Boil Water and Water Quality Advisories

Water Quality Advisory issued for West Kelowna Estates System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, May 14, 2021

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Water Quality Advisory, until further notice, for the West Kelowna Estates Service Area due to higher than normal turbidity at the Okanagan Lake intake due to freshet.

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

Turbidity affects the performance of the chlorine disinfection process because bacteria, protozoa, viruses...

Water Quality Advisory Rescinded for the Pritchard-Sunnyside System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, Jan. 15. 2021 

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has rescinded the Water Quality Advisory for the Pritchard-Sunnyside Water System. The City issued the advisory Jan. 13, 2021 due to turbidity issues, near the Okanagan Lake intake, related to a severe windstorm.

The City thanks users for their patience while crews conducted sampling and testing and received all mandatory laboratory confirmations necessary to rescind the Water Quality Advisory.

Water Quality Advisory Issued for the Pritchard-Sunnyside System

UPDATED: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021  

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has issued a Water Quality Advisory for the Pritchard-Sunnyside System due to turbidity issues in Okanagan Lake in the vicinity of the intake related to an overnight windstorm.

View a map at westkelownacity.ca/waterquality to confirm if your property is in the affected Pritchard-Sunnyside System.

Turbidity affects the performance of the chlorine disinfection process because...

Boil Water Notice rescinded for Lakeview-Rose Valley System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has rescinded the Boil Water Notice for the Lakeview-Rose Valley System, effective immediately. The Boil Water Notice was required as part of the key construction milestone of a 750mm water main tie-in from the Lakeview-Rose Valley System to the future Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant. To determine if you live in the...