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NOTICE TO THE CUSTOMERS OF THE BALD MOUNTAIN SEWER SYSTEM:
The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) will be carrying out system upgrades from: Sunday, October 20, 2024 until Friday, November 1, 2024.
Please limit all water use during these dates to the essentials in order to help with management of flows to complete the works.
Should you have any questions regarding the above, please call the CVRD’s Operations Department at 250-746-2530.
Bald Mountain sewer system is located between Youbou and the Town of Lake Cowichan, on the Cowichan Lake in Electoral Area I. The facility services over 200 residential properties.
The treatment plant is a membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant producing Class A high quality effluent.
The treatment works include two membranes with provisions in place for future additional treatment. Discharge from the UV disinfected effluent goes into the ground by means of two large infiltration basins.
Critical equipment is monitored 24-hours a day for malfunctions (such as pump failures); if such an abnormality occurs an alarm is sent to the on-duty pager to alert CVRD staff for immediate response.
Billing Period | Billing Date | User Fee* per Billing Period | Parcel Tax** approx. | Annual Fees (User Fees and Parcel Tax) |
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January 1-June 30 | February 1 | $150 | $491 | $791 |
July 1-December 31 | August 1 | $150 |
*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.
Current year budget information can be viewed here.