Boil Water and Water Quality Advisories

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Water Quality Advisory, until further notice, for the entire Lakeview-Rose Valley Water Service Area due to seasonal turbidity in the Rose Valley Reservoir.

View a map at westkelownacity.ca/waterquality 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...

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has upgraded the Water Quality Advisory issued on June 6, 2022, to a Boil Water Notice, until further notice, for the Sunnyside/Pritchard Water Service Area, due to an increase in turbidity levels affecting further deterioration of the water quality.

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

Turbidity...

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Friday, June 17, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has rescinded a Boil Water Notice, for the Lakeview-Rose Valley Water Service Area.

The Boil Water Notice was originally required due to increased turbidity, related to seasonal algal blooms; however, these conditions have now subsided and successive testing and monitoring confirm that the Boil Water Notice can be rescinded.

Water Quality Advisories remain in effect, until further notice, for...

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Monday, June 13, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Water Quality Advisory, until further notice, for the West Kelowna Estates Water Service Area due to elevated, freshet-related turbidity in Okanagan Lake, in the vicinity of the system’s intake.

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

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Friday, June 10, 2022

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Boil Water Notice, until further notice, for the Lakeview-Rose Valley Water Service Area due to the presence of total coliform in the system, likely due to heavy runoff, from late season snowpack melt, coupled with persistent rain.

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

Chlorine disinfection is...