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 or resolution, 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 or resolution, 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) Information Available for Public Inspection
On or before September 1 of each year, every council must make the following information available to the public through its municipal office:
(a) The Rate Policy and Investment Strategy (as noted above)
(b) Financial overview of municipal waterworks over previous year of the following:
(d) Most recent engineering assessment of the municipal waterworks (from an independent engineering company)
(e) Capital plans for infrastructure projects (from capital investment strategy above)
(f) Sources of funding for the infrastructure projects (from capital investment strategy above)
(g) All current agreements entered into by the municipality respecting the provision of municipal waterworks services
On or before September 1 of each year, every council must make the following information available to the public through its municipal office:
(a) The Rate Policy and Investment Strategy (as noted above)
(b) Financial overview of municipal waterworks over previous year of the following:
- Statement of revenue, expenditures, debt payments and transfers to and from all funds
- The ratio of revenue to expenditures and debt payments
- Any necessary explanation of the ratio
(d) Most recent engineering assessment of the municipal waterworks (from an independent engineering company)
(e) Capital plans for infrastructure projects (from capital investment strategy above)
(f) Sources of funding for the infrastructure projects (from capital investment strategy above)
(g) All current agreements entered into by the municipality respecting the provision of municipal waterworks services
4) Information to be Provided to Consumers
On or before September 1 of each year, every council must provide the following information to its consumers respecting the municipality’s municipal waterworks:
Here is a sample of what that might look like.
This information is to be provided to consumers by at least one of the following:
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 revenue, expenditures, debt payments from the previous year
- The ratio of revenue to expenditures and debt payments
- Any necessary explanation of the ratio
- Notice of the information in number 3 above being available for inspection
Here is a sample of what that might look like.
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
5) Information to be Provided to the Minister
On or before September 1 of each year, every council must submit to the minister copies of the information being provided by the council to its consumers.
ACTION ITEM: you will receive an email from waterworks@gov.sk.ca with your passcode that must be completed to be compliant. If you do not receive this email by August 31, contact waterworks@gov.sk.ca or your municipal revenue sharing may be disrupted.
Example of a completed waterworks report
The Annual Notice to Consumers is typically required to be submitted along with this.
Template From Water Security Agency
Examples from SaskWater
On or before September 1 of each year, every council must submit to the minister copies of the information being provided by the council to its consumers.
ACTION ITEM: you will receive an email from waterworks@gov.sk.ca with your passcode that must be completed to be compliant. If you do not receive this email by August 31, contact waterworks@gov.sk.ca or your municipal revenue sharing may be disrupted.
Example of a completed waterworks report
The Annual Notice to Consumers is typically required to be submitted along with this.
Template From Water Security Agency
Examples from SaskWater