Village of Edenwold
Bylaw #2021-03 - Water and Sewer Service and Rates Bylaw
Council of the Village of Edenwold, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
A Bylaw to regulate the operation of a Public Water & Sewer Utility in the Village of Edenwold.
Definitions:
For the purpose of this bylaw public water & sewer utility means a work for the supply,
collection, treatment, storage and distribution of water to the service connections; also for the
distribution of wastewater from the property service connections through the main lines to the
lift station and lagoons; and for levying, collecting and enforcing the collection of fees for the
provision of the operation of the water & sewer utility.
Administrator means the administrator of the Village of Edenwold.
Backflow means the reversal of the direction of the water flow in the system.
Consumer means person, persons, customer, customers, home owner, business owner,
dwelling occupant, tenant, of any residence or building connected to the water/sewer system
obtained in accordance with the application process at the Municipal office.
Cross Connection means any temporary, permanent or potential water connection or sewer
connection that may allow backflow to occur and includes swivel or changeover devices,
removable sections, jumper connections and bypass arrangements.
Fees mean rates for service, connections, disconnection, penalties for service.
Municipality means the Village of Edenwold, an employee (s) required to perform certain
works under this bylaw.
Water Meter is any device approved by the Municipality which is designed to measure the
quantity of water used by the consumer. A water meter may have a remote-reading device as
a component of the meter.
Water Service Connection means that lateral water pipe which connects a rural or urban
consumer's premises to the Municipality's water main with the consumer owning that portion
of the pipe lying within the boundaries of the consumer's premises excluding any pipe lying
within the boundaries of any easement area granted to the Municipality for the water system.
Water System or water utility means that system of water reservoir, treatment plants,
pumping stations, feeder mains, pipeline mains, distribution mains, service connections,
valves, fittings, hydrants, meters, cross connections control devices and all other equipment
and machinery of whatever kind owned by the Municipality and which is required to distribute
water to all consumers, rural and urban, which is deemed to be a public utility.
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Sewer System or sewer utility means that system of wastewater; including pumps, transfer
valves, lift station, lagoons, distribution mains, service connections, fittings, and all other
equipment and machinery of whatever kind owned by the Municipality and which is required to
remove wastewater from all urban service connected premises is deemed to be a public utility.
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The charges to be paid by the Water consumer whose water service has been turned
on shall be those as defined on Schedule “A” attached, subject to quarterly
reads from the urban property owner/business owner as set out below in
#12.
Persons who own or occupy premises drained or that are by bylaw required to be
drained in the Sewer system, shall pay for a monthly charge as defined on Schedule
“B” attached.
Accounts for water service and/or sewer service shall cover a period of three
consecutive months, and shall be rendered on or before the 15" day of the month
next following such period. Accounts shall be paid within 45 days from the date on
which such accounts are rendered. If an account falls in arrears of payment, the
water service may be cut off, a curb stop may be installed, or all outstanding monies
owing plus the associated penalties due thereon, shall be added to the tax roll in
accordance with #31 below.
When the water service is so cut off, it shall not be resumed until all arrears have been
paid, together with a fee of $50.00 to cover the expenses of turning off the water and
turning it on again. The water shall not be turned on outside the public works
foreman’‘s or maintenance man’s regular working hours.
If the urban property does not have a curb stop to cut off the water, one shall be
installed with the following:
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1) All curb stop materials shall be supplied by the Village of
Edenwold; installation fee/labor to be paid by the property
owner wherein, the above noted responsibility includes: i)
any new building construction, ii) when the Village of
Edenwold must install a curb stop because of water/sewer
arrears, iii) when a property owner requests that a curb stop
be installed.
If the water supply is shut off from the premises of the user for infringement of the
provisions of this bylaw, same shall not be turned on until all penalties, fees, rates,
charges, and arrears, if any, have been paid.
A penalty of $5.00 will be added to all water sewer account for each quarter
outstanding after 45 days of invoicing.
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All urban dwelling persons desiring to be supplied with water from the Municipality’s
water supply system shall make application to the officials of the Municipality. Each
application shall be accompanied by the payment of $500.00 water connection fee
to the Village system. The standard 5/8” water meter will be supplied by Village
maintenance staff to person applying. Any size over 5/8”, shall be upon written
request and the homeowner agrees to the extra cost of supplying them one.
A trench inspection, undertaken by the Municipality, is required prior to backfilling
and water service connection to the water system utility.
The plumber (trencher) employed and designated by the owner of the premises will
be considered as the agent of the said owner while employed in the work of
introducing water connection to the said premises, and will not be recognized as in
any sense the agent of the Municipality, nor will the Municipality nor it’s employees
be responsible for the acts of the plumber.
The water service will be turned on by an authorized representative of the
Municipality. Theft of water where an unauthorized person has turned on the water
will be held liable and fined.
No persons of any premises shall obtain water from the waterworks system by any
means other than through a water meter approved by the Municipality.
Any cross connection to the municipal water system is prohibited.
Water meters shall be read quarterly on the last week of the months of March, June,
September and December, unless otherwise instructed by Council.
Urban Meter Readings
**Urban Water meters shall be read by the urban home owner/urban
business owner.**
A reminder notice shall be generated from the Municipal office and will be sent to the
urban property owner to remit the reading displayed on the water meter at the
premise to the Municipal office. Each urban consumer/property owner who is
capable of sending a photograph of the water meter (numbers); shall attach the
photograph to an email and send it directly to the office...
[email protected]
Those urban consumers who are not capable of taking a photograph of the water
meter (numbers); must call in to the Village office and record the numbers with the
Administrator.
Urban consumers failing to submit a reading to the Municipal office following the
reminder being sent out, shall be subject to a Fifty $50.00 Dollar fine on the next
billing cycle.
13. Rural customers connected to the pipeline shall have meters read by Municipal staff,
quarterly on the last week of the months of March, June, September and December,
unless otherwise instructed by Council; when the new pipeline is operational.
14. The urban property owners having obtained a service connection shall keep and
maintain the service line connection, meters, water shut-off valve, back flow valves,
and other fixtures on his/her own premises, and between such premises and the
water main, in good order and repair and protected from frost at his/her own risk
and expense. Where the curb stop cap is known to exist, the property owner shall
ensure that the curb stop cap for the water service is kept level with all adjacent
finished surfaces and protected from frost.
15. Rural property owners’ directly connected to the new pipeline infrastructure under a
separate Subscriber's Water Supply Agreement shall use for domestic household
use only.
16. Inthe event of an emergency repair in the water system, the Municipality may,
without advance notice and with reasonable attempts to contact the urban or rural
property owners or business owners, enter and pass upon any lands, dig up land, lay
down pipes, excavate pipes, connection boxes in order to repair, maintain, or replace
and examine the central water lines and connections thereto.
A. In the event a defect is suspected in the water service connection or water system,
the Municipality will, as soon as practical, determine if the defect exists in the water
service connection. If the defect is determined to be located in the water service
connection, the Municipality shall repair the defect at no cost to the property owner.
If the defect is determined to be located in the water service connection between
the curb box and the water meter in the home/building the defect shall be repaired
by the property owner at no cost to the Municipality.
17. — Until notification of a request for disconnection is received by the Municipal office and
a final meter reading is obtained, the consumer shall be responsible for all charges
incurred up to and including the date of disconnection.
18. |The Municipality shall give notice to the consumer as soon as possible after the
discovering errors or omissions in the utility billing. All necessary adjustments for
errors or omissions in the six months previous to the date of the discovery shall be
either invoiced to the consumer for any underpayment or refunded for any
overpayment.
19. Any person(s) who proposes to carry on, alter or expand any residential, commercial
activity on any premises with is connected or is proposed to be connected to the
water utility system shall prior to expanding or altering such activity or making any
connection to the water utility system provide the Municipality, in writing, the
following information;
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The type and size of service connection required including daily volumes and peak
volumes at the premises,
A description of the activity to be carried on within the premises including any
expansion or addition, and
Any other such information that the Municipal office may request.
Should any building or premises supplied by water need to be vacated, the owner
shall apply to the Municipality to turn off the water supply on the outside of the
building and shall give proper notice to the Administrator. Any owner or consumer
who fails or neglects to give proper notice shall be liable and responsible for payment
of all water rates and other charges up to and including the date the water supply is
disconnected. All damages resulting from irresponsible disconnection that may have
occurred to the property, residence, or business, is solely the responsibility of the
property owner. Whenever practical, reasonable, or possible for notice of intention
to shut off water supply given by the Municipality to the consumer, such shall be
done.
In case a premises is vacant and service pipe and fixtures are not protected, the
Municipality may turn off the supply of water without notice and collect the expenses
incurred. Expenses due against the said building or premises will be collected from
the owner of the premises. Damage to a meter through improper protection by the
owner or occupant shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the owner.
The Municipality shall have the right to restrict water usage to any consumer should
circumstances warrant such action. If such actions are instituted by an order in
periods of low water supply, and all consumers shall comply with such rationing
order. Non-compliance after two warnings shall result in the service being
disconnected by a Municipal official.
All users that have a sewer service connection within the dwelling shall also be
required to install a backflow prevention valve where applicable.
Annual septic pump out of the septic tank on each property is recommended where
an open working service connection exists; each property owner may pay for the
service through a voluntary sign up at the municipal office. It is recommended to
clean out the septic tank each year or every second year (generally applies to more
than two residents).
No person shall discharge septage on land or dump wastewater or septage into the
system.
Sump pump connections to the septic pumping system within the dwelling are not
allowed; all sump water is to be directed outside to the next flowing street curb.
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The Municipality will not be responsible for the acts of any plumber or plumbing
company hired by the homeowner for sewer or septic maintenance or problems of
their respective dwelling.
In the event of an emergency repair in the sewer system, the Village may, without
advance notice and with reasonable attempts to contact the property owner, enter
and pass upon any lands, dig up land, lay down pipes, excavate pipes, connection
boxes in order to repair, maintain, or replace and examine the sewer lines and
connections thereto.
All expenses for clearing a block in the sewer connection shall be the responsibility of
the property owner if the block is deemed to be located from the dwelling to the
service connection. If the blockage is deemed to be past the service connection or
into the main line, the Municipality shall be responsible.
The Municipality is not responsible for the replacement or repair of any surface
improvements on the property being serviced, including grass, shrubs, driveways,
retaining walls, etc.
Outstanding water/sewer accounts at December 31° annually, past 90 days arrears,
may be added to the property owner's tax roll account in accordance with 7he
Municipality's Act.
Any person who breaches any provision of this Bylaw for which no other penalty is
provided is guilty of an offence and liable upon summary conviction to a fine of not
more than $500.
Nothing in this Bylaw relieves any person from complying with any provision of any
Federal or Provincial legislation or any other Bylaw of the Municipality.
That Bylaw 02-2020 Water and Sewer Service Rates Bylaw be repealed.
THE rates, charges, tolls or rents contained in the bylaw shall come into force and take effect
on the day of approval being issued by the Local Government Committee.
Certified a true copy of Bylaw 2021-03
Passed by resolution of Council this
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Administrator
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Village of Edenwold
Bylaw 2021-03 - SCHEDULE “A”
MONTHLY WATER RATES:
Purchase of Water
From Village of Edenwold Truck Fill
$30.00 per 1000 gallons (4.55m3)
ALL URBAN CONSUMERS:
MINIMUM MONTHLY WATER CHARGE
Effective January 1°, 2022
3,000 Gallons or less
(13.67m3 or less)
$80.00 per month
Effective January 1°, 2023
3,000 Gallons or less
(13.67m3 or less) $85.00 per month
MONTHLY OVERAGE CHARGE
3,001 GALLONS OR MORE
(13.68 m3 or more) 25. r ll rage fee or
part thereof
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ALL RURAL CUSTOMERS ON PIPELINE CONNECTIONS:
Effective Date of New Pipeline operational
MINIMUM MONTHLY WATER CHARGE
3,000 Gallons or less
(13.67m3 or less) $50.00 per month
MONTHLY OVERAGE CHARGE
3,001 GALLONS OR MORE
(13.68 m3 or more) 25.00 per 1 llons overage fee or
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Village of Edenwold
Bylaw 2021-03 - SCHEDULE “B”
URBAN MONTHLY SEWER RATES:
ALL URBAN CONNECTED USERS:
MONTHLY CHARGE: $25.00 per month
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