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Bylaw 2025-01
Water and Sewer Services Bylaw
A bylaw of the Town of Eston, in the province of Saskatchewan, under the authority of Section 23 of The
Municipalities Act, for the purposes of establishing rates for water and sewer services in the Town of Eston.
The Council of the Town of Eston in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
1) Short Title
a) This bylaw may be cited as the Water and Sewer Services Bylaw.
2) Definitions
a) "Commercial and Industrial Dwelling" means a unit or units constructed to conduct manufacturing,
wholesale, retail, or service trade.
b) "Dwelling" means a residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional building located within the
Town. Where a parcel of land or a building contains one or more portions or units, which may be
occupied separately and are each connected to the water supply or separately metered, then each
such portion shall be a dwelling.
c) "Institutional Dwelling" means a unit or units based primarily to provide public services, including but
not limited to schools, hospitals, Senior Care Homes, and local, provincial and federal government
buildings.
d) "Owner" means the assessed property owner or authorized representative according to the records of
the Town.
a) "Residential Dwelling" means a unit or units constructed for habitation by one or more people and
includes any of:
i) A single detached building
ii) A duplex building
iii) A multiple unit dwelling
iv) An apartment dwelling
i) A mobile home dwelling
e) "Town" means the Town of Eston in the province of Saskatchewan
f) "Tamper" means to intentionally alter, remove, or destroy
2) Service Connections
a) Residents may apply in writing to the Town of Eston to request water and sewer service pipes be
connected to their dwelling within the Town of Eston.
b) The Town is responsible for costs related to the installation and maintenance of the water and sewer
lines to the property line. The property owner is responsible for costs related to the installation and
maintenance of the water and sewer lines past the property line.
c) In accordance with section 27 of The Municipalities Act, Town employees shall be allowed access to
service connections and water meters for servicing, replacing, reading, or removing the meter. The
Town will give the Owner sufficient notice of a minimum of 24 hours.
3) Water Meters
a) The Town shall install a water meter on the service pipe connected to each dwelling that receives
water from the Town of Eston.
b) Water meters are property of the Town of Eston and may not be tampered with. This includes having
a bypass and a fine may apply. Maintenance of the water meter is the responsibility of the Town.
c) The Town shall collect a refundable deposit from the owner of each dwelling where a meter has been
installed, according to the rate set out in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw.
d) Any owner who has a previously unpaid water meter account shall pay that amount in full before
service is reactivated or provided at another location.
i) The Town may request a larger deposit as advance payment for water service where accounts are
outstanding.
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4) Service Charges
a) The Town shall periodically charge the owner or occupant of all properties where there is an active
water connection a monthly fee for infrastructure repair and maintenance and for water consumption
according to the rates set out in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw.
5) Penalties
a) Electronic payments are considered received by the Town on the date and time that notice is provided
to the Town and the payment is deposited in the Town bank account.
b) Charges remaining unpaid thirty (30) days after the billing period shall be assessed a penalty of two
percent (2%) and an additional two percent (2%) compounded each month thereafter until the arrears
are paid.
6) Delinquent Accounts
a) When an account remains unpaid and the age of arrears greater than $200 exceeds 60 days, the
account becomes delinquent. Once this occurs, a 30-day notice is sent via registered letter to the
property owner and any tenants who are set-up to receive a copy of the utility bills, any registered
letters sent will be added to the utility account. This letter will contain:
(1) Owner's name,
(2) Account number,
(3) Civic address attached to the account,
(4) Amount of arrears as of the date of the letter,
(5) Date by which action must be taken, and
(6) Consequence of no action being taken.
b) A final 15-day notice will be sent if:
(1) No action is taken by the customer, or
(2) If the customer does not adhere to their payment agreement.
c) If no action is taken as of the due date of the 15-day notice, service will be disconnected. A registered
letter will be sent informing the customer that they must pay the full amount owing on the account
plus a reconnection fee, including additional fees and charges, before service is reconnected.
d) If the amounts owing remain unpaid after an additional 30 days, the meter deposit will be applied to
the balance owing and all remaining arrears will be transferred to the balance of the property tax
account attached to the civic address.
e) When wanting to reconnect water services after 6(d), the customer must pay twice the meter deposit
and the reconnection fee before services is reconnected.
f) The Delinquent Utility Account Procedure Flow Chart found in Appendix A, attached to and forming
part of this bylaw, details the process and will be utilized for each account to which a 30-day notice
was sent.
7) Repeal and Coming Into Force
a) Bylaw 2024-05 Water and Sewer Services Bylaw is hereby repealed.
b) This Bylaw shall come into force on the first day of the month following receipt of approval from the
Saskatchewan Municipal Board and apply to the entire billing period for that month.
Read a third time and adopted this 26 day of
March 2025
Mayor
[SEAL]
Chief Administrative Officer
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Schedule A
Water and Sewer Service Charges
Connection Fees
Disconnection and Reconnection
$50.00 flat rate
After Hours Additional Fee
$50.00 per hour
Meter Deposit
For a water line up to 1"
$50.00 refundable
For a water line over 1"
$150.00 refundable
Meter Testing
$50.00 refundable*
*Deposits will not be refunded if the meter is determined to be properly functioning by the Town.
Water Consumption Rate
Treated
$20.90 per 1000 imperial gallons (4.55 cubic metre)
Town Water Stand (Treated)
$25.40 per 1000 imperial gallons (4.55 cubic metre)
Snipe Lake Water Stand (Raw)
$11.00 per 1000 imperial gallons (4.55 cubic metre)
Commercial Bulk (Treated)
$ 6.50 per cubic metre
Rural 44 Water Pipeline Utility (Treated)
$18.30 per 1000 imperial gallons (4.55 cubic meter)
Rural 44 Water Pipeline is based on cost plus $2.27 per imperial gallon (.50 per cubic meter)
Infrastructure Fees (water and sewer)
Residential
$50
Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional
$70
Mailing Fee
$1.35
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Appendix A
Delinquent Utility Account Procedure Flow Chart
30-day Notice when arrears exceed
$200 (via Registered Letter - mailing
costs added to account)
Customer has
taken no action
15-day final notice
is sent to customer
Service is
disconnected.
Customer has 30
days to pay full
amount owing plus
disconnection and
reconnection fees
Customer
pays full
amount
owing.
Service is
reconnected.
Customer has taken no action.
Deposit is applied to balance
owing and total owing is
transferred to and forms part of
property taxes.
Customer must put down twice
the deposit amount and pay a
reconnection fee before the
service reconnected.
Arrears are
paid in full
Customer enters
into a payment
agreement
Customer
makes
payments on
time until
balance is
$0
Customer
does not
adhere to
payment
agreement