2024 Water and Wastewater Rates

“building” shall mean any structure used or intended for sheltering any use or occupancy. The word “building” shall include the whole of such structure or part thereof and shall include any building types as regulated by the Ontario Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1992, c.23.

“commercial” shall mean any commercial use permitted the zoning by-law of the municipality and any amendments thereto.

“dwelling unit” shall mean one or more rooms designated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used as a domicile by one or more persons and in which separate cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the occupants, with a private entrance from outside the building or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building. This shall not include a mobile home, park model trailer, recreational vehicle, hotel, motel or boarding house.

“industrial” shall mean a use for or in connection with manufacturing, producing, processing, storing or distributing something and research or development in connection with manufacturing, producing or processing something and as permitted in the zoning by-law of the municipality and any amendments thereto.

“multiple dwelling” shall mean a dwelling in which there are two or more dwelling units.

“municipality” shall mean the Corporation of the Township of South Stormont.

• The rates, as set out in Schedule “A” attached hereto and forming part of this by-law, are hereby adopted and shall be in effect as noted on the Schedule.
• Flat-rate water billings shall be billed quarterly, in March, June, September and December, and shall be due and payable no less than thirty (30) days after the date of mailing.
• Metered residential water billings shall be billed quarterly, in March, June, September and December, and shall be due and payable no less than thirty (30) days after the date of mailing.
• Metered industrial users with an annual consumption in excess of six thousand (6,000) cubic meters shall be billed monthly and shall be due and payable no less than thirty (30) days after the date of mailing. 
• The remaining metered industrial, commercial and institutional users shall be billed quarterly, March, June, September and December, and shall be due and payable no less than thirty (30) days after the date of mailing.                 
• A surcharge of ten percent (10%) shall be added to the current bill if payment is not received on or before the due date. 
• Property owners may sign up to receive their utility invoices via e-mail (e-billing). 
• Invoices are payable, in Canadian currency, by cash, cheque or debit.
• Payments may be made in person at the municipal office, by mail, telephone/internet banking and at most financial institutions (a transaction fee may be applicable), through the pre-authorized payment (PAP) or through equal payment plan (EPP) program (2 instances of returned payments shall result in removal from the PAP/EPP plan and the appropriate service charge will apply in each instance).
• The owner on all new accounts shall be billed the applicable water and/or wastewater rates commencing on the date the water was turned on at the property. Bills will be pro-rated based on days of service.
• For applicable properties, it shall be the responsibility of the seller to contact the municipal office to request a final water meter reading upon the sale of the property. An invoice will be generated based on the date of the last reading to the closing date. The final utility bill is the responsibility of the vendor.
• There shall be no monetary compensation if the water has been shut off.
• There shall be no monetary compensation for vacant units.
• For the purpose of clarification, no exemption from the water and/or wastewater rates shall be permitted solely because of tax exempt status under the Assessment Act.     
• Properties connected to the municipal water and/or wastewater systems will not be eligible for wastewater rate exemption based solely on the fact that the owner does not choose to utilize the connection.
• Any balance outstanding in the utility account after the final billing of the year will be transferred to property taxes.
• All former by-laws or resolutions contrary to and inconsistent with this by-law are hereby repealed.