By-Law 03-2006 A By-Law To Enact Rules And Regulations For The Operation Of A Water Supply System, Water Works Distribution System, Wastewater Collection System And A Wastewater Treatment System In The Town Of Prescott And The Establishment Of Rates For Water And Wastewater Services Related To The Operation Of The Systems.
WHEREAS The Corporation of the Town of Prescott has constructed, operates, and maintains a water supply system and water works distribution system and wastewater collection system and a wastewater treatment system.
AND WHEREAS Council of the Town of Prescott deems it expedient to make certain rules and regulations for the operation of said system and to establish water and waste water rates and charges.
THEREFORE, the Council for The Corporation of the Town of Prescott hereby enacts as follows:
PART I – Definitions:
In this By-Law
1. “Town” means The Corporation of the Town of Prescott,
2. “Department shall mean Department of Public Works.
3. “Director” shall mean Director/Superintendent of Public Works or his designate,
4. “Premises” means any house, building, lot or part of lot or both, in, through or past which a water and waste water service pipe runs,
5. “Remote Meter Reading System” means a device installed at a separate location from the water meter and used to record the consumption reading of the meter,
6. “Road Allowance” means land dedicated to The Corporation of the Town of Prescott or to the Province of Ontario for a public highway,
7. “Street Line” means a boundary of a property adjoining the road allowance,
8. “Temporary Water Supply Connection” means a water supply pipe which is installed for a specific short term purpose,
9. “User” means as the context requires, the applicant for water supply, the owner or occupant of or the person to whom invoices are sent for water supplied to a premise,
10. “Water” means potable water that is fit for human consumption.
11. “Water Meter” means the water meter supplied by the Town either at the cost of the user or the Town,
12. “Water Service Connection” means that part of the water service pipe from the municipal water main to the street line including the shut off valve at the street line, which supplies water to any premises in the Town,
13. “Water Service Pipe” means the water pipes which conduct water from water service connections to water meters,
14. “Water Works Distribution System” means the water mains and appurtenances, the works and the equipment under the jurisdiction of the Town for the supply and distribution of water or any part of such system,
15. Customer” means the owner, tenant or occupant of premises to which water is supplied by the Town,
16. “Sewer Services” means waste water pipes which connect premises to the Town’s waste water collection system,
17. “Private Main” means a water main located on private property,
18. “Waste Water Collection System” means the sanitary sewer mains and service laterals from the sewer mains to the street line.
PART II – Administration:
(1) The administration of the water supply system, the water works distribution system, the wastewater collection system and the wastewater treatment system shall be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Works of the Town but may be delegated to such other entities as Council may from time to time direct.
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(2) The administration of the water works and waste water, accounting, servicing and meter reading shall be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Works of the Town but may be delegated to such other entities as Council may from time to time direct.
PART III – Water and Waste Water Rates and Charges:
1. Before the initial supply of water, any subsequent reconnection to, or the initial installation of a sewer service for any premises in the Town, the customer shall make application for same and the customer shall be governed by the requirements of this By-law.
2. The water consumed on all premises in the Town shall be charged for as indicated by the meter for each respective property at rates, including the base monthly charges, as shown in Schedule A to this By-law. Wastewater charges for all premises in the Town shall be charged for based on the quantity of water consumed as indicated by the meter for each respective property at rates, including the base monthly charges, as shown in Schedule A to this By-law.
3. When the customer does not have or is unable to provide a satisfactory established credit history that directly relates to utility services (electrical, water and sewer services) from their previous residence/location, a deposit will be required as set out in Schedule A of this By-Law.
4. Water meters may be read and accounts rendered monthly, bi-monthly, or on any other basis at the discretion of the Town. The Town may serve bills upon the customer, by delivery or mail, either at the address supplied by the customer, or bills shall be deemed to be served upon said customer, if they are delivered or sent by mail to the premises supplied with water.
5. When an account is not paid by the due date on the bill, a late payment charge shown in Schedule A of this By-law will be assessed to the account and an overdue notice will be sent by mail reminding the customer of the outstanding account.
6. Should the account remain unpaid, thirty (30) days after the overdue notice is mailed the Director may deliver, or cause to be delivered, a notice of disconnection to the premises supplied or the address supplied by the customer, advising the customer that unless payment is received within 48 hours, service will be disconnected.
7. When it has been necessary for a notice of disconnection to be delivered as set out in section 5 of this Part of this By-law, a collection charge shall be applied to the outstanding account. Where two (2) consecutive bills have resulted in the need for such notice of disconnection to be delivered as described herein and then a collection charge shall be applied for each occurrence. The rates for collection charges are shown in Schedule A of this By-law.
8. If a customer omits, neglects or refuses to pay any bill rendered, whether for water service pipes, service charges or any other monies to which the Town may be entitled in respect of the water service to such premises, the Town may, at its discretion, shut off or reduce the flow of water to the premises and in addition to the amount owing and unpaid, a disconnection charge as shown in Schedule A of this By-law, will be levied against the delinquent account. Such charges and amounts owing by any customer who is not the property owner, shall be first recovered by use of any existing deposit on the account. Such charges and amount owning are a lien and charge upon the property as a tax.
9. Where it has been necessary to discontinue service as a result of non-payment, a reconnection charge as shown in Schedule A of this By-law will be levied against the delinquent account, in addition to the applicable collection charge.
10. At the time of a change of ownership of the premises, an administrative charge as shown in Schedule “A” of this By-law will be levied by the Town to the new customer to cover the cost of administration work and the said charge will be included on the first billing to the new customer.
11. When the customer requests a temporary removal of the water meter from their premises, for any reason, the meter removal and reinstallation charge, as shown in Schedule A of this By-law will be applied to their account.
12. The minimum base monthly charge for providing and maintaining water supply to and waste water collection for a premises is payable in accordance with Schedule A of this By-law. In instances when the owner or tenant of a premise terminates his account with the Town, subsequent minimum base monthly charges shall be rendered to the owner of the premises.
13. All water service pipes, except those to lands being developed under a Town development or subdivision agreement wherein the main is installed, shall be installed on an actual cost basis at the owner’s expense.
14. Water used under the construction phase of a building, prior to occupancy, is not required to be metered. The Town, in its sole discretion, may recover the cost of providing water and wastewater collection in accordance with the water rates for a temporary connection for construction set out in Schedule A of the By-law.
15. Where a customer requires a temporary water supply, such customer shall apply to the Town for a connection to a fire hydrant. If the connection is approved and an agreement signed, the customer shall pay, prior to connection or when billed, the applicable charge shown in Schedule A of this By-law.
16. A charge for testing the accuracy of a water meter is as shown in Schedule A of this By-law and is payable as explained in Section 45 of Part 6 of this By-law.
PART IV – Operation of Waterworks
1. No person other than a person authorized by the Director of Public Works for that purpose shall be permitted to open or otherwise interfere with or operate or take water from any fire hydrant.
2. No person other than a person authorized by the Director of Public Works for that purpose shall open or close a valve in the water distribution system, or remove, tamper with or in any way interfere with any valve, water meter, structure, watermain or water service in the water works distribution system.
3. Except for water used for fire fighting, any other use of the Town’s fire hydrants for water supply must be approved by the Director of Public Works. The method of application and payment shall be according to Section 14 of Part 3 of this By-law. The terms and conditions required for granting the permit shall be at the discretion of the Town and may be changed from time to time as the Town deems necessary, but the use of a backflow prevention on hydrants and outside taps shall be required.
4. Any water supplied or made available for any land or building for purposes of protection of property or persons from fire or for preventing fires or the spread of fires shall not be used for any other purposes.
PART V – Water Service Pipes
1. Any and all defects to the water service pipes, private mains, meter pits and sewer services shall be repaired by the owner of the property being serviced. Should the Town become aware of any such defects, and upon written notification to the owner, the said defects are not repaired within seven (7) days of the date of the notification or within such time as the Director of Public Works may deem necessary, then the Town may turn off the water supply to the property. If the Town is ordered to restore the water supply, then the Town may repair the defective water service pipe or sewer service and charge the cost to the owner and collect such costs according to law, and until paid, such costs shall remain a lien on such property and may also be collected in the same manner and in the same priority as taxes. The Town shall not be held responsible for the cost of restoration to the property.
2. No person, other than persons authorized by the Director of Public Works for that purpose shall be permitted to operate the shut off valve to any premises.
3. All shut off valves must be left clear and accessible at all times so that the water in the water service pipe and private mains may be turned off or on as may be found necessary by the Director of Public Works.
4. All water service extensions to and including the meter and meter pit shall be properly protected from frost and any other damage all in accordance with the Ministry of Environment regulations and at the expense and risk of the owner of the property being serviced. The owner shall be responsible for the water loss occasioned by a leak in the water service extension and/or private main, the owner upon demand by the Town shall pay the charge for such water loss, and the Town shall not be held responsible for any damages arising from such leakage.
5. When any premises is left vacant or without heat, it is the owner’s responsibility to shut off the water supply from within the premises and to drain the pipes therein. The owner or occupant may apply in writing to the Town to have the shut-off valve at the street line turned off to stop water supply. The valve will only be turned on at the owner’s request and in the owner’s presence. The owner shall pay for this service at the rate shown in Schedule A of this By-law.
6. When any premises is left vacant, unattended or without heat, where the water supply has not been shut off, suffers damage to it and its contents from a leaking or burst water pipe, the owner or occupant shall have no claim against the Town. Should the Director of Public Works become aware of such leaking or burst water pipes, the Director of Public Works may turn off the shut-off valve at the street line and the water supply shall not be turned on until the Director of Public Works, in his/her discretion, considers it advisable.
7. Thawing out frozen water service connections shall be the Town’s responsibility. Thawing out frozen water service pipes and private mains shall be the owner’s responsibility. Where any employee of the Town assists the owner in the thawing of frozen pipes on the owner’s property, all such assistance work will be considered to be at the owner’s risk and the owner shall have no claim against the Town by reason of such work.
8. Any hydrant situated within the road allowance is the property of the Town and shall be maintained by it; the Town shall maintain Town-owned hydrants located on private property.
9. Hydrants owned and paid for by any person other than the Town shall be maintained by such persons in accordance with the Ministry of Environment regulations.
10. The Town may renew
a. the water service connection from the watermain to the property line at its expense and to its specifications when the piping is deemed by the Director of Public Works to be beyond repair, or does not meet municipal standards; and
b. the service lateral from the sanitary sewer main to the street line at its expense when the Town is replacing the sanitary sewer main for the street.
11. Where a consumer discontinues the use of the water service, or the Town lawfully refuses to continue any longer to supply it, the Director of Public Works may, at all reasonable times, enter the premises in or upon which the consumer was supplied with the water service, for the purpose of cutting off the supply of the water service or of making an inspection from time to time to determine whether the water service has been or is being unlawfully used or for the purpose of removing there from any fittings, machines, apparatus, meters, pipes or other things being the property of the Town in or upon the premises and may remove the same there from, doing no unnecessary damage.
PART VI – Water Meters
1. Except as provided in paragraph 31 below, all water used on the premises within the Town of Prescott, except water used for fire fighting purposes, or water authorized by the Director, for construction or other purposes, shall pass through a meter approved by the Town for use upon such premises. In addition to whatever other remedies the Town may have by law in respect to infringement of this By-law, the Town may, upon ascertaining that water has been used which has not passed through a meter of such premises, forthwith, without notice, shut off and stop the supply of water.
2. The owner shall pay the base and monthly water service charge and wastewater service charge shown in Schedule “A” of this By-law, or such other flat rate charges as are set out in the said Schedule “A”. In instances where the Town has determined that a water meter can not be installed, surcharges as are set out in Schedule “A” for customers who refuse to allow the Town to install a water meter or who refuses access to the water meter shall apply.
3. The Town may shut off or restrict the supply of water to a property if the Town requires access to the property to install, replace, repair or inspect a water meter. Any person authorized by the Town for that purpose has free access, at all reasonable times and upon notice given as set out in Section 33 of this By-law, to all parts of every building or other premises to which any water service is supplied:
a. for the purpose of inspecting or repairing or of altering or disconnecting,
within or without the building, or for placing meters upon any water service pipe or
b. connection within or without the building as he/she considers expedient and for that purpose or for the purpose of protecting or regulating the use of the meter, may set it or alter the position of it.
4. Before shutting off or restricting the supply of water, the Town shall,
a. by personal service or by registered mail, serve the owners and occupants of the property as shown on the last returned assessment role of the municipality with a notice of the date upon which the Town intends to shut off or restrict the supply of water, if access to the property is not obtained before that date;
b. ensure that a copy of the notice described in clause 33 (1) is securely attached to the property in a conspicuous place.
5. The Town shall not shut off or restrict the supply of water unless it has made reasonable attempts to access the property and has been unable to get access within fourteen (14) days after,
a. the day the last notice under part (1) of section 33 of this By-law was personally served;
b. the day the last notice under part (1) of section 33 of this By-law was mailed; and
c. the day a copy of the notice was attached under part (2) of section 33 of this By-law.
6. If the Town has shut off or restrict the supply of water under section 32 of this By-law, the Town shall restore the supply of water as soon as practicable after obtaining access to the property.
7. All charges for any of the work and services mentioned in sections 32 and 35 of this By-law will be determined by the Director as set out in Schedule A of this By-law and will be paid in full by the owner or customer, as the case may be.
8. All water meters supplied by the Town, shall be installed to conform to the Municipal Design Standards. Where required by the Municipal Design Standards or as deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works, the owner shall supply and install an underground chamber to the satisfaction of the Director. The underground chamber will be located on the private side of the property line immediately adjacent to the road allowance and will house an inlet valve, meter and backflow preventor, if required. The owner shall be responsible for maintaining the underground chamber.
9. The location of a meter shall not be changed by any person except with the consent of the Director.
10. The Town will not supply, install, inspect or read private meters, nor will the Town bill consumption on private water meters. Water supply pipes to private meters must be connected to the owner’s plumbing after the Town’s meter.
11. The Town and persons authorized by the Town for that purpose shall be allowed access to the premises and be provided free and clear access to the meter where water is being supplied at all reasonable times for the purpose of reading, at the discretion of the Town. Where such access to the premises and/or free and clear access to the meter is not provided by the occupant within fourteen (14) days upon written notification by the Town, the Town may, at its discretion, shut off the supply of water to the premises until such time as free and clear access to the water meter is provided.
12. Any leaks that may develop at the water meter or its couplings must be reported immediately to the Town. The Town is not liable for damage caused by such leaks.
13. No person. except a person authorized by the Town for that purpose, shall be permitted to open, or in any way whatsoever to tamper with any water meter, or with the seals placed thereon, or do any manner of things which may interfere with the proper registration of the quantity of water passing through such meter and should any person change, tamper with or otherwise interfere, in any way whatsoever, with any water meter placed in any building, the Director may forthwith, without any notice, shut off the water from such building or premises and the water shall not be turned on again for such building or premises without the express consent of the Director.
14. If, in the opinion of the Director, the condition of the water service pipe and/or valves and of the plumbing system on such piping is such that the meter cannot be safely removed for the purpose of testing, replacing, repairing or testing in place without fear of damage to the water service pipe and valves, the Director may require the owner or occupant to make such repairs as may be deemed necessary to facilitate the removal or testing of the meter. If upon notification, the owner does not comply with the Director’s request, then the water supply to the property may be turned off at the shut-off valve during removal, replacement, repair and testing of the meter and the Town shall not be held responsible for any damages to the owner’s property arising from such work.
15. If, for any cause, any meter shall be found to not be working properly, then the amount of water to be charged for shall be estimated on the average reading for the previous months when the meter was working properly and the charge for the water for the period during which the meter was not working properly shall be based thereon.
16. A customer may, upon written application to the Town, have the water meter at his or her premises tested for accuracy of registration. Every such application shall be accompanied by a deposit of the fee for testing water meters set out in Schedule A of this By-law.
All water meters shall be tested in accordance with the American Water Works Association Standards and Procedures, by a properly accredited test facility as determined by the Director. If, when tested, the meter is found to operate outside of applicable specifications, the Director will estimate the applicable flow volumes underage or excess and a refund or bill will be made to the customer. The time frame used for the calculation of the estimate shall be limited to the twelve (12) month period prior to testing. If the testing determines that the meter reads in excess of the actual flow volume, the customer’s deposit for the test shall be refunded. If the testing determines that the meter reads the correct volume, the customer’s deposit shall not be refunded.
17. Where the water meter is equipped with a remote read-out unit of any type and a discrepancy occurs between the reading at the register of the water meter itself and the reading on the read-out device, the Town will consider the reading at the meter to be correct and will adjust and correct the customer’s account accordingly.
PART VII – Cross Connections and Backflow Prevention
1. (1) Protection from Contamination
No person shall connect, cause to be connected, or allow to remain connected to the waterworks distribution system any piping, fixture, fitting, container or appliance, in a manner which under any circumstances may allow water, waste water, non-potable water, or any other liquid, chemical or substance to enter the water works distribution system. The means for “protection from contamination” shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Building Code Act, 1997and any other applicable legislation, as amended from time to time.
(2) Inspections for cross connections – access
Any person authorized by the Town for that purpose shall have free access, at all reasonable times, and upon reasonable notice given and request made, to all parts of every building or other premises to which any water service pipe is supplied for the purpose of inspecting or repairing, or of altering or disconnecting any water service pipe, wire, rod or cross connection within or without the building.
(3) Access to be provided on written notice
Where access is not provided, a written notice by the Town will be issued allowing fourteen (14) days to provide access. If access is not provided within this time frame, the Town may, at its discretion, shut off the supply of water to the premises until such time as the access is provided.
(4) Order to install control device
If a condition is found to exist which is contrary to section 47 (1) of this by-law, the Town shall immediately carry out an inspection and shall issue an order to the customer as may be required to obtain compliance with section 47 (1) of this by-law.
(5) Failure to install – notice – water shut-off
If the customer to whom the Town has issued an order fails to comply with that order, the Director, at his/her discretion, may:
(a) Give notice to the customer to correct the fault, at his/her expense, within a specified time period and, if the notice is not complied with, the Director may the shut off the water service or services; or
(b) Without prior notice, shut off the water service or services.
(6) Additional device on service
Notwithstanding sections 47 (1), 41 (4) and 41 (5) of this by-law, where a risk of possible contamination of the water works distribution system exists in the opinion of the Director or an approved authority, a customer shall, on notice from the Town, install on his/her water service pipe a cross connection control device, approved by the Town, in addition to any cross connection control devices installed in the customer’s water system at the source of potential contamination.
(7) Installation to required standards
Cross connection control or backflow prevention devices, when required by the Town, shall be installed in accordance with the Ontario Building Code and “CAN/CSA-B64.10-94 Manual for the “Section, Installation, Maintenance and Field Testing of Backflow Prevention Devices”, as amended from time to time.
(8) Inspection and testing – paid by the customer
All cross connection control devices shall be inspected and tested at the expense of the customer, upon installation, and thereafter annually, or more often if required by the Town, by personnel approved by the Town to carry out such tests to demonstrate that the device is in good working condition. The customer shall submit a report on a form approved by the Director or any or all tests performed on a cross connection control device within fourteen (14) days of a test, and a record card shall be displayed on or adjacent to the cross connection control device on which the tester shall record the address of the premises, the location, type, manufacture, serial number and size of the device, and the test date, the tester’s initials, the tester’s name (if self-employed) or the name of his employer and the tester’s license number.
(9) Failure to test device – notification – water shut-off
If a customer fails to have a cross connection control device tested, the Town or approved authority may notify the customer that the cross connection control device must be tested within four (4) days of the customer receiving notice. If the customer fails to have the device tested within the time frame allowed, the Director may shut off the water service or services until the cross connection control device has been tested and approved as required by section 47 (8) of this by-law.
(10) Repair – replacement – by customer
When the results of a test referred to in section 47 (8) of this by-law shows that a cross connection control device is not in good working condition, the customers shall make repairs or replace the device within four (4) days. If a customer fails to repair or replace the device within the time allowed, the Director may shut off the water service or services until such repair or replacement has been made.
(11) Removal of device – permission by Town
No person shall, without the permission of the Town, remove any cross connection control or backflow prevention device installed as a requirement of provincial legislation, notwithstanding the fact that the applicable provincial regulation has been rescinded.
PART VIII - Use of Water Externally
1. Regulations – use of water – June, July and August
For the purpose of limiting the consumption of water when necessary:
i. During the months of June, July and August, the external use of water is permitted:
1. on even calendar days at only those municipal addresses ending with numbers 0,2,4,6,8;
2. on odd calendar days at only those municipal addresses ending with numbers 1,3,5,7,9
ii. The Director with the approval of the Mayor and CAO is authorized to implement this regulation or any other regulation which he or she, in his or her discretion, considers advisable to limit the external use of water and this authority includes the right to ban completely the external use of water and Council shall be informed.
iii. Notice of implementation of a water use regulation by the Director and the effective date thereof shall be given immediately in a manner determined by the Director.
iv. Upon the announcement of the implementation of a water use regulation by the Director, no person shall use water except in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.
PART IX – Prohibitions
1. Prohibitions under this By-law
No person shall:
a. willfully hinder or interrupt, or cause or procure to be hindered or interrupted, the Town or any of its officers, contractors, agents, servant or workers, in the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this By-law;
b. willfully let off or discharge water so that the water runs as a waste out of the works;
c. being a customer, tenant, occupant of any house, building or other place supplied with water from the waterworks, improperly waste the water or, without consent of the Town, lend, sell or dispose of the water, give it away, permit it to be taken or carried away, use or apply it to the use or benefit of others, or to any use and benefit other than his or her own consumption of water;
d. without lawful authority, willfully open or close any valve or hydrant, or obstruct the free access to any hydrant, stopcock, valve, chamber or pipe by placing on it any building material, rubbish or other obstruction;
e. throw or deposit any injurious or offensive matter into the water or waterworks, or upon the ice if the water is frozen, or in any way foul the water or commit any willful damage or injury to the works, pipes or water or encourage the same to be done;
f. willfully alter any meter placed upon any service pipe or connected therewith, within or without any building or other place, so as to lessen or alter the amount of water registered; or
g. lay or cause to be laid any pipe or main to connect with any pipe or main of the waterworks, or in any way obtain or use the water without the consent of the Town.
PART X - Enforcement
1. Any person who contravenes any provisions of this By-law is, upon conviction, guilty of an offence and is liable to any penalty as provided in the Provincial Offences Act.
2. The Court in which the conviction has been entered and any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter may make an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the person convicted and such order shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed on the person convicted.
3. Every person who, by act, default, neglect or omission, occasions any loss, damage or injury to any Town waterworks or to any waterworks plant, machinery, fittings or appurtenance thereof is liable to the Town.
4. Every person who willfully or maliciously damages or causes or knowingly suffers to be damaged any water meter, water service pipe, conduit, water fitting and all related parts belonging to the Town or willfully impairs or knowingly suffers the same to be altered or impaired, so that the water meter indicates less than the actual amount of water that passes through it, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine, to the use of the Town and for any expenses of repairing or replacing the water meter, water service pipe, or fitting and double the value of the surplus water so consumed, all of which is recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act.
5. Every person who willfully removes, destroys, damages, fraudulently alters or in any way injures any water service pipe, or other apparatus or thing belonging to the Town is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine, to the use of the Town and is also liable for all damages occasioned thereby, which are recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act.
PART XI – Effective Date
1. By-Law 13-2004 is hereby repealed.
2. The effective date of this By-law is February 6, 2006.
This By-law comes into force upon final passage hereto.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 16TH DAY OF JANUARY 2006.
READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2006
SCHEDULE “A” TO BY-LAW NO. 03-2006
1. EFFECTIVE DATES:
Rates and Charges - to be set at a later date
Equipment Rentals – to be set at a later date
Miscellaneous Charges – to be set at a later date
2. BASE MONTHLY CHARGES:
2004
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Use
| Monthly Charge for Metered Water | Monthly Charge for Metered Waste Water | TOTAL |
| General |
$ 28.65 |
$ 35.00 |
$ 63.65 |
| Residential |
$ 21.20 |
$ 25.40 |
$ 46.60 |
3. Outdoor Garden Taps:
The base fee for outdoor garden taps that do not pas through the meter will be as follows:
2004 (effective July 1) $6.00/ month
4. OUT OF TOWN RATES
Residential:
add 25 % surcharge Monthly Minimum Bill
add 25 % surcharge Consumption Rate
5. EDWARDSBURG CONTRACT
To be negotiated
6. MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES:
1. Change of ownership charge: $15.00
2. Late payment charge: Compound monthly interest charged at1.5%
3. N.S.F. cheques: $25.00 + bank charges
4. Collection charges: $30.00 per trip
5. Reconnection/Disconnection
Per trip during regular hours: $ 60.00
Per trip during non-regular hours: $120.00
6. Water arrear certificate: Per property $30.00
7. Meter check at customer’s request:
Up to 1”: $300.00
1” and larger: Time and materials
8. Install remote water meter register: Time and materials
9. Repair damaged meter
¾” and 5/8”: $155.00
1” and larger: Time and materials
10. Any temporary hydrant/Other connection/ Temporary connections for construction:
Includes:
Flat fee: $110.00 plus
Refundable deposit: $150.00
Water cost: as per paragraph 3
11. Flat Rate Charge for non-metered accounts:
(a) Where the Town has determined a meter cannot be installed: $444.00 per year
(b) Where the customer refuses to allow the town to install or read a water meter: the charge specified in 11(a) plus a surcharge of 50%.
12. Customer Deposits: to be determined