CRD Bylaw No. 4541 (Draft Appendix A)

CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT BYLAW NO. 4541

A BYLAW TO AMEND WATER SUPPLY LOCAL SERVICE AREA ESTABLISHMENT (BYLAW NO. 2537)

WHEREAS:

A. Under Bylaw No. 2537, Water Supply Local Service Area Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 1997, the Regional Board established a water supply local service in the regional district; as required by the Capital Region Water Supply and Sooke Hills Protection Act, S.B.C. Chap. 5.

B. The Bylaw requires updating to the Local Government Act and amendment to provide clear authorization for management of the water supply area; and,

C. The Board wishes to amend Bylaw No. 2537 to update it for clarity and certainty to the service members.

NOW THEREFORE, the Capital Regional District Board in open meeting assembled hereby enacts as follows:

Bylaw No. 2537, “Water Supply Local Service Area Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 1997” is hereby amended as follows:

(a) By replacing section 1, Local Service, in its entirety with:
1. A water supply local service is established in the participating areas. The service established and operated includes acquiring, supplying, and distributing drinking water from any source or sources for the use of the inhabitants of the Capital Regional District for all purposes, and without limiting the foregoing, includes:
a) providing high-quality water for current and future users of the water supply service; b) conserving the water supply and managing the water supply area’s environment in cooperation with local governments, first nations, the government, and the public; c) managing, acquiring and disposing of land, facilities, and equipment including leasing, maintenance, construction, deactivation, and rehabilitation of roads, drainage structures, bridges, facilities, and other real and personal property associated with the service; d) managing plant and animal invasive species and other biosecurity risks to source water quality, and engaging in wildlife management activities for those species posing a risk to water quality; e) erection, construction, operation, and maintenance of monitoring, communication, conveyance, treatment, scientific, wildfire, wildlife, and security infrastructure and works; f) engaging in forest and ecological management activities and treatments that aid in managing forest fuels, maintaining or improving, forest health, forest resilience, biodiversity, or wildlife habitat, including the disposal of logs or other by-products resulting from these activities; g) engaging in surveillance and security including patrolling by ground and air; and, h) engaging in wildfire suppression and wildfire management activities.

(b) By replacing section 4, Cost Recovery, in its entirety with:
1. The annual costs for the water supply local service, net of grants and other revenues, shall be recovered by one or more of the following:
a) by property value taxes imposed in accordance with Division 2 of Part 11 of the Local Government Act; b) by the imposition of a parcel tax imposed under sections 386 and 388 of the Local Government Act; c) by the imposition of fees and other charges that may be fixed by separate bylaw; and d) by revenues received by way of agreement, enterprise, gift, grant, or otherwise;

(c) By replacing section 5, Maximum Requisition, in its entirety with:
1. The maximum amount that may be requisitioned under section 339(1)(e) of the Local Government Act for the annual cost of the local service will be NIL.
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Water Supply Local Service Area Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 1997, Amendment Bylaw No. 5, 2023".

READ A FIRST TIME THIS ____ th day of ____, 20__

READ A SECOND TIME THIS ____ th day of ____, 20__

READ A THIRD TIME THIS ____ th day of ____, 20__

APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF PARTICIPANTS THIS ____ th day of ____, 20__

APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES THIS ____ th day of ____, 20__

ADOPTED THIS ____ th day of ____, 20__

CHAIR

CORPORATE OFFICER