Mountain View County council has given first reading to a new bylaw identifying terms and conditions for the supply of water and wastewater services in the municipality.
Bylaw 21/12 incorporates both water and wastewater services into one bylaw, which has been in the works since February 2012.
The bylaw includes general conditions, definitions, connections conditions, connections for new developments, service and servicing conditions, restrictions/prohibitions and interruptions of service, and releases from the sewer system.
Section 5 of the bylaw deals with new developments. Conditions under that section include the following:
• A person developing a property who wishes to receive utility services shall pay to the county a construction water use fee and a water meter installation fee as set out in the fee schedule bylaw. Payment of these fees shall be made at the time of application for the required building permit, and the county may require construction water uses to be metered.
• A person who wishes to connect any piping to the county utility system must apply to the county for approval. Such an application must include construction drawings identifying the proposed connection, associated piping, fittings and installations, and any other information required by or set out in the engineering standards.
• A person developing a property requiring connection to the utility services shall provide and install all necessary wiring for the installation of a meter and a remote reader in locations that provide unobstructed access to designated county employees for the purpose of the installation, removal, inspection, repair, monitoring and checking (of the equipment).
On June 26 council instructed administration to make a number of modifications to the new bylaw, including adding a reference to the county's new municipal development plan.
Once that is done, the proposed legislation will be brought back before council when a public hearing date could be set.
