|
Every day in the Comox Valley Regional District, we turn on our taps and clean water comes out. If you’ve ever stopped to think about where water comes from, how it gets from lake to tap, and what’s in the water, this web page will be of some assistance.
The Role of the CVRD in Water Supply & Delivery
The CVRD's role is to provide a reliable source of safe, high-quality drinking water to homes and businesses within some of its member municipalities and electoral areas. This includes acquiring and maintaining the water supply, treating it to ensure quality, and delivering it-all at a reasonable cost.
This site contains information about many aspects of the Comox Valley's water service including water sources, the water system and how to use the resource efficiently.
Water emergency telephone number: 1-877-999-2285
Email:
|
Development Cost Charges Increasing in the Black Creek / Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area
Development cost charges (DCCs) are funds collected from land developers, including homeowners applying for building permit or subdivision, by local government to offset part of the infrastructure expenditures incurred to serve new development.
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is recommending an increase to DCCs in the Black Creek / Oyster Bay water local service area (BCOBWLSA). This increase will partially fund upgrades to the system such as: improved water treatment, improved water pressure control, improved fire water pumping, ultraviolet disinfection, twinning of water mains, and various other improvements. DCCs are recommended to increase from the current charge of $3,040 to $6,058 for the development of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional units. An increase in DCCs also translates into an equivalent increase in capital improvement cost charges (CICC’s). CICC’s are charged to a property owner who successfully applies to connect to the BCOBWLSA.
The new DCC amounts are summarized in the following table:
|
Type of Development
|
Upon Subdivision
|
Upon Issue of Building Permit
|
|
Residential Dwelling,
Single Family
|
$6,058 per parcel created for one dwelling unit
|
Not applicable
|
|
Residential Dwelling,
Single Family (duplex)
|
$12,116 per parcel created for two dwelling units
|
Not applicable
|
|
Residential Dwelling,
Single Family (triplex)
|
$18,174 per parcel created for three dwelling units
|
Not applicable
|
|
Residential Dwelling,
Single Family (fourplex)
|
$24,232 per parcel created for four dwelling units
|
Not applicable
|
|
Tourist Accommodation
|
Not applicable
|
$6,058 per unit created
|
|
Commercial/Institutional
(other than tourist commercial)
|
Not applicable
|
$6,058 per unit created
|
|
Industrial
|
Not applicable
|
$6,058 per unit created
|
Links to more information
-
View a map of the affected local service area here.
-
-
One of the guiding principles in determining development cost charges is that local government provides adequate opportunity for meaningful and informed input from all stakeholders.
Please provide any and all feedback on this recommended increase to Marc Rutten, senior manager of engineering services, at the Comox Valley Regional District at , no later than June 18, 2010.
|
 Water Efficiency a Big Deal
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) has launched a new water education campaign urging residents to adopt simple measures that will assist in achieving a 27 percent reduction in consumption for the Comox Valley water system by 2014. Find out more
|
.gif)