LUUWGIL

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM ~ APR 9g 1979

MEMORANDUM

TO: Mayor and Council April 6th, 1979

FROM: Public Works Committee

Re: Sprinkling Regulations

As a result of pressure problems in our water supply system
last summer, Council directed that the Public Works Committee prepare an
amendment to our Water Regulation By-law No. 991 which would provide more
effective control of sprinkling.

Council will recall a report by the Works & Utilities Super-
intendent which indicated the problems of enforcing the present sprinkling
regulations during the summer. This report listed, in particular, that
a number of people were violating the restrictions by sprinkling on the
wrong days and that others had two or even three hoses going at the same
time. Since many of the violations occurred in the evening, enforcement
was a problem.

The attached amendment by-law incorporates the usual summer
time sprinkling regulations into the regular by-law and in addition has
three new features:

1. It would make it illegal for a person to have more than
one hose going outdoors at any one time.

2. It would give the City employees the authority to turn
off the water supply at any premises where a violation is occurring and
to require a $25.00 fee for turning the water back on.

3. It raises the cost of a normal turn-on or turn-off to
$12.50 from $1.00 to bring it in line with actual costs and to make it
consistent with the change mentioned above.

As it is necessary for Council to adopt this by-law prior to
it being advertised in the City newsletter, the Committec recommends that
the by-law be given first three readings at this time.

Respectfully submitted,

F.F. Peters, PrP, Fne.,

FEP/vw City Engineer.
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