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Executive

Chair:

Mary Cooper

Vice Chair:

Bill Warning

Secretary: Marie Elliott

Treasurer:

Diane Plucinak

Director:

Duncan Stevenson

Past Chair:
Ev McKay

 

Mayne Island Integrated Water Districts

MAYNE ISLAND INTEGRATED
WATER SYSTEMS SOCIETY

( updated February 25, 2010 )

Mayne Island

Bakerview Holdings

Laura Point
Water Society

Skana Waterworks Ltd

Bennett Bay
Waterworks District

Lighthouse Point
Waterworks

Surfside Water System

Campbell Bennett Bay
Improvement District

Mount Parke Estates
Improvement District

Village Point
Improvement District

Mayne Island Parks & Recreation Mayne Island
Improvement District
 

 

Other Southern Gulf Island Districts

Galiano

Salt Spring

Penders

Saturna

 

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

Mayne Island Water Districts Map

There are 12 organized water systems on Mayne Island, of which 11 are MIIWSS members.

• 2 CRD managed districts
• 4 private, either Societies, co-ops or strata holdings
• 6 Improvement Districts as regulated under British Columbia law.

In 2007, there were a total of 1035 lots within the 12 systems with 820 connected to the water supplied from 26 wells located in the general area of each system. The balance of the island is serviced by wells, either individually owned supplying a single residence, private strata, or unregulated communal wells servicing about 2 to 4 homes.

MAYNE ISLAND INTEGRATED WATER SYSTEMS SOCIETY

• A non profit Society under the Societies Act of BC
• Membership : 100+, 25 organized water systems, 4 societies and   associations and 8 water related businesses
• Member of CWSA
• AGM: Every June TBA
• Executive:

  • Chair: Mary Cooper
  • Vice-chair- Bill Warning
  • Treasurer- Diane Plucinak
  • Secretary- Marie Elliott
  • Director - Duncan Stevenson
  • Past Chair - Ev McKay


•Annual Membership fees: Individual - $5.00
•Water Systems - $20.00
•Conservation Societies & Association: $5.00
•Water related businesses: See membership link for details
•For forms and details follow the membership link.


MAYNE ISLAND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Contact: Moira McCullough, miid@shaw.ca

Board: Chair Jim Marlon-Lambert, Vice Chair Gary Rowe, Trustees Paddy Lambert, Peter Waddell and Aaron Somerville
Responsibilities cover the MI Fire Department, Health Center, Heliport, garbage collection and street lights.

Taxes: A portion of the property taxes paid to the CRD are designated for MIID. Coverage for the heliport and Health Center maintenance are taxed separately and based on property assessments.

Meetings: held the 3rd Thursday of each month at the lower level of the Health Center, 7p.m. Contact the Administrator for further details.



Mayne Island Parks and Recreation Commission
Water in the Parks on Mayne Island

Contacts: Parks Commissioners

Al Maxwell – alvan.m@shaw.ca
Jerry Wise – wisefamily@shaw.ca

  • well and water system at Dinner Bay Park and Adachi Pavillion kitchen facility. Located on the north west corner of Mayne Island.

  • NOTE: Potable water is not available to the washrooms at Dinner Bay Park

  • well and water system at Miner's Bay Park and the Mayne Island Library. Located in the center of the island in the village near Active Pass.

  • all well and water systems meet VIHA monthly testing standards and are also tested by the watermaster employed by MIPRC.

  • Lighthouse Point Park, located at Georgina Point is operated by Parks Canada. No potable water is available at this site.

  • Limited water availablity within the park network will be expanded as required and as funding permits.

 

BAKERVIEW HOLDINGS LTD:

Contact: John Zloman, 539-3696

A registered company Co-op Development located on the southeast corner of Mayne Island

2009 Annual Drinking Water Report

• MIIWSS member
• 12 lots
• 14 connections
• 2 wells
• 2010 Total annual fee of $200
• Water use restrictions: No watering of gardens or washing of cars
• AGM: Saturday of the July 1st weekend
• Special levies: none


BENNETT BAY WATERWORKS DISTRICT:

Contact: Administrator Judi Walker  at judilu@live.ca
Board of Trustees: Brian Deardon, Chair, Wayne Ming, Treasurer, Neil Jensen, Secretary (2009)

Streets serviced within Letters Patent area:

Abbott Rd

Fernhill Rd (# 711 to 741)

Lapin

McNeil Rd

Seaview Rd

Kippen Rd

Club Cres.

Charter Rd

Arbutus Dr (#554 to 578)

Caddy Dr

Blitz Rd

Fairway

An Improvement District located in the area of Bennett Bay on the southeast side of Mayne Island

Annual Drinking Water Report

• MIIWSS Member
• 152 lots
• 132 connections
• 3 wells
• 2010 annual water taxes for each property: $325.00
• 2010 annual water tolls for each property connected to the system: $50.00
• 2010 Total taxes and tolls : $375.00
• 2010 Connection fees – user pay with $500.00 deposit
• A rebate of $100.00 per dual flush toilet is offered for any retrofit. Contact a Trustee for details
• Other taxes apply for 2nd connections, B&Bs, and commercial properties, disconnection and re-connection.
• AGM: April of each year
• Board of Trustees – 3, elected for rotating 3 year terms
• Water use restrictions: District water is for household use only.
• Special levies: none

CAMPBELL BENNETT BAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT:

Contact: Chair Tom Higgs 539-9880
Contact Administrator: 
Barb Baker at barbonmayne@hotmail.com
Board of Trustees: Erich Nordquist, Ron McLean, Bill Liversidge, Rick Stewart

Streets serviced within Letters Patent area:

Wilkes Rd

Arbutus Dr ( #522 to 494)

Orchard Dr

Bennett Bay Rd

Isabella Lane

Seaview Rd (part of)

Cedar Hill Rd

 

 

Annual Drinking Water Report

An Improvement District located along Campbell and Bennett Bays on the southeast shore of Mayne Island
• MIIWSS Member
• 152 lots
• 128 connections
• 4 wells
• 2010 annual tax for each property within the Letters Patent boundaries, $300.00
• 2010 annual water toll for each property connected to the system. $200.00
• 2010 total annual taxes and tolls, $500.00
• 2010 Connection fees: $400.00 for the right to connect, plus actual cost
• Board of Trustees – 5 elected annually on a 3 year rotating term
• AGM: April/May
• Water use restrictions: Domestic use only
• Special levies: none for 2010

 

LAURA POINT WATER SOCIETY:

Contact: Chair- Ev McKay, 539-5040

Board members: Vice Chair: Calvin Bien; Secretary Treasurer: Diane Plucinak; Directors: Peter Belanger, Ev Mckay, Pat Paradis, Diane Plucinak and Calvin Bien

A private Society under the Societies Act. Some septic connections.

• MIIWSS Member
• 17 lots
• 16 connections
• 1 well
• 2010 Annual tax $100.00 for full time occupancy
• 2010 Annual tax $90.00 for part time occupancy
• AGM: May
• Water use restrictions: June 1 to approx. October 31, total water restriction.
• Special levies: none

Street serviced within Laura Point Water Society boundaries:

Laura Point Rd : partial


LIGHTHOUSE POINT WATERWORKS:

Contact: Al Wood, Chair.
Trustees: Ken Chubb, Duncan Stevenson


Streets serviced with Letters Patent area:

Bayview Dr

Georgina Point Rd (#s 171,182,185,186,191,193,195)

Cherry Tree Lane

Maude Bay

An Improvement District located on the northeast side of Mayne Island on the Strait of Georgia
• MIIWSS Member
• 101 lots
• 98 connections
• 4 wells
• 2010 Annual tax for each property within the Letters Patent boundary of the district, $175.00
• 2010 Annual water toll for each property connected to the water service: $275.00
• 2010 Total annual taxes and tolls: $450.00
• 2010 Connection fee: $250.00 + meter costs
• Board of Trustees – 3 elected on an annually for a 3 year rotating term
• AGM: April
• Water use restrictions: Household use only, year round.
• Special levies: none


MOUNT PARKE ESTATES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT:

Contact Administrator Liz Howard 539-3658

An Improvement District located on the south side of Mayne Island on Navy Channel
• MIIWSS Member
• 72 lots
• 65 connections
• 3 wells
• 2010 Annual 2010 tax for each property : $170.00
• 2010 Annual 2010 Tolls: $170.00
• 2010 Total taxes and tolls: $340.00
• 2010 Connection fees user pay with $250.00 base
• Board of Trustees – 5 elected annually for a 3 year rotating term
• AGM: between January 1 and May 31
• Water use restrictions: No water use outside of the home for any purpose between May 1 and October 31
• Special levies: none



SKANA WATERWORKS LTD:

Contact: Jon Sanders 250-539-3488

Trustees: Judi Wilson, Raymon Hagkull and Chris Hernon

A private system with CRD management and, located adjacent Lighthouse Pont Water District on the northeast corner of Mayne Island.
• MIIWSS Member
• 75 lots
• 38 connections
• 2 wells
• 2009 Annual tax for each property within the district boundaries, $275.00
• 2009 Annual water toll for each property connected to the water service, $763.00
• 2009 Total taxes and tolls, $1038.00
• 2009 Connection fees, minimum $1000.00 or actual cost
• Board of Trustees, policy, - 5 elected annually for a 3 year rotating term
• AGM: May
• Water use restrictions as required.
• Special levies: none

Skana is in the process of installing meters on each property and anticipates a project completion date of the end of 2008

Streets serviced within Skana Waterworks Ltd. boundaries:

One side of Waugh Rd up to # 539

Skana Gate

Sandy Hook

Aya Reach

# 504 Bayview

 

 

SURFSIDE WATER SYSTEM

Contact: Herbie Rochet, Chair 250-539-2831 (rochet@shaw.ca)

Trustees: Wesley Mulvin, Louis Vallée, Andrew Findlay & Ken Hancock, CRD Director

A CRD managed and owned subdivision water system, located near the BC Ferry terminal, accessed from Village Bay Rd, turning onto Wood Dale Drive.

MIIWSS member
Lots: 126
Exempt: 19
Connections: 62
2010 Annual tax for each property within system boundary: $326.11
2010 Annual water tolls ("user fee") for each property connected: $867.18
2010 Total taxes and tolls: $1193.29
2010 Connection fees: Cost plus, with $400.00 minimum
Board of Trustees: Policy. 4 members elected annually for 2-year rotating terms
AGM: May 30, 2009
Water use restrictions: none
Special levies: non

Streets serviced Within Surfside Water System

Wood Dale Dr Barque Rd Companion Way
Mainsail Windjammer Bowsprit
  Luff Rd  



VILLAGE POINT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT:

*** Village Point Grant Announcemnt ***

Contact: Al Wallace , Chair 539-3221
Administrator: Ben Bergman, 250-539-2500
Trustees: Jim Golding. George Mauch, Henry Till and Mike Sywulich

Streets serviced within Letters Patent area:

Mariner's Way

Leighton Lane

Lundy Lane

Spinnaker Dr

Callaghan

Quadrant

Dalton Dr.

Dinner Bay Rd

East/West Rd (some properties)

An Improvement District located from Village Bay to Dinner Bay on the southwest side of Mayne Island, also includes some septic connections
• MIIWSS Member
• 278 lots
• 221 connections
• 5 wells

As of January 1, 2010, the new QUARTERLY water and sewer rates for all parcels will be as follows:

 

Water
$

Sewer
$

Tax

63.00

300.00

Operating

62.00

55.00

Quarterly Total

125.00

355.00

2010 ANNUAL Total 500.00 1420.00


• Connection fees $250.00
• Board of Trustees, 5 elected annually for a 3 year rotating term
• AGM: 2nd Saturday in April
• Water use restrictions: Assessed as needed.
• Special levies: none

To read the CRD sewer and water reports to the property owners of VPID , following the Informational Link and then to CRD Southern Gulf Islands

 

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BOARDS OF TRUSTEES: Each year, your local water Board will be looking for people to serve a term as Trustee. Elections are held at the AGMs, and to qualify, a person must be a registered property owner within the boundary of that water system. The Trustee candidates name must actually appear on the deed.

This is a rewarding way to serve both your local community, local and island wide. Talk with the Chair of your Board of Trustees and learn how you can help. . In this fashion, you will be assisting with your personal water supply, as well as protecting Mayne Island’s finite water supply.

If you cannot serve on the Board, please support them in every way possible, and especially by practicing every conservation method possible.

Please be the advocate for water preservation and conservation in your neighbourhood, and for our islands.

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GALIANO ISLAND

Montague Improvement District

Contacts:
Sheila Borman, Chair, Board of Trustees: 250.539.3046, spiritus1@telus.net
Bob Boyechko, Operator: 250.539.5793, kjelli@pacificcoast.net
Michael Baker, Secretary-Treasurer: 604.263.3084, michael_baker@telus.net

Trustees:David Bass, Sheila Borman, Jim Helmcken

An Improvement District supplying some residential properties near Montague Harbour, specifically Montague Road (3220 to 3470), Montague Park Road (20 to 469), and Clanton Road (the SW side)

Annual Drinking Water Report

  • MIIWSS member
  • 31 connections
  • 2 wells
  • 2 storage tanks, each 5000 gallons, distribution by gravity
  • 2010 annual fee: $300 for up to 4500 gallons in a calendar month
  • Usage in excess of 4500 gallons charged on an ascending scale
  • Water use restrictions in the period June to September: no washing cars or boats, no lawn or garden sprinkling
  • AGM: Saturday of the Victoria Day weekend (May)


Section 7 Waterworks Ltd.

Contact: Chair Michael Sharp at mbsharp@telus.net

Incorporated Utility
President: Michael Sharp 250-539-5900

  • Number of wells: 1
  • Storage tank: Yes
  • System Pressure: By Elevated Storage. 
  • Connection fee: $250
  • Maximum connections: 18
  • Annual service fee: $360
  • Metered:  Yes
  • Monthly usage allowance: Yes
  • Overage charge: Yes  



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PENDER ISLANDS

Magic Lake Estates Water & Sewer Local Services Committee

Contact Chair Jim Petrie: owlelectric@shaw.ca
Further system information to follow as available

 

Razor Point Improvement District

Contact: Nick Samson, Chair, Board of Trustees 629-6187. 
Board of Trustees: Nick Samson, Rita Di Gangi, Lynda Challis
Area Serviced within Letter Patent boundary: Razor Point Rd

•MIIWSS member
•Number of Lots: 31
•Number of Connections: 28
•Number of wells: 1 
•Number of storage tanks: 2 (1200 gallons and 3000 gallons) 
•2010 Annual Taxes: nil
•2010 Annual Tolls: $250.00 (sites with residences), $85.00 (bare lots)
•2010 Total Taxes and Tolls: $250.00 (sites with residences), $85.00 (bare lots)
•Special Levies: none
•Water Restrictions: All connections metered and read for July and August usage only.
•AGM: Third Saturday afternoon in May. Location: varies.

 

Trincomali Improvement District

Contact: Mel MacDonald, Chair, Board of Trustees 629-3974.
Board of Trustees: Marian Haime, Barry Woollcombe, Rob Evans, Mike McManus.
Area Serviced within Letter Patent boundary:

Swanson View Drive

Plumper Way

Trincoma Place

Bedwell Drive

•MIIWSS member
•Number of Lots: 104
•Number of Connections: 87
•Number of wells: 6
•2009 Annual Taxes: nil
•2009 Annual Tolls: $300.00
•2009 Total Taxes and Tolls: $300.00
•Special Levies: none
•Water Restrictions: All connections metered and read monthly.
•AGM: First Saturday morning in August. Location: at the TID water cisterns.

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SALT SPRING ISLAND

Harbour View Improvement District

Contact: John Wiebe, Trustee and manager, 537-2656
Area serviced within the Letters Patent boundary: portion of Old Scott Road

•MIIWSS member
•Number of lots: 23
•Number of connections: 21
•Number of wells: 3- 1 main, 1 secondary, 1 emergency reserve
•2010 annual taxes: $835.00
•Special levies or parcel taxes: none
•Water restrictions: no automatic watering systems, no vehicle washing
•AGM: April or May: Contact manager for details

 

Maracaibo Water System

Owned and operated by the owners of Strata Plan 905. Located on the 
Athol peninsula on the north side of Long Harbour

Contact: Charles Bazzard, operator, 205-537-2878
Doug Chapman, Chair; Earle Morris, Vice Chair; Chris Galloway,  Secretary Treasurer, Councillors Claire Pickering, Peter Sharpe, Jackie Shrive and Alan Wiggan

Streets serviced within the system boundaries:

Nose Point,

Maracaibo Lane

Kingfisher Lane

Mariners Lane

Fisherman Lane

Rainforest Road

 

Seclusion Lane

 

•MIIWSS member
•Number of lots: 86
•Number of connections: 73, 1 commercial lot with 9 connections
•Number of wells: 5 in use
•2010 Annual assessment per property within system boundary: $148.41 
•Included in strata lot Assessment
Water Rates - basic* -

Payable 1st January
$65.50
1st July
$65.50
Total per Year 
$131.00


Water user rates invoiced 1st Oct annually.

( N.B. Water use may be subject to restrictions)
0-20,000 49c per 100 galls 0-100,000 84c per 100 galls
0-40,000 54c “ 0-120,000 97c “
0-60,000 60c “ 0-140,000 $1.07 “
0-80,000 79c “ 0-160,000 $1.18 “
    0-over 160,000 $1.42 “


Note: Water user rates are calculated on the actual gallons used

i.e.  Owner using 16,500 imp gals per year pays             16500 x .49/100 = $ 80.85
57,600                                                        57600 x .60/100 = $345.60
95,989                                                        95989 x .84/100 = $806.31

Charges above the 47c base rate are levied as a conservation premium charge and the proceeds are used for water system improvements.

Water service connection                                                                                    $550.00 + GST
Water service turn on                                                                                             $ 50.00 + GST    
Water service turn off                                                                                         no charge

Board of Trustees: 7 elected annually for 8 year maximum term
AGM: April
Water restrictions: Conservation encouraged


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SATURNA ISLAND

David Elford Co (Group of Thirty)
300 acre strata with 30 shares

Contacts: John Gahn: e-mail gonkayak@gmail.com

Location: north side of Saturna Island
Connections: 20
Wells: 2 with storage in 4 - 6000 gallon tanks
2010 Water Rate: $1.00 per 100 Imp. Gal.
NOTE: Water use may be subject to restrictions.

 

Lyall Harbour/Boot Cove Water Local Service Committee

Further district inforromation to follow as available

 

Old Point Farm

Contact: Hugh Grasswick 250-539-5910
Location: North West side of Saturna Island
Streets served: Co-op area, Farrows Rd and Old Point Rd

  • MIIWSS member
  • Number of lots: 28
  • Number of Connections: 20
  • Number of wells: 3
  • 2010 Water taxes and fees: co-op funded as needed
  • AGM: 2nd Saturday in November
  • Water Restrictions: No landscape watering. All dwellings required to have low flow toilets

 

Saturna Shores Improvement District

Contact: Cy Tordiffe, Chair
cytordiffe@shaw.ca

Location: east side of Saturna
Streets serviced: East Point Road

•MIIWSS member
•Number of lots: 18
•Number of connections: 17
•Number of wells: 2
•2010 Annual Taxes- $300.00
•AGM: August holiday weekend. Contact Chair for details
•Water restrictions: hand held watering only. No swimming pools.

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Updated February 25, 2010

   

 

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