Waterworks Reporting
Components to Waterworks Reporting:
1) Rate Policy (section 42 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
2) Investment Strategy (section 43 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
3) Information for public inspection (section 44 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
4) Information to be provided to consumers (section 45 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
5) Information to be provided to the minister (section 45 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
1) Rate Policy (section 42 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
2) Investment Strategy (section 43 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
3) Information for public inspection (section 44 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
4) Information to be provided to consumers (section 45 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
5) Information to be provided to the minister (section 45 of The Northern Municipalities Regulations).
- This is a Municipal Revenue Sharing requirement
1) Rate Policy
Every council must adopt, by bylaw, a rate policy that:
(a) sets out the rates or fees to be charged to consumers for the use of water from the municipality’s municipal waterworks; and
(b) includes the method used for determining those rates or fees.
Sample Rate Policy Bylaw
Example bylaw from the Town of Rosthern
This needs to be approved by the Saskatchewan Municipal Board.
Every council must adopt, by bylaw, a rate policy that:
(a) sets out the rates or fees to be charged to consumers for the use of water from the municipality’s municipal waterworks; and
(b) includes the method used for determining those rates or fees.
Sample Rate Policy Bylaw
Example bylaw from the Town of Rosthern
This needs to be approved by the Saskatchewan Municipal Board.
2) Investment Strategy
Every council must adopt, by bylaw or resolution, a capital investment strategy that includes the method used for determining capital plans respecting the municipality’s municipal waterworks.
Sample Investment Strategy for northern communities
Every council must adopt, by bylaw or resolution, a capital investment strategy that includes the method used for determining capital plans respecting the municipality’s municipal waterworks.
Sample Investment Strategy for northern communities
3) Annual Information to Consumer (Sample)
*Note: This is not the same as the Drinking Water Quality and Compliance Annual Notice to Consumer as required by Water Security Agency.*
On or before September 1 of each year, every council must provide the following information to its consumers respecting the municipality’s municipal waterworks:
*Note: This is not the same as the Drinking Water Quality and Compliance Annual Notice to Consumer as required by Water Security Agency.*
On or before September 1 of each year, every council must provide the following information to its consumers respecting the municipality’s municipal waterworks:
- Statement of revenues and expenses from the previous year
- The ratio of revenues to expenses
- Any necessary explanation of the ratio
- Notice of the following information is available for inspection:
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(a) the Rate Policy and Investment Strategy
(b) municipality's current reserves (c) most recent engineering assessment of the municipal waterworks, if applicable (d) capital plans for infrastructure projects, if applicable (e) sources of funding for the infrastructure projects, if applicable (f) all current agreements entered into by the municipality respecting the provision of municipal waterworks services, if applicable |
- If applicable, a written statement providing the reason why any of c-f above do not apply to the municipality and stating that therefore the information is not available.
This information is to be provided to consumers by at least one of the following:
- Published in a local newspaper
- Posted on the municipality's website
- included as part of a mailout to consumers
4) Information to be Provided to the Minister
- You will receive an email from [email protected] with your passcode that must be completed to be compliant. If you do not receive this email by August 31, contact [email protected] or your Northern Municipal Revenue Sharing Grant may be disrupted.
- This email will take you to a survey where you need to report your financial overview and the information provided to consumers.