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Cherry Point Water System
Cherry Point Water System is located just south of Cowichan Bay, in area D and services 30 single-family residential dwellings.
Source, Treatment and Distribution
Water from the system is supplied from a groundwater well. A sequestering agent is used for reduction of the iron and manganese in the source water. The water also receives chlorine disinfection before being pumped up to a 204 m3, steel-bolted, above-ground reservoir. The distribution is gravity-fed from the reservoir on demand from customers.
Critical equipment is monitored 24-hours a day for malfunctions, such as high or low chlorine levels or pump failures; if such an abnormality occurs, an alarm is immediately sent to the on-duty pager to alert CVRD-staff.
Annual Water Testing
Cherry Point water system is sampled, at a minimum, once a week. The following table shows the sampling frequency and parameters tested for the water system:
Frequency | Parameter Tested | Laboratory |
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Weekly | Bacterial (E. Coli and Total Coliforms) | Samples are submitted to Island Health for testing by a provincial laboratory |
Annual | Full spectrum analysis based on the Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines. Sampling of the source and distribution is alternated each year. | Bureau Veritas |
Testing results can be found in the Annual Water Report completed each year.
Manganese Sampling Results
Fee Structure
Cherry Point is a fully metered water system meaning each connection has a water meter that records water consumption. Water meters are read every six months and customers are charged according to their consumption and based on the rates set out in the inclined block rate table (see below for details). Current year budget information can be viewed here.
Annual Charges
Billing Period | Meter Reading Date | User Fees* minimum payment (up to 200 m3) | Parcel Tax** | Minimum Annual Fee (User Fee and Parcel) |
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March 15 - September 14 | September 15 | $220.00 | $720.00 | $1,160.00 |
September 15 - March 14 | March 15 | $220.00 |
*User Fees are mailed out to each customers on the billing date stated above.
**Parcel Tax is charged once a year and is incorporated into the property tax for each customer.
Inclined Block Rate Table
User Fees | |
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Water Use (per billing period) | Charge |
0 - 200 m3 | $220.00 |
201 - 300 m3 | $220.00 + $1.00 per m3 over 200 m3 |
301 - 400 m3 | $320.00 + $1.50 per m3 over 300 m3 |
over 400 m3 | $470.00 + $2.25 per m3 over 400 m3 |
Undetected Leaks
Undetected Leaks will be considered in any buried service water line or water line in the building's walls. Plumbing fixtures are taps, toilets and hose bibs.
User Charges may be adjusted where an undetected leak on the consumer’s property has resulted in water usage greatly exceeding typical usage of water, according to the applicable classification(s) and there is no indication that water was knowingly allowed to run to waste. A request for a leak adjustment may be granted if all of the following conditions are met or in extraordinary circumstances, upon approval of the Corporate Financial Officer or the Manager.
- The property owner has not been granted a leak adjustment in the last 5 years.
- The leak was repaired within 30 days of billing or discovery of the leak.
- Written verification describing the nature of the leakage and the action taken to rectify the problem must be received by the Manager before a leak adjustment will be granted.
Where a leak adjustment is approved, User Charge adjustments will be determined as follows:
- If the leak is found in the service line, volumes from the 2 previous years, of the same billing cycle, will be averaged and charged. i.e. Average of 2 previous summers, if leak occurs in the summer.
- If the leak is associated with an in-home plumbing fixture or irrigation system, volumes from the 2 previous years, of the same billing cycle will be averaged plus 50% of the incremental water usage (between the average and the overage) will be charged to a maximum added value of $500.
- Subsequent leaks occurring within 5 years of the previous leak adjustment request will be eligible for the cap of $1,500 per single family dwelling equivalent, up to a maximum of $5,000. Where the average of the 2 previous years of the same billing cycle is greater than $5,000, the eligible cap will be 1.5 times the average.
Undetected Leak Adjustment Application
In order to apply for an adjustment, an Undetected Leak Adjustment Application must be completed and submitted within 30 days of billing or leak discovery.
The process for submitting an Undetected Leak Adjustment Application is as follows:
- Identify and repair the leak on your property.
- Fill out the Undetected Leak Adjustment Application, found here.
- Submit the completed application with supplemental materials (photos, invoices, etc.) to Utilities@cvrd.bc.ca.
Please note the following:
- An incomplete application and/or missing photos/invoices will result in a delay in processing the Undetected Leak Adjustment Application.
- Completion of this form does not guarantee that an adjustment will be granted.
For any questions and inquiries regarding the Undetected Leak Adjustment Application, please contact the Utilities Division at Utilities@cvrd.bc.ca or 250.746.2530.
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Utilities
Physical Address
175 Ingram Street
Duncan, BC V9L 1N8
Phone 250.746.2530