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## Bylaw No. 1206/25
## A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF NIPAWIN 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 CHARGE FOR THE USE OF SEWER FACILITIES
WHEREAS the Council may regulate the distribution and use of water in the Municipality and may fix the price for the use thereof and the times of payments; and
WHEREAS it is deemed necessary that the properties or premises drained or required by bylaw to be drained into the sanitary sewer system shall be charged a reasonable rent or service charge for the use of the said sewer;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Nipawin in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
- All persons desiring to be supplied with water and sewer service from the Municipality's utility system shall make application to the officials of the Municipality. Each application shall be accompanied by a meter deposit for each meter. The meter deposit shall be as included in the Utility Department Fee schedule, attached to and forming part of this bylaw as Schedule "1".
2. The municipality may by bylaw ration or limit the amount of water furnished to any and/or all consumers should circumstances deem to warrant such action.
3. If the water supply is shut off from the premises of a 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.
- Water meters shall be read monthly or as determined from time to time by resolution of Council.
- The charges to be paid by the consumer whose water and sewer service has been turned on shall be those set forth in Schedule "A" hereto, or as amended from time to time; provided, however that the minimum shall be payable in every case whether or not any water is consumed.
6. Persons who:
- i) own or occupy premises that are on a private water system, and are drained into the municipal sanitary sewer system; or
- ii) own or occupy premises that are on the municipal water system, and are drained into a private sewer system;
shall pay for such services a rental rate or service charge in accordance with Schedule "B" hereto, as amended from time to time. Properties that currently do not have a Town water and/or sewer service connection to the property line will be charged a rate as per Schedule "B", as amended from time to time. Schedule "B" shall only be applicable to those properties that are subject to high ground water levels, as determined by Council.
7. Accounts for water service and/or sewer service shall cover a period of one (1) month or as determined from time to time by resolution of Council and shall be rendered on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month next following such period. Accounts shall be paid within a period of thirty (30) days from the date on which such accounts are billed. If an account is not paid within the said period of thirty (30) days, the water service may be cut off.
2. If a work order is issued by the Town to disconnect a service for non-payment of account, a reinstatement fee as included in the Utility Department Fee Schedule, included as Schedule "1" as part of this bylaw, shall be added to the account and shall be payable by the consumer.
3. 7.2 Unpaid utility accounts for service provided to a property may be added to and form part of the taxes on the property for which the utility service was provided, in accordance with The Municipalities Act.
4. 7.3 property. Section 7.2 shall apply equally to charges incurred by an owner or occupant of
5. Effective April 1, 2026, all residential utility accounts shall be maintained in the name of the property owner at all times.
6. 8.1 Tenants or occupants shall not be permitted to have utility accounts established in their name for residential purposes.
7. Bylaw No. 1193/25 is hereby repealed.
10. The rates, charges, tolls or rents contained in this bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the day of approval being issued by the Local Government Committee.
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Marlon Zacharias Mayor
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Maria Freemantle Acting Chief Administrative Officer
Read a third time and finally adopted this 24 day of November, A.D., 2025.
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## Bylaw No. 1206/25 - Schedule "1"
## UTILITY DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE
ITEM
FEE
Utility:
1. Meter deposit
- Re-instatement
Summer:
Winter:
- Water turn-on / Transfer Fee
- Waterline thaw
5. Meter replacement
- Temporary water turn-on
* Summer:
** Winter:
* Summer:
** Winter:
9. Equipment Rental Rates
- Dewatering Equipment
- After Hours call-out charge
10. Custom Work Rate for Labour
$200.00
$100.00
$200.00
$50.00
$200.00
$300.00 after hours
$300.00
Residential
$50.00
$100.00
Commercial/Multi-Family
$150.00
$200.00
$1,200.00
$150.00
As per current government Equipment Rate Listing
$70.00
* Summer: April 1st to September 30th
**Winter: October 1st to March 31st
## SCHEDULE "A" TO BYLAW NO. 1206/25
## MONTHLY WATER CONSUMPTION RATES
## ALL USERS WITH WATER & SEWER SERVICE
| CONSUMPTION | | Rate |
|--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Minimum | 3,000 gals. | $51.96 |
| Overage | 3,001 - 33,000 (both inclusive) | $13.31 per 1,000 gals |
| | 33,001 and over | $10.62 per 1,000 gals |
| Infrastructure Fee | | $40.00 per month |
## SPECIAL RATE
| The charge for water sold in bulk quantities shall be subject to a rate per 1000 gallons as follows: | The charge for water sold in bulk quantities shall be subject to a rate per 1000 gallons as follows: |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | $37.94 |
## III COIN-OPERATED METERS
| The charge for water sold at coin-operated meters shall be subject to the following rates and gallons: | The charge for water sold at coin-operated meters shall be subject to the following rates and gallons: | The charge for water sold at coin-operated meters shall be subject to the following rates and gallons: |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | 100 gallons | $6.00 |
## IV FLAT RATE
| Senior Citizens semi-detached units shall be subject to the following flat rates: | Senior Citizens semi-detached units shall be subject to the following flat rates: | Senior Citizens semi-detached units shall be subject to the following flat rates: |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | Includes Infrastructure Fee of $40.00 | $91.96 |
## SCHEDULE "B" TO BYLAW NO. 1206/25
## MONTHLY SEWER RENTAL RATES
## I. FOR USERS OF SEWER SERVICE ONLY
| DATE | | MONTHLY RATE |
|--------|------------------------------------|----------------|
| | Includes $40.00 Infrastructure Fee | $65.98 |
## MONTHLY WATER RENTAL RATES
## FOR USERS OF WATER SERVICE ONLY
| DATE | CONSUMPTION | CONSUMPTION | RATES | |
|--------|---------------|---------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------|
| | Minimum | 3,000 gals | $74.20 | Includes $40 Infrastructure Fee |
| | Overage | 3,001 - 33,000 (both inclusive) | $8.62 | per 1,000 gals. |
| | | 33,001 and over | $6.93 | per 1,000 gals |