Core Area Wastewater AAP

Core Area Wastewater Treatment Plant Loan Authorization AAP

Overview

At the March 11, 2026 Board meeting of the Capital Regional District ("CRD"), the following bylaw received three readings:

Bylaw No. 4699 [PDF/160KB] “Core Area Wastewater Treatment Plant Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1, 2026”, to authorize the borrowing of Thirty-Four Million, Eight Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars ($34,840,000), for the purpose of capital renewal and upgrading of the wastewater treatment and conveyance system. 

Bylaw Synopsis

Bylaw No. 4699 [PDF/160KB] would authorize the borrowing of Thirty-Four Million, Eight Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars ($34,840,000), for a period not exceeding 15 years, for the purpose of capital renewal and upgrading of the wastewater treatment and conveyance system serving the Core Area and Western Communities and includes up to Two Million ($2,000,000) for advanced thermal detailed design. 

Participating area approval for Bylaw No. 4699 will be obtained for the entire service area by Alternative Approval Process. The Alternative Approval Process applies to all electors within the Liquid Waste Management Core Area and Western Communities Service area which is comprised of the following municipalities in the Capital Regional District (CRD): Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria, and View Royal. 

Please note that this synopsis of Bylaw No. 4699 is not intended to be or understood as an interpretation of the bylaw. A copy of the complete bylaw may be viewed here.

For more information on the capital upgrades, please see Frequently Asked Questions [PDF/115KB].

Alternative Approval Process

The CRD may proceed with Bylaw No. 4699 unless at least 25,259 electors (constituting 10% of eligible electors) within the Liquid Waste Management Core Area and Western Communities Service area object, by signing the elector response form, that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors by way of an assent vote (referendum) before proceeding to adopt Bylaw No. 4699. 

The alternative approval process applies to the electors in the Liquid Waste Management Core Area and Western Communities Service area which is comprised of the following municipalities in the Capital Regional District (CRD): Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria, and View Royal. 

For more information on the Alternative Approval Process, see the Frequently Asked Questions.

Elector response forms [PDF/264KB] may be obtained online or at the CRD Headquarters, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) until 4:30 pm on Friday, July 31, 2026.

Deadline for Submitting an Elector Form

The deadline for submitting signed elector response forms [PDF/264KB], in relation to Bylaw No. 4699, to the CRD is 4:30 pm on Friday, July 31, 2026. Forms must be received by the deadline to be counted.

Completed forms may be submitted by hand (during regular business hours) or by mail to 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC, or by scanning a legible, signed copy that can be emailed to legserv@crd.bc.ca. 

Elector Qualifications

Requirements for Resident Electors: You are entitled to submit an elector response form as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for at least 6 months and currently reside in the Liquid Waste Management Core Area and Western Communities Service area (i.e. Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria, and View Royal) prior to signing the elector  response form

Requirements for Non-Resident Property Electors: You may submit an elector response form as a Non-Resident Property Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months, have owned and held registered title to property in the Liquid Waste Management Core Area and Western 
Communities Service area (i.e. Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria, and View Royal) for 30 days and do NOT qualify as a Resident Elector. If there is more than one registered owner of the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common) only one individual may, with the written consent of the majority, submit an elector response form.