WHEREAS the Council of the Regional Municipality ("Regional Corporation") on February 24, 1977, passed By-Law 19-77 to impose fees for the establishment, construction, maintenance operation and financing of the sanitary sewer system and activities provided by the Regional Corporation or for the use of its property.

AND WHEREAS By-Law 67-2002 amends By-Law 19-77 to impose Sewer Charge Rates for the purposes of By-Law 19-77;

AND WHEREAS Ontario Regulation 244/02 under the Municipal Act, 2001, imposes enhanced public notification requirements in the case of waste management, water and wastewater system charges and fees;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Regional Corporation has by resolution adopted on February 12, 2004, authorized that revised Sewer Charge Rates be enacted in accordance with Schedule A attached hereto;

NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Regional Corporation enacts as follows:

1. That the sewer system fees and charges for wastewater (sewer) services and activities (Sewer Charge Rates) contained in Schedule A hereto are hereby adopted and imposed for the purposes of By-Law 19-77 and that the rates set out therein take effect upon passing of this by-law.

2. The wastewater fees and charges (Sewer Charge Rate), on the day immediately prior to the day this by-law comes into effect, shall continue to apply to wastewater fees and charges (Sewer Charge Rates) for all bills rendered prior to the date upon which this by-law comes into effect.

3. This by-law may be referred to as the "Wastewater System Fees and Charges (Sewer Charge Rates) By-Law, 2004."

4. This by-law takes effect on the day that it is passed.

READ THREE TIMES AND FINALLY PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL this 12th day of February, 2004.

Schedule A to By-Law 26 - 2004

That the rates set out in section 1 below are effective for all accounts rendered from the passing of this by-law up to and including bills rendered on March 31, 2004. The rates in section 2 are effective for all bills rendered on or after April 1, 2004.

1. (1) Unmetered Consumption

A flat rate of $6.00 per month for consumers who are connected to the sanitary sewer but whose water consumption is unmetered.

(2) Consumption Rates

Each metered service shall be billed separately. The metered rates shall be as follows:

(a) $2.27 per thousand Imperial gallons metered, and

(b) $4.9845 per ten cubic metres (10m3) metered.

2. (1) Unmetered Consumption

A flat rate of $6.00 per month for consumers who are connected to the sanitary sewer but whose water consumption is unmetered.

(2) Consumption Rates

Each metered service shall be billed separately. The metered rates shall be as follows:

(c) $2.38 per thousand Imperial gallons metered, and

(d) $5.2337 per ten cubic metres (10m3) metered.