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## CITY OF WEYBURN
## BYLAW NO. 2025-3497
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF WEYBURN RESPECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF WEYBURN AND THE LEVYING OF FEES OR CHARGES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
The Council of the City of Weyburn duly assembled enacts as follows:
## Definitions
For the purposes of this Bylaw, the expressions:
- City means the City of Weyburn;
- b) Council means the Municipal Council of the City of Weyburn;
- c) Customer means a property owner, tenant, occupant or person in charge or control of a premise accepting or using any of the customary services provided or supplied by or in connection with the sewerage system;
- Director of Engineering means the Director of Engineering of the City of Weyburn or anyone acting under their instructions in carrying out the provisions of this Bylaw;
- e) Director of Finance means the Director of Finance of the City of Weyburn or anyone acting under their instructions in carrying out the provisions of this Bylaw;
- Person includes any person, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group owning or occupying any building or place or having the management or supervision or control of any building or place to which this Bylaw applies and includes the owner;
- 9) Premise includes any place connected with or served by the City's Waterworks System for the purposes of taking water therefrom;
- h) Property Line means the dividing line between the street and the lot or parcel to be served with water.
- i) Owner means any person, corporation and partnership who contracts with the City of Weyburn for the supply of water from the City's Waterworks System;
- j) Waterworks System means the whole or any part of the System through which the City conveys water for its own use or that of a consumer.
2. All matters concerning the City's Waterworks System, including design, construction, maintenance and control of same, shall be under the control and management of the Director of Engineering, who is appointed by and subject to the authority and direction of Council.
3. The Director of Engineering shall keep all records of application for water service connections along with full descriptions of all works constructed in connection with the City's Waterworks System. Such records shall be integrated with applications for sewer service connections where both services are requested.
4. The collection of revenue derived from the City's Waterworks System, the payment of all disbursements connected therewith, the supervision of all books, accounts, and other records in connection therewith, shall be under the immediate control and direction of the Director of Finance where all accounts described herein have been certified by the Director of Engineering. Such matters involving collection, payment, and supervision shall be integrated with the records for sewer service connections.
5. The Director of Engineering shall, on or before the fifteenth day of December in each year, present to Council a report on the condition of the City's Waterworks System for the same year, accompanied by such other statements and suggestions as they may deem necessary.
6. All work in connection with the laying and subsequent operation of water mains and water service connections from mains to street or property lines or curb stopcocks, the setting of hydrants, valves, etc., shall be under the sole supervision of the Director of Engineering and shall include all equipment, installation, construction, or other work in connection with the City's Waterworks System. No person shall interfere with such work or subsequent operation of same.
7. All applications for the laying of water service pipes or installation of water service connections shall be made by the owner of the property to be served or by their agent at the office of the Director of Engineering and all applications for the turning on or off of water supply shall be made by the owner or their agent at the office of the Director
8. Regarding installation of new water service connections and cost thereof:
5. No water service connection shall be laid into any premise in the City where the fixtures installed therein concurrently with the laying of City water and sewer service connections are less than one sink and one toilet with the necessary vents, stack, cleanouts, and connections to the City's Waterworks and Sanitary Sewerage Systems.
- b) Subject to Section 8.a) hereof, upon receipt of a written application from the owner of any premise, and subject to City approval, the owner may, at their own expense, themself or through their servants, lay down one sewer and/or one water service connection from the street mains to the property line. The owner shall, before commencing said work, submit plans and specifications thereof to the Director of Engineering and obtain their approval thereof and said work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications so approved and on completion every pipe so laid from the street main to the property line on any premise shall be left exposed in the trench until inspected by the Director of Engineering and when they have approved of same, the water service connection shall be properly covered by the owner.
- C) Subject to Section 8.a) hereof, , upon receipt of a written application from the owner of any premise, and subject to City approval, the owner may, at their own expense, themselves or through their servants, lay the water (and sewer where applicable) service connection from the owner's property line to a point not closer than one meter from the premise foundation; and other than the installation and setting of a water meter which work only the City shall do, the owner shall complete the work from their property line (or street line) to their premise but, in said case, the owner shall, before commencing said work, submit plans and specifications thereof to the Director of Engineering and obtain their approval thereof and said work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications so approved and on completion every pipe so laid inside the property line on any premise shall be left exposed in the trench until inspected by the Director of Engineering and when they have approved of same, the water service connection shall be properly covered by the owner.
8. Extensions of the water service connection on the owner's property may be completed at the owner's expense provided that plans and specifications thereof have first been submitted to and approved by the Director of Engineering with said work being completed by the owner or through their servants, in accordance with Section 8.c) hereof.
- e) In every case where the owner receives approval from the City under this said Section 8 hereof to construct and install a water service connection on the owner's property, there shall be no liability against the City with respect to the construction, repair, maintenance, or replacement to the said service from a date of (30) days after the work has been completed and tested.
- f) For all new water service connections as specified herein; the property owner will be fully responsible for repairing any damages to City infrastructure including but not limited to sidewalk, curbing or asphalt, and all repairs will be at the owner's cost.
2. Regarding responsibility for maintenance or replacement of existing water service connections:
- a) Existing water service connections:
- i) For property within City of Weyburn limits, the City shall be responsible for any maintenance or repair required to the water service connection from the center of the street lines or from the main to a point not closer than one (1) meter from the premise foundation where the cost of such maintenance or repair shall be paid for from a fund established for this purpose as outlined in Section 10.
5. Outside City limits, including the Weyburn Utility Board and the Hamlet of North Weyburn, the City shall be responsible for any repair or maintenance required to the water service connection from the center of the City street lines or from the main to the City street property line where the cost of such maintenance or repair shall be paid for from a fund established for this purpose as outlined in Section 10.
6. ili) For private subdivisions within City of Weyburn limits with internal water distribution systems, the City shall be responsible for any maintenance and repair required to the water service connections from the center of the City street lines or from the main to the external property line of the private subdivision where the cost of such maintenance or repair shall be paid for by the City. This will apply to the following private subdivisions:
| 103 Pine Street | Schneider, Duane |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 890 Hill Avenue | Garven, Paul L and Garven, Deanne L |
| 840 5th Street - Irrigation | Berkley Villas Condominium Corp. |
| 101 - 104 Townsgate Way | Townsgate Condominium Corp. 102024064 |
| 105 - 108 Townsgate Way | Townsgate Condominium Corp. 102024064 |
| 13 - 18 880 5'h Street | Condominium Corp. 101241874 |
| 32 - 39 880 5th Street | Condominium Corp. 101241874 |
| 26 - 31 880 5th Street | Condominium Corp. 101241874 |
| 19 - 25 880 5th Street | Condominium Corp. 101241874 |
| 1 - 6 880 5th Street | Condominium Corp. 101241874 |
| 7 - 12 880 5th Street | Condominium Corp. 101241874 |
| 1 - 7815 5th Street | Condominium Corp. 101217470 |
| 8 - 14815 5th Street | Condominium Corp. 101217470 |
| 14 Fieldstone Drive | Van De Weyer, Anthony John and Leanne Van De Weyer, Margaret |
| 21 Fieldstone Drive | Mantei, Jim and Mantei, Rosanne |
| 13 Fieldstone Drive | Matthews, Karen Katherine |
| 11 Fieldstone Drive | Heebner, Helen Elizabeth |
| 8 Fieldstone Drive | Plonka, Gary and Plonka, Grace |
| 12 Fieldstone Drive | Hein, David and Hein, Cherise |
| 9 Fieldstone Drive | Haupstein, Nivay |
| 7 Fieldstone Drive | Barsness, Jeffrey and Barsness, Carolyn |
| 16 Fieldstone Drive | Van Stavern, Elisabeth |
| 2 Fieldstone Drive | Arndt, Troy and Arndt, Connie |
| 4 Fieldstone Drive | Paszkiewicz, Marius |
| 10 Fieldstone Drive | Gaab, Dorothy |
| 18 Fieldstone Drive | Riviere, Yvette |
| 603 Brownlee Street | McEachen, Sarah |
| 106 181 Avenue SW | Lane Realty Corp. Weyburn Trailer Court |
| 106 1s Avenue SW | | Lane Realty Corp. Weyburn Trailer Court |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
- iv) The owner shall be responsible for the cost of any maintenance or replacement of any water service connection from the center of the City street lines or from the main to a point not closer than one meter from the premise foundation on the owner's property, that is used for fire suppression and will not be covered by the Water and Sewer Service Connection Fund. This will apply to the following properties:
| Assiniboia Park Elementary | South East Cornerstone School Division No. 209 |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Main Tracks Café | Kaur, Harwinder Singh |
| 704 5th Street North | Sun Country Health Region |
| 201 1st Avenue North | SCHR, Weyburn General Hospital |
| 325 Queen Street | Fido's Doggy Daycare and Training Centre Inc. |
| 206 Hill Avenue | Chris Moser Real Estate Professional Corp |
| 18 Souris Avenue West | Sask Property Management Corp. |
| 1 Government Road North | Barber Motors (1963) Ltd. |
| 467 fth Street North | Saskatchewan Housing Corp. c/o Weyburn Housing Authority |
| 221 Coteau Avenue | Weyburn Credit Union Ltd. |
| 207 Railway Avenue | 101205567 Saskatchewan Ltd. Royal Hotel |
| 215 2nd Street North | Prairie Sky Cooperative Association Ltd. |
| 110 Souris Avenue | Weyburn Mall Ltd |
| 110 Souris Avenue | FHC Enterprises Ltd. (Below 10) |
| 127 151 Street NE | Dollarama LP |
| St. Michael's School | Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate Schoo Division No. 140 |
| 1135 Park Avenue | OHG Farms Ltd. Crocus Plains Villa |
| 54 Queen Street | Riverview Developments |
| 1770 East Avenue | Nexans Inc. |
| 420 8' Avenue South | OHG Farms Ltd. Parkway Lodge |
| 117 3r Street NE | Mertz (MJ) Holdings Inc. |
| 356 6t* Avenue South | Hiltop Manor |
| 115 Souris Avenue | Loblaws Inc. Store #6760 c/o Energy Profiles Ltd |
| 1000 Sims Avenue | Wal-Mart |
| 1240 Sims Avenue | Canadian Tire c/o Brendan Burns |
| Tatagwa View | Sun Country Regional Health Authority |
| 104 5% Street NE | Autumn Ridge Condo Association #101064166 |
| Psyche Centre | Sun Country Health Region |
| 60 Queen Street | Parrish & Heimbecker Limited |
| Maintenance Building 424 10th Avenue SE | Sun Country Health Region Cedar And Vine Ltd. |
| 122 Government Road NE | Weyburn Signature Estates |
| 445 Government Road NW | Sunset Estates |
| 206 Hill Avenue | Chris Moser Real Estate Professional Corp. |
| 75 Souris Avenue | Cityview Premier Estates |
| 1860 15 Avenue NE | Color My World Child Care Inc. |
| 35 Riverview Drive 344 2nd Avenue NW | Geno's Pizza Holding Ltd. annerman Painte LEd |
| | ondominium Corp. 10121046 |
| 505 Bannerman Street | |
| 53 Government Road | J.H.G. Enterprises Ltd. Weyburn Circle 6 Motel Inc. SaskPower |
| 140 Sims Avenue 1665 Ebel Road | |
| 820 5th Street | 820 5'h Street Condominium Corp. |
| 845 5th Street | 3XG Holdings Ltd. |
| 215 1st Street | Kasson Manor Condo Cor. |
| 825 5in Street | Owners Condo Corp. Association 101253850 |
| Weyburn Comprehensive High School | South East Cornerstone School Division No. 209 |
| 88 Grace Street | Masterbuilt Weyburn Lodging Ltd |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 71 Riverwood Drive | Riverwood Development Corp |
| 1-433 4th Street | Van Bee Holdings Ltd. |
| 88A Grace Street | Leicester Family Restaurant and Lounge |
| Legacy Park School | South East Cornerstone School Division No. 209 |
| Co-op Home Centre | Prairie Sky Co-operative Association Ltd |
- The owner shall be responsible for the cost of any replacement required to the water service connection (when water or sanitary are upgraded to a larger size or as a result of property redevelopment)from the street mains to the property line of the premise affected with said work being completed by the owner or through their servants, in accordance with Section 8.c) hereof.
- c) The owner shall be responsible for the cost of any replacement required to the water service connection (when water or sanitary are upgraded to a larger size or as a result of property redevelopment) located in or on their property where said work being completed by the owner or through their servants, in accordance with Section 8.c) hereof.
- The City shall be responsible for the cost of any replacement required to the water service connection (of the same size or old lead services) from the center of the street or from the main to a point not closer than one (1) meter from the premise foundation where the cost of such replacement shall be paid for from a fund established for this purpose as outlined in Section 10.
10. Regarding the Water and Sewer Service Connection Fund:
- Where the City constructs work under Sections 9.a) and 9.d) hereof, the cost for this work shall be paid out of the Water and Sewer Service Connection Fund for water services up to and including fifty50) millimeters, excluding all fire suppression lines
- b) This fund shall cover the following costs:
- i) All repairs and renewals as specified herein; Should the owner place any private infrastructure (including but not limited; structures, obstacles, trees and/or walkways) over the sanitary sewer line that does not allow an open trench repair, the home owner will be fully responsible for the boring or alternative repair costs, or for the removal and replacement of said structure at the owner's cost..
- All plugged sanitary sewers up to once per year per service unless it can be shown that the plugged sewer resulted from the owner's negligence, in which case the owner shall be responsible for the costs.
- iii) For removing any trees in the boulevard (if required) that are ar obstruction to the repair or replacement of the water or sanitary service
- iv) For backfilling and initial leveling of excavations related to the water or sanitary service repair or replacement. Any settlement and corrective action required because of settlement on the owner's property shall be the owner's responsibility.
- v) In every case where the City shall under this said Section 9 and 10 hereof repair, maintain or replace a water service connection on the owner's property, there shall be no liability against the City with respect to the construction, repair, maintenance, or replacement to the said service from a date of 30 days after the work has been completed and tested.
- vi) Only to sanitary service connections that are connected to the City mains. All other systems are the responsibility of the owner.
- The owner shall be responsible for rectifying (at the owner's expense) all above
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ground infrastructure, including final landscaping, on the owner's property, and including driveway aprons between the City sidewalk and curb that have been disturbed during the repair or renewal of a water and/or sewer service connection completed under the connection fund.
- d) The Water and Sewer Service Connection Fund shall be funded by a monthly levy charged to every water service connection based on the size of the service as set out in Schedule "A".
- a) All water service connections from water mains shall be placed at a depth of not less than two and one-half meters below the surface of the earth at all points between the main and the inside of the foundation wall of the building into which the water service connection is introduced and where they cross or are near other excavations they shall be properly protected against settlement or frost to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering.
3. All water service pipe, works, and connections must be done in accordance with plans and specifications approved of by the Director of Engineering, whether said work be within private property or not and whether the work is an extension of a present service or otherwise.
12. Every water service connection supplied under the provisions of this Bylaw shall be of a size approved by the Director of Engineering and shall be located as directed by them. The Director of Engineering may, upon request of the owner, supply a larger water service connection than in their opinion is necessary upon the owner agreeing to pay the difference, if any, in cost.
13. Material used by any owner in the construction of a water service connection shall correspond in all particulars with that approved and used by the City.
14. No water and/or plumbing fixtures shall be installed, altered, or substituted other than in accordance with the requirements set out in the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK).
15. Each owner shall keep the water service connection, stop and waste cock, and other fixtures on their own premises and between such premises and the street line, in good order and repair and protected from frost at their own risk and expense.
16. Further to Section 15 hereof, each owner of premises supplied with a water service connection shall keep their service pipes, stop and waste cock, and other fixtures on their own premises from the curb stopcock in good order and repair and shall protect same from frost or other injury at their own risk and expense and the Director of Engineering shall have the right at all reasonable times and hours to enter upon any premises so supplied for the purpose of inspecting same and may, after reasonable notice to the owner to repair, protect, or replace any part of said private service or the fixtures in connection therewith, shut off the supply of water and no water shall be again turned on or used from said service until the repairs or alterations so required have been made to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering and the payment of the sum as listed in Schedule "A" attached hereto for turning on the water.
17. Whenever any building or premise supplied with City water is vacated, the stopcock on the inside of the wall of the building shall be turned off by the party leaving who shall also give proper written notice to the Director of Finance of its intention to vacate or by the owner and in case the said water service connection and fixtures are not properly protected, the Director of Engineering may cut off the supply of City water therefrom without notice and collect expenses incurred from the owner where such amount to be collected shall be incorporated into the first account for supply of City water that shall become due thereafter against the said building or premise.
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- a. Where an old water service connection is to be abandoned due to demolition or removal of a building connected to the water system of the City, the owner of the property or their agent shall apply to the Director of Engineering and upon approval of said application to disconnect, may complete the work themselves or by their servants at the owner's cost.
- b. In all cases the renewal of service shall include disconnecting the abandoned water service at the main.
19. The standard size of all private water service connections from street main to curb stopcock shall be nineteen millimeter diameter material as specified by the Director of Engineering, with proper brass fittings of which the Director of Engineering shall also approve.
20. The City shall place on each water service connection a brass (or other material so approved by the Director of Engineering) curb stopcock at or near the street or property line for the purpose of controlling the water supply from City water mains.
5. Every water service connection shall be provided with a brass cut-off or a stop and waste cock by the owner of a pattern to be approved by the Director of Engineering and shall be placed immediately inside the outer wall of the premise for use by the owner or occupant of the premise in case of leaky or defective pipes or fixtures or when premises are vacated.
22. The turncock which controls the water service shall not be used by any person except the Director of Engineering or any person authorized by them. Whenever a water supply has been turned off for non-payment of water usage rates, or for purposes of repair or construction, or for any other purpose, no person shall turn it on again who is not duly authorized to do so.
23. There shall be placed over the water curb stopcock by the City a metallic stopcock box of approved pattern. The top of the cover of the box shall be placed at the grade of the sidewalk of the street or at such grade as the Director of Engineering may direct.
24. The main tap or corporation stopcock shall be of heavy brass, properly threaded, with cock for cutting off water at the water main. The Director of Engineering shall determine the size of tap to be inserted in the water main under the application and permit and also the position in the street in which any water service connection is to be laid. The standard tap shall not exceed twenty-five millimeters in diameter.
25. No person shall draw water from the City Waterworks System otherwise than as provided for in this Bylaw unless they have first obtained permission to do so from the Director of Engineering.
26. Water shall not be turned on so as to introduce it into private premises until the applicant therefore signs an application and agreement in the form prescribed by the City for that purpose nor until all work has been completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering except in case of urgent necessity when the water service connection may be turned on temporarily if considered advisable by the Director of Engineering.
27. In case of making repairs to street mains, or in connecting or repairing service connections, or in constructing new work, the City shall have the right to shut off the water service connection from any consumer, without notice, and keep it shut off for as long as may be necessary.
28. The City or its employees shall not be liable for any damages resulting from the sudden shutting off of the water supply from any premise, building boiler, or manufactory deriving it's supply from the City's Waterworks System either with or without notice, however, it shall be the City's intention where practicable that reasonable notice of such shutting off of water service be given to consumers.
29. The Director of Engineering and any duly appointed officer or employee of the City shall be allowed at all reasonable times and hours to enter and inspect the meters,
service pipes, taps, baths, water closets, and other apparatuses for the supply of water and the plumbing in all premises and to ascertain the quantity of water used and the manner of its use and, in the case of fraudulent representation on the part of any water taker or unnecessary waste of water, all previous payments on account of water rates shall be forfeited and the water supply cut off.
30. The Director of Engineering, Public Health Inspector, Chief of Police, and other members of the City Police Force or any person specially appointed by Council for the purpose of this Bylaw shall be ex-officio possessed of all the powers of Constables as provided for by Statute or Bylaw.
31. All water supplied from the City's Waterworks System shall be measured by meters, supplied, installed, and owned by the City except in case of services authorized under this Bylaw or by Council. Meters plus remote readout monitors shall be set by the City without charge to the owner except the cost of protecting the same from frost.
32. Where meters have been supplied under the provisions of this Bylaw, the property owner shall be responsible for the destruction or injury of same and their connections by fire, frost, hot water, or otherwise. Where any meter or its connections is destroyed or injured, the cost of replacing and putting same in proper order and condition shall be payable by the owner upon demand by the City. Where the Director of Engineering considers any meter insufficiently protected from frost or hot water, they may cut off the City's water supply if, after reasonable notice in writing to the owner or their agent specifying the damage to said meter, said danger has not been removed.
33. The water may be shut off from the premises of any owner or consumer infringing on any of the provisions of this Bylaw or any amendments thereto and the water shall not be turned on again until they have paid the penalty for such infringement and the sum as set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto for turning on the water.
34. The property owner shall see that all leakage is drained to a catch basin to prevent damage from the spilling of water when the water meter is being installed, repaired, or exchanged.
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- a. Every owner, tenant or occupant shall supply every facility for the introduction of water meters and the remote readout monitor and shall protect them from frost and other damage when placed upon their premises by the City and shall at all times at their own expense provide ready and easy means of access to said meters so that they may be frequently examined and read by the Director of Engineering or other authorized agent of the City and shall at all times properly and efficiently protect the water service connection and fixtures upon their own premises leading to or connected with said meter from frost or other injury so that the meter shall not be injured thereby.
- b. Every owner shall supply every new facility with a remote readout monitor on the front exterior wall facing the street or at a location as approved by the Director of Engineering and shall at all times at their own expense provide ready and easy means of access so that it may be frequently examined and read by the Director of Engineering or other authorized agent of the City.
- C. Every owner, tenant or occupant of an existing facility shall permit the City, at the City's expense, to relocate the remote readout monitor so as to face the street or to a location as approved by the Director of Engineering and shall after relocation at all times at their own expense provide ready and easy means of access so that it may be frequently examined and read by the Director of Engineering or other authorized agent of the City.
36. If and when from any cause a meter fails to register correctly for any portion of the preceding month, the amount of water consumption for such month shall be taken to be either the same as that of the next previous month in which the meter has registered or the same as that of the corresponding month in the next preceding year unless some other method of computation is, in the opinion of the Director of
Engineering, more equitable under the circumstances.
37. The Director of Engineering may, with or without any request from any owner and shall upon request from any owner or occupant, remove any meter placed under the provisions of this Bylaw that is suspected of not correctly measuring the quantity of water delivered through same and have the same tested. If the meter is found to register within three percent over or three percent under the actual quantity, it shall be deemed to be correct. If, however, the meter is found to register a greater or lesser amount than said percentages, the Director of Engineering shall notify the Director of Finance to add or deduct from the amount as registered by the said meter such sum that the balance shall properly represent the water delivered through the said meter during the preceding month. Any owner or applicant requesting the testing of their meter shall, along with the said application, deposit an amount as set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto with the Director of Finance to cover the cost of said test, which cost shall be refunded to them if the meter shows an excess in measurement of three percent; otherwise the said deposit shall be retained
38. Where a meter larger than twenty-five millimeters in diameter is installed on a water service connection, a valve must be placed on the delivery side not more than thirtyone centimeters away from the meter. This valve shall be in addition to the valve on the inlet side of the meter and must be installed at the owner's expense.
39. In case of a double house or duplex fronting on any street to be supplied with water, a separate water service connection to each dwelling from the street line and controlled by a separate stopcock shall be required.
40. No two premises supplied with water from the City's Waterworks System shall be dependent upon one water service connection on the property side of the street line, but each separate and distinct premise shall be supplied with a separate pipe and provided with proper curb stopcocks. No branch or branch service pipe shall be taken from that part of the water service connection that lies between the curb stopcock and the water meter.
41. Further to Section 40, no branch water pipe or branch water service connection shall be taken from that part of the water service connection between the curb stopcock and the stop and waste cock, but all such branches shall be taken from within the premise beyond the stop and waste cock and beyond the water meter.
42. In the case where it becomes advisable and necessary to supply water to a number of separate or detached buildings from faucet, garden hydrant, hose bib, or other hose attachment affixed to or properly belonging to only one of the said buildings, a meter shall be supplied and installed by the City, but the owner of the property on which the attachment is made must protect both meter and attachment in such manner as the Director of Engineering considers necessary and the account for all water passing through the meter shall be charged against the owner.
43. The Director of Engineering may, upon the request of the owner and at their cost, install a fire service connection and no charge shall be made for City water supplied through same. Any owner or occupant who uses or permits said fire service connection to be used for any other purpose than that for which it is installed shall be guilty of a breach of this Bylaw.
44. Where any water service installed under the provisions of this Bylaw includes the supply of water for hot water boilers, the owner or consumer shall provide and attach either a suitable safety valve, vacuum valve, or reducing valve, or some other device approved by the Director of Engineering, to prevent damage to their property as the result of lack of pressure or the water being shut off from the street or where fire pressure is applied to the mains. The owner shall also install a system having a check valve in order to prevent steam or hot water being forced backward through the water meter. If the owner fails to provide the necessary check valve which results in damage to City property, the owner shall be responsible for the costs of repairs.
45. Any person who permits water, supplied under the provisions of this Bylaw, to run to waste either for the purpose of preventing the same from freezing in the pipes or to be
used as a coolant in an open cooling system or for any other reason, shall be guilty of a breach of this Bylaw.
46. Any person who conveys, sells, disposes of or gives away, or permits water to be carried or taken away, or uses it or supplies it for the use or benefit of others contrary to or in violation of the provisions of this Bylaw, shall be guilty of a breach of same.
47. No person or persons except the Director of Engineering or those acting with their permission or under the direction of Council or members of the City Fire Department in the event of fire shall open, close, or interfere with any hydrant, gate valve, or any other valve connected with the City Waterworks System.
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- a. Where water is supplied by the City's Waterworks System in volumes which in the opinion of the Director of Engineering are highly variable, the owner or occupier of any premise shall take such steps as are required by the Director of Engineering to equalize the supply from the City's Waterworks System.
- b. Such supply equalization equipment shall be maintained continuously by the owner or occupier of such premise in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Engineering.
49. The City shall have the right to limit the amount of water furnished to any consumer should circumstances seem to warrant such action, although no limit may be stated in the application or permit for such use or the Director of Engineering may entirely shut off the use for any manufacturing purpose at any time by giving reasonable notice to the consumer of such intended action.
50. Owners or occupants of property outside the corporate limits of the City who desire to be connected to the City Waterworks System may apply to Council for a connection with the City Waterworks System. Where the application of such person is granted, such person shall be charged a water service charge at such rate as may be determined by Council.
51. No person shall, in any way, interfere with any stopcock, pipe or other waterworks appliance outside their own premises, nor shall they, in any way, interfere with any meter whether inside or outside their premise.
52. No person shall obstruct the access to any fire hydrant by placing around, thereon, or within seven and six-tenths meters thereof any stone, brick, lumber, dirt, rubbish, or other material or willfully or carelessly injure same, or fill up or cover over any curb stopcock box, or in any way tamper with or injure same.
53. Any person interfering with any portion of the City Waterworks System shall be guilty of a breach of this Bylaw.
54. No unauthorized person shall knowingly have and keep in their possession or under their control any curb stopcock key, valve key, or fire hydrant wrench of the City Waterworks System and no person shall, without permission from the Director of Engineering, make, construct, buy, sell or in any way dispose of to any person any such curb stopcock key, valve key, or hydrant key or wrench.
55. All water service connections (including service connections not covered under the Water and Sewer Service Connection Fund and where premises are vacant) which become frozen during use shall be thawed upon application to the Director of Engineering and the actual cost of thawing out such service line or connection shall be paid by the owner.
56. The rates for various water services shall be as set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto.
57. The accounts for such rates and services shall be made out and sent monthly or at such other intervals as may be determined from time to time by Resolution of Council and shall be due and payable at the office of the Director of Finance when rendered.
Where accounts are not paid within fifteen days from the date on which the said accounts are rendered, the Director of Engineering may disconnect the water service connection and the water shall not be again turned on until the arrears have been paid, together with an additional charge as set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto for re-connection.
58. All water service rates hereby established constitute a lien on real property and may be collected in any manner provided by law from the owner if not paid by a tenant or occupant.
59. An additional charge or penalty as set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto shall be made on all water service rates and charges unpaid on and after the last day of the month in which they become due.
60. Any person or persons guilty of an infraction of this Bylaw shall be liable to the penalties imposed by the City of Weyburn General Penalty Bylaw No. 2005-3051.
61. The provisions and regulations embodied in this Bylaw shall be a part of the Contract with every person who uses water supplied by the City.
62. Any person or persons guilty of an infraction of this Bylaw shall be liable to the penalties imposed by City of Weyburn General Penalty Bylaw No. 2005-3051, and to such further fine, order, or penalty as the convicting Magistrate may impose under Section 338 of the Cities Act, or as the same may from time to time be amended.
63. A decision of a court that one or more of the provisions of this Bylaw are invalid in whole or in part shall not affect the validity, effectiveness or enforceability of the other provisions or parts of the provisions of this Bylaw.
64. That Bylaw No. 2024-3485 of the City of Weyburn is hereby repealed.
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May
CITY CLERK
MAYOR
READ a first time this 28th day of April, A.D., 2025. READ a second time this 12th day of May, A.D., 2025. READ a third time this 12th day of May, A.D., 2025 and passed.
## ITEM NO.
## CITY OF WEYBURN SCHEDULE "A" TO BYLAW 2025-3497
## SERVICE
## RATE, FEE OR CHARGE
| | Water Rates | | | |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|
| | | Jan. 1, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2026 | Jan. 1, 2027 |
| | a) Per Cubic Meter - City of Weyburn Rates | $1.40 | $1.50 | $1.60 |
| | Per Cubic Meter - Rural Customer Usage Rates = 1.75 x City of Weyburn Rates | $2.45 | $2.625 | $2.80 |
| | b) Service Charge rates per month where the Jan. 1, following meters are installed: | 2025 | Jan. 1, 2026 | Jan. 1, 2027 |
| | METER SIZE | | | |
| | 15 millimeter | $21.00 | $22.00 | $23.00 |
| | 19 millimeter | $21.50 | $22.00 | $23.00 |
| | 25 millimeter | $24.00 | $25.00 | $26.00 |
| | 38 millimeter | $38.00 | $39.00 | $40.00 |
| | 50 millimeter | $59.00 | $60.00 | $61.00 |
| | 75 millimeter | $125.00 | $126.00 | $127.00 |
| | 100 millimeter | $155.00 $156.00 | | $157.00 |
| | Rural Customer Service Charge Rates = 1.00 x Weyburn Rates | | | |
| | c) For service reconnection as a result of repairs to fixtures on premises at consumer's request. | | $70.00 | |
| | d) For service reconnection as a result of disconnection for non-payment or bylaw infraction. | | $70.00 | |
| | e) Deposit for removal and testing of water meters up to 25 mm in size. | | $150.00 | |
| | f) Testing water meters larger than 25 mm will be at cost. | | | |
| | g) Refundable reposit for consumers who are not proprietors of buildings for which water is to be supplied. This amount shall be retained as a guarantee during the term of services and refunded on payment of final account. : | | | |
| | Residential Properties | | $250.00 | |
| | Commercial Properties | | $300.00 | |
| | h) Meter removal at request of owner and services disconnected. i) Connection fee for all new connections except | | $70.00 $20.00 | |
| | j) Connection Fee for rural additions to City of Weyburn treated water supply: : | | | |
| | Residential Commercial | | $10,000.00 | |
| | | | $25,000.00 | |
| 2. | a) An additional charge or penalty may be made on all water rates and other charges unpaid thirty (30) days following the date of the invoice. | | 15% per month compounded (19.56% annually) | |
- b) Where an outstanding account is deemed to be uncollectible, an administrative charge may be added to the total to offset legal costs, fees and charges be a collection agency and/or municipal costs associated with subsequent collection procedures.
## 3. Water and Sewer Connection Fund
$150.00
| | 2025 | 2026 | Jan. 1, Jan. 1, Jan. 1, 2027 |
|----------------------|--------|--------|--------------------------------|
| 25 mm (5/8 - 1 inch) | $10.00 | $10.50 | $11.00 |
| 38 mm (1 ½ inch) | $11.45 | $11.95 | $12.45 |
| 0 mm (2 incl | $18.40 | $18.90 | $19.40 |
| 5 mm (3 inch | $26.80 | $27.30 | $27.80 |
| 100 mm (4 inch) | $35.10 | $35.60 | $36.10 |
| 125mm (5 inch) | $43.40 | $43.90 | $44.40 |
| 150mm (6 inch) | $52.80 | $53.30 | $53.80 |
4. Monthly Infrastructure Fee
(applicable to all City water service connections)
$10.00