Boil Water and Water Quality Advisories

Lakeview-Rose Valley Water System returns to Water Quality Advisory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, Sept. 12, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has downgraded an existing Boil Water Notice declared Aug. 3, 2022, to a Water Quality Advisory for the Lakeview-Rose Valley Water Service Area.

View our water quality map to confirm if your property is in the affected service area.

Turbidity affects the performance of the chlorine disinfection process because bacteria, protozoa, viruses and other microorganisms can attach themselves...

Watermain flushing in the Rose Valley-Lakeview Water System

Update:

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022

City will continue water main flushing in the Rose Valley-Lakeview Water System to help improve water quality and maintain the water system as part of this year’s flushing program.

Flushing began Aug. 22 in subdivisions in the lower Rose Valley and greater Shannon Lake neighbourhoods and crews have now moved to areas of Lakeview Heights.

Water main flushing involves running water at a high velocity to remove accumulated sediment from the pipe, and users may experience...

Boil Water Notice for the Sunnyside/Pritchard Service Area

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Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Boil Water Notice, until further notice, for the Sunnyside/Pritchard Service Area due to the presence of total coliform bacteria. 

View a map at westkelownacity.ca/waterquality to confirm if your property is in the affected area. 

Chlorine disinfection is highly effective against coliform and, the City of West Kelowna continues to treat the system’s water...

Boil Water Notice expanded to entire Lakeview-Rose Valley System

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Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Boil Water Notice, until further notice, for the entire Lakeview-Rose Valley System due to the presence of total coliform.

An isolated Boil Water Notice had been in effect since Friday in a section of the Shannon Lake area; however, the Boil Water Notice has now been expanded to include the entire Lakeview-Rose Valley System which, until today, was able to remain on a Water Quality...

Boil Water Notice issued for an isolated section of the Lakeview-Rose Valley System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, July 29, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Boil Water Notice for an isolated section of the Lakeview-Rose Valley System, which is served by the Shannon Way Reservoir, due to the presence of total coliform. 

The remainder of the Lakeview-Rose Valley System remains under a Water Quality Advisory due to turbidity from Rose Valley Reservoir.

View a map at westkelownacity.ca/waterquality to confirm if your property...