West Kelowna, British Columbia – Boiling water notices have been downgraded for parts of the Okanagan

The City of West Kelowna has downgraded an existing boiling water notice to a water quality advisory for the Sunnyside/Pritchard Water Service Area.

However, the water quality advisory remains pending further notice for the Rose Valley-Lakeview and West Kelowna Estates systems due to grid turbidity and associated flushing.

“Under the water quality advisory, children, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems should use boiled water for more than one minute or use alternative We need to find a safe source of water to wash food and drink, fruits and vegetables,” read the West Kelowna press release.

Parts of West Kelowna have been without access to safe drinking water for months this year, but the city said residents won’t be holding back on water advisories once the new water treatment plant in Rose Valley is up and running. increase.

The $75 million water treatment plant is the largest construction project West Kelowna has undertaken, according to the city.

“Once construction of the water main is complete, these underground pipes will connect residents of the West Kelowna Estate and Sunnyside/Pritchard water systems to the new Rose Valley Water Service Area,” reads the project brief.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 2023.

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