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RESORT VILLAGE OF MANITOU BEACH
Water Utility Connect & Disconnect Bylaw
BYLAW 18-2022
1. Purpose: To Guide Acceptable Practices for Seasonal Water Connects and Disconnects within the
Resort Village of Manitou Beach.
2. Authority: Pursuant to the Municipalities Act, s.23, the Resort Village of Manitou Beach may, by
Bylaw, regulate utility management.
3. Definitions:
Administration-the persons appointed as the Administrator for the Municipality pursuant of The
Municipalities Act and supporting Staff Members.
Agent-the professional person contracted by the Ratepayer to connect or disconnect the water utility.
The Ratepayer is ultimately responsible for overseeing the contractor supply the Resort Village with
required information.
Designated Officer-a person appointed by the Municipality Maintenance Staff, or Contracted Personnel.
Local Authority or Municipality-shall mean the Resort Village of Manitou Beach
Owner-the assessed owner of a property for the purposes of taxation whom their names are on title
with the municipality on the Tax Roll.
Curb stop- means the Village's water shut-off valve to the Owners property
Back-flow prevention device- means a device installed to prevent liquids or solids from mixing with
drinking water, whereby one or both becomes or may become contaminated or polluted.
Meter- means any device installed on a water line for the purpose of
measuring the volume of water that passes through it. For the purposes
of this bylaw, meter may also refer to any accessories or appurtenances
attached to a water meter for the purpose of measuring, recording,
reading, or transmitting water use data.
Back-flow prevention device- means a device installed to prevent liquids or solids from mixing
with drinking water, whereby one or both becomes or may become contaminated or polluted
Service connection- means a meter and a back-flow prevention device.
Business day- means any day in which the Village office is open to the public.
4. Ratepayer Responsibility:
i.
It is the responsibility of the Owner to contract with a professional plumber for connections
and disconnections of water meters on private property.
ii.
The Owner or agent for the Owner is responsible for submitting the following information to
the Resort Village of Manitou Beach via email ([email protected]) prior to
connection, and at the time of disconnection. {Photos may be brought into the office to
verify if email is not an option.}
(1) Photos of water meter with legible numbers
(2) Email must verify the Civic Address and the Owner
iii.
The Owner or agent for the Owner shall give 2 business days notice for a request to connect
or disconnect of water utility.
iv.
It is the responsibility of the Owner or Agent to verify with Administration or Designated
Officers that work on private property is complete, so the Municipality can proceed with
turning the water utility curb stop.
v.
Owner or Agents are responsible for storage and proper maintenance of meters when not in
use.
vi.
Owner and Agents are responsible for respectable behaviour towards Municipal Designated
Officers. Any harassment or abuse directed at Municipal Designated Officers or
Administration, by Owner, Agents, or people in Owners party, will cause the Owner to lose
timely service.
5. Municipality Responsibility:
i.
The Designated Officer for the Municipality, within 2 business days notice shall turn on the
water utility curb stop.
ii.
Information listed in 4 ii) must be received, by Administration within 2 business days after
the connection or disconnection is made. Failure to due so will result in fines prescribed in
Section 7. Please note the ultimate responsibility is the Ratepayer to ensure the Agent for
the Ratepayer is submitting information to Administration. Communication failures between
Ratepayer and Agent does not invalidate penalties.
6. Compliance:
i.
Information must be received by Administration within 2 business days of turning on or
off the curb stop. Failure to do so will result in penalties prescribed in Section 7. For
each attempt to retrieve the required information, the Ratepayer will be fined a).
Administration will attempt to retrieve information from Ratepayer at 48-hour intervals,
fines prescribed for each attempt.
ii.
In the same calendar year, if information is not received within 2 business days, the
Ratepayer will be fined b) under Section 7.
iii.
Penalties left unpaid at the end of the calendar year will be added to the tax roll as per
The Municipalities Act, s.369.
7. Penalty:
i.
Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offense and
liable of prescribed penalties:
a.
First Offense: $50.00
b.
Second Offense: $100.00
ii.
Imposition of penalty for violation of this Bylaw does not relive the persons from
complying with this Bylaw.
8. Severability:
i.
If a Court of Law should declare any section of this Bylaw to be invalid, such section or
part shall not be construed as having persuaded or influenced Council to pass the
remainder of the Bylaw and is hereby declared that the remainder of the Bylaw shall
remain in force and in effect.
Mayor
Administrator
Resolution 2022-266
Read a third time and adopted
This 26th day of September 2022.