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Town of Watson
BYLAW NO. 2025 - 03
A BYLAW TO FIX THE 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 THE SEWER.
The Council of the Town of Watson in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
1. This bylaw shall be known as the water and sewer rate bylaw.
2. All persons desiring to receive water and sewer shall apply in form as per
Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw.
3. The Town of Watson may, by bylaw, ration or limit the amount of water
furnished to any and/or all consumers should circumstances deem to warrant such
action.
4. The Council shall cause to be installed in the premises of every person receiving
water service, a meter to be placed upon the service pipe connecting the premises
to the Town Water System.
5. The Town of Watson retains ownership of the Water Meter located within the
property. The homeowner may be charged for willful damage or neglect which
damages the Water Meter.
6. No person other than the Town Administrator or a person authorized by them
shall open, close or interfere with any curb stop, pipe or other waterworks
appliance outside of any premises.
7. No person other than the Town Administrator or a person authorized by them
shall turn water on or off in any premises.
8. Water and sewer services can be discontinued at any time at the discretion of the
Town of Watson or any person authorized by the Town.
9. Each additional living unit in a residential dwelling will be metered separately. Two
or more businesses in one building will be metered separately. If the installation of a
meter is not possible the minimum charge will apply to each business.
10. The Town of Watson will only issue a water and sewer account to the registered
owner. The registered property owner is responsible for the payment of water and
sewer of leased, rented or otherwise occupied properties they own.
11. The Town of Watson will not provide water and sewer services for a client who
already owes arrears from another account or residence within our municipality.
12. 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, custom labor, and arrears, if any, have been paid.
13. In the event of a freeze up of water service pipe between a building and a town
water main, the Town will thaw the pipe without charge.
14. For the purpose of making repairs to the mains or connecting or repairing service
pipes or constructing extensions or new work or any other work, the Town shall
have the right to shut off services as long as it may be necessary to enable the
work to be completed. Whenever feasible the customer shall be notified in
advance.
15. The Town, and its employees shall not be liable for any damages resulting from
the discontinuance of water supply, with or without notice, to any building, boiler,
or factory deriving its supply from the waterworks system.
16. The charges to be paid by the water consumer whose water service has been
turned on and for persons who own or occupy premises drained or that are by
bylaw to be drained into the sewer shall be those set out in Schedule "B" attached,
or as amended from time to time.
17. Persons who own or occupy premises drained or that are by bylaw required to be
drained into the sewer shall pay for such service a rental rate or service charge in
accordance with Schedule "C" attached, or as amended from time to time.
18. Persons who own or occupy premises that require water and sewer services to the
premises shall pay an infrastructure fee in accordance with schedule "D" attached,
or as amended from time to time.
19. Persons who own or occupy residential premises that require water and sewer
services to the premises shall pay a Garbage Collection fee in accordance with
schedule "E" attached, or as amended from time to time.
20. Commercial premises that require water and sewer services to the premises may
pay a Garbage Collection fee in accordance with schedule "E" Attached, or as
amended from time to time.
21. All expenses in connection to unclogging the sewer line from the main line into
any premises shall be borne by the owner of such premises.
22. All expenses in connection to laying the service pipe for water and sewer from the
main line into any premises shall be shared with the property owner and the Town
of Watson, with the cost divide being the property line.
23. All installations or repairs to the water and sewer works shall be done by a
contractor approved by the Town of Watson, in accordance with Schedule 'A"
Form B attached, or as amended from time to time.
24. Accounts for water service and/or sewer service shall cover a period of two
successive months and shall be rendered on or before the first day of the month
following such period. Accounts shall be paid within a period of thirty days from
the date on which such accounts are rendered. If an account is not paid within the
said period of thirty days, the water service may be cut off. When the water
service is so cut off, it shall not be resumed until all arrears have been paid,
together with a fee of $150.00 to cover the expenses of turning off the water and
turning it on again; provided that if the Town is required to turn on the said water
service outside the Town employee's regular working hours, the fee shall be
$200.00.
25. All water and sewer accounts are due and payable when rendered. If the account
shows arrears of thirty days after the billing date a 2% penalty charge shall be
added to the arrears.
26. If an account shows arrears after 30 days from the billing date, the balance may be
transferred to the property tax account at any time after that.
27. In the event a resident will not be occupying their property for several consecutive
months, they will be charged for Infrastructure and Garbage Fees, but the Water
and Sewer portion of the bill will be forgiven. (Snowbird Policy)
28. 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.
29. Bylaw No. 2024 - 04 is hereby repealed.
Read a third time and adopted
This 16 day of April 2025.
_______________________
Mayor
_______________________
Administrator
TOWN OF WATSON
SCHEDULE "A"
TO BYLAW NO. 2025 - 03
APPLICATION FOR THE SUPPLY OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE
Date of Application
______________________
Date Service Required
______________________
Name (Print)
______________________
Mailing Address
______________________
______________________
Civic Address
______________________
Phone/Cell
______________________
Email
______________________
# of people in household
______________________
The undersigned hereby submits application for the supply of water to a building situated on
the above-described location, also for sewer service from such building.
I hereby agree to pay the monthly water and sewer charged within thirty (30) days from the
date of billing. It is understood that if I do not make payment within thirty (30) days from
the date of billing, the service may be disconnected and a charge of one hundred and fifty
dollars ($150.00) may be charged for turning off the water and turning it on again. I further
agree to pay the Town of Watson the bi-monthly water and service charge effective the date
listed on this application as being required.
It is understood that I am responsible for payment for the billing until the date given on the
notice of termination of service.
The Applicant grants permission to the Town of Watson entry to his/her property for the
purpose of reading the water meter, disconnecting or reconnecting water services.
The Applicant grants permission to the Town of Watson to use this information for the
Emergency Measures Contact Information, Santa Claus Day Fundraiser, and SAMA.
_____________________________
___________________________
APPLICANT
WITNESS
Dog/cat License
Fire Pit Permit
TOWN OF WATSON
SCHEDULE "A"
Form B
TO BYLAW NO. 2025 - 03
Water and Sewer Installation
Lot ________________ Block ________________ Plan ______________________
Assessment No. ______________________________________________
Owner: ______________________________________________
Address:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Contractor: ______________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
The above named contractor installing the water and sewer connections hereby, as a
certification of the quality of his work, fully guarantees the installation.
TOWN OF WATSON
SCHEDULE "B"
TO BYLAW 2025 - 03
Bi-Monthly Water Rates
Within Town Limits:
Base Rate - residential and business
19 cubic meters or less
$55.00 Minimum Charge
19.1 to 115 cubic meters
$5.00 per 4 cubic meters
115 cubic meters or more
$1.00 per 4 cubic meters
Outside Town Limits:
19 cubic meters or less
$70.00 Minimum Charge
19.1 to 115 cubic meters
$5.00 per 4 cubic meters
115 cubic meters or more
$1.00 per 4 cubic meters
Bulk Water Sales at WTP - $20.00 per 1100 gallons (4.23 cubic meters)
_____________________________
____________________________
Mayor
Administrator
TOWN OF WATSON
SCHEDULE "C"
TO BYLAW 2025 - 03
Bi-Monthly Sewer Service Rates
Base Rate
Residences
$55.00 Flat Rate
Businesses
89 cubic meters or less
$55.00 Minimum
90 cubic meters or more
$20.00 additional per 45 cubic meters
__________________________
_________________________
Mayor
Administrator
TOWN OF WATSON
SCHEDULE "D"
TO BYLAW 2025 - 03
Infrastructure Fund Fee
Bi-Monthly
Sewer Lift Upgrade Payment
$21.30 Flat Rate
RO System Installation Payment
$28.50 Flat Rate
Well/Water Line Payment
$12.00 Flat Rate
Asset Revitalization Fee
$28.20 Flat Rate
_____________________________
______________________________
Mayor
Administrator
TOWN OF WATSON
SCHEDULE "E"
TO BYLAW 2025 - 03
Garbage Collection Fee
Bi-Monthly
Automated Curbside Garbage Collection
$24.00 Flat Rate
_____________________________
______________________________
Mayor
Administrator