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Qu'Appelle
BYLAW NO. 03 - 2025
A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF FORT QU’APPELLE TO PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES
AND THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE USE AND CONSUMPTION OF WATER AND THE USE
OF SEWER.
COUNCIL of the Town of Fort Qu’Appelle, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
This Bylaw will be cited as The Water and Sewer Service and Charges Bylaw.
The Purpose of this bylaw is to govern the services and charges for water and sewer in the
Town of Fort Qu’Appelle.
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Definitions
Dwelling Unit means — a single-family home; each individual household with separate living
accommodations within a single-family home, multi-dwelling unit buildings with separate
living accommodations, basements suites, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes. Sharing laundry
facilities within, but not limited to, a single-family dwelling, multi-dwelling unit, apartments,
or condos does not consolidate the separated households into one household within the
building. Renting a bedroom room ina single-family home that shares laundry, kitchen, and
bathroom is not considered a separate dwelling unit.
Person, Consumer, Customer - means the person or persons, organizations, corporations,
etc. responsible for the payment of charges for water services and includes the owner,
tenant or occupant of any real property connected with or supplied with water through a
water connection to the Town's water system;
Public Works Department - means the person or persons employed by the Town in the
capacity of the Manager with the responsibility for administration of the Works Department
and shall also be deemed to include the meter person responsible for the installation,
maintenance, and reading of water meters.
Town - means the Town of Fort Qu'Appelle and its employees.
Application
Every person desiring to have his/her premises connected to the waterworks system shall
apply to the Town for that service.
Certified True Copy of
Bylaw #_03- 2025
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Date:_Mreh AS 2025
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Each dwelling unit within a single-family dwelling, basements suites, duplexes, triplexes,
fourplexes, condos, apartments and/or each unit within a multi-family building will require their
own meter and billing as a separate account for their separate dwelling unit. Where existing
buildings have only one meter and are unable to have a meter installed for each dwelling unit, a
water services account will be charged on the existing account for each dwelling unit.
Every person shall provide at his/her own expense a place on his/her premises for the installation
of the meter. The meter location must be acceptable to the Public Works Department and shall
provide ready and easy means of access to the said meter for examination by the meter reader.
Every consumer shall always properly and efficiently protect the service pipes and fixtures from
frost or other injury so that the meter shall not in any way be damaged. The location shall be
convenient for the meter reader and acceptable to the Public Works Department.
Every customer intending to vacate any premises supplied with water from the waterworks
system or who intends to discontinue the use of such water shall give notice of the same to the
Town.
Charges and Late Accounts
Each water service allocation shall be accompanied by payment for a water connection fee and
water services deposit in an amount equal to the minimum quarterly charge for water and sewer
consumption.
The charges to be paid by the water consumer whose water service has been turned on shall be
those set out in Schedule "A" attached; provided, however, that the minimum shall be payable in
every case whether any water is consumed.
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.
All accounts which sewer rate are charged shall also be charged a wastewater levy in accordance
with Schedule “C” attached.
Accounts for water service and/or sewer service shall cover a period of three successive months
and shall be rendered on or before the first day of the month next following such period.
Accounts shall be paid within a period of thirty calendar days from the date on which such
accounts are rendered.
Where services are discontinued or commence part way through a billing period, the charges
shall be prorated to the minimum portion of one month.
Any balance outstanding after thirty calendar days from the billing date will be subject to a 2%
penalty per month interest charge.
lf an account is not paid within the period of thirty calendar days as indicated on the invoice, a
Final Warning Notice will be sent to the landlord/tenant stating that the arrears and any
accumulated interest are to be paid within 15 calendar days.
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At the expiration of the date on the Final Warning Notice, if no payment has been received, the
order for disconnection will be prepared by the Chief Administrative Officer and issued to the
Public Works Department.
The only method of stopping the Final Warning process or actual disconnection of the water
service is payment of all the arrears in full.
When the water service is cut off, it shall not be turned on until all arrears have been paid,
together with a fee of $60.00 (Sixty dollars) to cover the expenses of turning off the water and
turning it on again; provided that if it is required to turn on the water service outside the
employees’ regular working hours, the fee shall be $150.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Dollars).
Re-Connections
No re-connections will be made after 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday or on weekends or on holidays.
A Sixty Dollar ($60.00) re-connection fee shall be charged and failure to make payment or
arrangements to do so will result in termination of service.
When a water service seasonal cut off is requested by a homeowner, there shall be a fee of
$60.00 (Sixty dollars) to cover the expenses of turning off the water and turning it on again.
if an emergency request for a re-connection is necessary after 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, on
the weekend or ona holiday, a fee of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) will be charged.
Connection Procedure
The water meter deposits (refundable) to be charged to water users for meters installed for new
buildings shall be as set out in the following:
Standard residential meter - One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
Standard business meter - Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
Large size business meter - actual cost of the meter
A Twenty Dollar ($20.00) (non-refundable) connection fee is payable at the same time the water
meter deposit is paid and is deemed to be a service fee for parts and labour required to connect
the water supply to the consumer.
The water meter deposit and water connection fee must be paid before connection to the water
supply will be done.
Where any person requests a water service connection, disconnection or service line location
during a construction project, a Twenty Dollar ($20.00) service fee shall be charged to that person
in advance of each work.
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Disconnection Procedure
Where a consumer requests disconnection of water service to move from one location to
another within the Town, the Town shall transfer the refundable portion of the water meter
deposit onto the location being vacated and any amounts outstanding at that location to the new
service location.
Where a consumer requests a temporary disconnection of the water service, upon reconnection
of the service, a connection fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) shall be charged.
Whenever any building or premises supplied by water is vacated, the owner shall apply to the
Town to turn off the water supply on the outside of the building and shall give proper notice to
the Chief Administrative Officer. 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.
In case a premises is vacant and service pipe and fixtures are not protected; the Town may turn
off the supply of water without notice and collect the expenses incurred. Expenses due to the
said building or premises will be collected form 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.
All outstanding water accounts on December 31st shall be added to the property owner’s tax
arrears account in accordance with The Municipalities Act.
To improve billing accuracy and to ensure tenants are responsible for any outstanding invoices
during their occupancy; and landlords are responsible for any outstanding accounts during time
when the property is vacant the following shall apply:
i. Upon written advice of the landlord/owner, the tenant may be added onto the water and
sewer account. The Town requests the landowner/owner’s cooperation in providing
information on new tenants. The Town will set up the water/sewer accounts in conjunction
with occupancy dates.
ii. | The landlord/owner and the tenant will each receive a copy of the water/sewer invoice.
iii. | At all times the water/sewer accounts are the responsibility of the landlord/owner and any
unpaid accounts on December 31 of each year will be added to the tax roll account of the
landlord/owner in accordance with The Municipalities Act.
Water Meter Maintenance
The Public Works Department is authorized to enter any building; commercial, residential, or
industrial; that utilizes a water meter for the purpose of checking and inspecting the water
meter. If an owner or tenant denies access to the Public Works Department to inspect a water
meter, the Public Works Department can, with the approval of the Chief Administrator Officer,
disconnect the water service until such inspection can be completed.
b) The Public Works Department will repair or replace water meters where necessary due to normal
wear, at no charge to the consumer. However, where repair or replacement of water meters is
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necessary due to physical damage to the meter caused by the consumer's negligence, a new
meter will be installed by the Town and the consumer will be charged the cost of the meter plus
the cost of the labour to do the work and shall be added to the consumer's account.
Where a consumer permits a water meter to freeze and which results in damage to the meter,
repairs shall be made by the Town and the cost of materials and labour shall be added to the
consumer's account.
Consumers with Shallow Water Lines
All consumers who have shallow water lines and who have a history of problems with water lines
freezing shall be required to leave their water run in the winter months to avoid the water line
freezing. These consumers are identified at the discretion of the Public Works Department.
Complaint Procedure
Where a consumer registers a complaint with the Town upon receiving his/her billing and
demands a check on the reading taken of the water meter, the complaint will be handled as
follows:
i. the Town's records shall be checked and should the Town's meter reading books indicate
an obvious error in readings, the consumer shall be contacted for a recheck of the
readings. No service fee will be charged in this instance, and an adjustment shall be made
to the billing;
ii. if such error is not apparent in the meter reading books a minimum service fee of Twenty-
Five Dollars ($25.00) must be paid by the consumer prior to the meter technician's
investigation;
iii. upon payment of the service fee, the Town Office shall complete a Work Order for the
meter technician, who shall then contact the customer regarding the complaint;
iv. the consumer shall be asked to be present at the time the meter technician attends;
V. the technician shall remove the meter and ask the customer if he wishes to accompany
him to the Water Department to be present during the testing of the meter. Should the
consumer not wish to be present, the meter shall be taken and tested for accuracy
standards for cold water meters according to the American Water Works Association;
vi. should the meter be found to be accurate according to the standards, the Twenty-Five
Dollars ($25.00) service fee shall be retained by the Town;
vii. should the meter be found to be inaccurate, the Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) service shall
be refunded to the consumer and the inaccuracy difference in percentage (%) shall be
used to adjust the account for one previous billing period;
viii. should a consumer complaint not be resolved or should the consumer not be satisfied
with the procedures mentioned above, the consumer may make a written request to
Council for further consideration; and
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ix. should a location be equipped with an outside reading device, the reading on the inside
meter shall be considered as the correct reading, if differences in the two readings occur.
It shall be the consumer’s responsibility to regularly check for differences and notify the
Town immediately if the two readings are found to be over 0.5 cubic metres in difference.
The Town of Fort Qu’Appelle shall have the right to ration or limit water furnished to any or all
consumers should circumstances seem to warrant such action. These actions may be instituted
by 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.
Neither the Town nor its employees shall be held liable for any damage resulting from suddenly
shutting off the supply of water from any building or premises deriving its supply from the Town’s
water system, either with or without notice. Wherever practicable, reasonable notice of intention
to shut off water supply shall be given to consumers.
Nothing in this Bylaw relieves any person from complying with any provision of any Federal or
Provincial legislation or any other Bylaw of the Town.
Offences and Penalties
Where any person who:
willfully or maliciously hinders or interrupts the Town in the exercise of providing water
services;
willfully or maliciously discharges water so that it is wasted;
without the authorization of the Public Works Foreman, opens or close any hydrant or
obstructs free access to any hydrant;
causes harmful or offensive matter to be added to or deposited into the water or waterworks
or source of supply for such waterworks or in any way fouls the water or commits any willful
damage or injury to the works or pipes;
willfully tampering with a meter connected to a service conduit within or outside a building or
place so as to alter the amount of water registered by the meter, unless that person has the
approval of the Public Works Foreman;
attaches any line or pipe to the property of the Town or obtains or uses a water service
without the consent of the Town;
vii. willfully, and without authority, hinders, interrupts or cuts off the supply of a water service; is
guilty of an offence and liable in accordance with the provisions of the Town of Fort
Qu'Appelle Bylaws.
Bylaw No. 16 - 2022 is hereby repealed.
The rates, charges, tolls or rents contained in this bylaw shall come into force and take effect on
January 1, 2025, and upon receipt of the approval issued by the Saskatchewan Municipal Board,
Local Government Committee.
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Read a first time this 13th day of February 2025.
Read a second time this 13th day of March 2025. ; SEAL
Read a third time and adopted this_2 5 day of Merch 2025.
Wille hoed
Chief Administrative Officer
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Quarterly Water Rates 2025
Metered
6,000 gallons or less
6,001-12,000 gallons
12,001 gallons and up
Quarterly Water Rates 2026
Metered
6,000 gallons or less
6,001-12,000 gallons
12,001 gallons and up
Quarterly Water Rates 2027
Metered
6,000 gallons or less
6,001-12,000 gallons
12,001 gallons and up
Quarterly Water Rates 2028
Metered
6,000 gallons or less
6,001-12,000 gallons
12,001 gallons and up
Town of Fort Qu'Appelle
Schedule "A"
Minimum
Per 1,000 Gallons
Per 1,000 Gallons
Minimum
Per 1,000 Gallons
Per 1,000 Gallons
Minimum
Per 1,000 Gallons
Per 1,000 Gallons
Minimum
Per 1,000 Gallons
Per 1,000 Gallons
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$45.60
> 3:75
$ 3.25
$54.72
S$ 3.75
$ 3.25
$65.70
$ 3.75
$ 3.25
$78.84
$ 3.75
$ 3.25
Town of Fort Qu'Appelle
Schedule "B"
Quarterly Sewer Rates - 2025
Basic quarterly billing for each dwelling unit
Apartment/Condo Blocks/Mobile Home Park
Barber Shop/Beauty Parlor/Doctors Office
Restaurants/Hotel/Motel (Single Use)
Hotel/Motel (with restaurant attached)
Churches with halls attached
Hospital/ Nursing Home/Schools/Treaty 4
Car Wash/Laundromat
Grocery Store
Quarterly Sewer Rates - 2026
Basic quarterly billing for each dwelling unit
Apartment/Condo Blocks/Mobile Home Park
Barber Shop/Beauty Parlor/Doctors Office
Restaurants/Hotel/Motel (Single Use)
Hotel/Motel (with restaurant attached)
Churches with halls attached
Hospital/ Nursing Home/Schools/Treaty 4
Car Wash/Laundromat
Grocery Store
Quarterly Sewer Rates- 2027
Basic quarterly billing for each dwelling unit
Apartment/Condo Blocks/Mobile Home Park
Barber Shop/Beauty Parlor/Doctors Office
Restaurants/Hotel/Motel (Single Use)
Hotel/Motel (with restaurant attached)
Churches with halls attached
Hospital/ Nursing Home/Schools/Treaty 4
Car Wash/Laundromat
Grocery Store
Basic per suite
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic per suite
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic per suite
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
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$89.60
$89.60
§ 2.15
$ 7.70
§ 15.35
§ .45
§ 21.25
§ 63.75
S$ 63.75
$106.80
$106.80
§ 2.15
$ 7.70
$ 15.35
$ .45
$21.25
$ 63.75
$ 63.75
$128.16
$128.16
§ 2.15
§ 7.70
§ 15.35
S .45
§ 21.25
§ 63.75
§ 63.75
Quarterly Sewer Rates- 2028
Basic quarterly billing for each dwelling unit
Apartment/Condo Blocks/Mobile Home Park
Barber Shop/Beauty Parlor/Doctors Office
Restaurants/Hotel/Motel (Single Use)
Hotel/Motel (with restaurant attached)
Churches with halls attached
Hospital/ Nursing Home/Schools/Treaty 4
Car Wash/Laundromat
Grocery Store
Basic per suite
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
Basic Plus
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$154.00
$154.00
§ 2.15
§ 7.70
§ 15.35
S .45
§ 21.25
§ 63.75
§ 63.75
Town of Fort Qu'Appelle
Schedule "C"
Quarterly Wastewater Rate for 2025
Flat Rate $147.00
Quarterly Wastewater Rate for 2026
Flat Rate $152.00
Quarterly Wastewater Rate for 2027
Flat Rate $157.00
Quarterly Wastewater Rate for 2028
Flat Rate $162.00
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