Boil Water and Water Quality Advisories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2020
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is downgrading the Boil Water Notice for the Lakeview-Rose Valley System to a Water Quality Advisory, effective immediately.
The Boil Water Notice was required to complete an important construction milestone to tie in a 600mm main that will eventually connect the Lakeview-Rose Valley System to the future water treatment plant. This work meant water may have...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2020   With work on the first water main tie-in for Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant now completed, automated outdoor domestic and agricultural water use will be permitted in the Lakeview-Rose Valley Water System starting at midnight tonight. The Boil Water Notice in the system continues until early next week as anticipated, while final tests are conducted and results are confirmed.   This important construction milestone...
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UPDATE: Adds hand watering information
September 08, 2020

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, will issue a planned Boil Water Notice for the Lakeview-Rose Valley System, for up to one week, effective Tuesday, September 8, for civil works required for Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant. No automatic nor underground irrigation will also be required to ensure...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 02, 2020
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is temporarily downgrading the Boil Water Notice for the Lakeview-Rose Valley System to a Water Quality Advisory, effective immediately and through Monday, September 7.
The Boil Water Notice was required after an unforeseen mechanical complication at the chlorination facility Sunday, August 30 resulted in non-disinfected water entering the system. City crews...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2020
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Boil Water Notice for the Lakeview/Rose Valley System effective immediately and until further notice, due to unforeseen mechanical complications at the Rose Valley Chlorination Facility.
The mechanical issues – related to a planned power outage in the area – are resulting in untreated water entering the system.
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