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Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant

Construction of the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant is underway!An important update about how users pay for water service is about to hit mail boxes in the coming week. Council’s top priority is to provide clean, safe and reliable water to future plant users in 2022. With a $41 million grant from the governments of Canada and British Columbia, customers will only pay $34 more over the next two years (from $116 to $150 per year) to reach the $150 annual fee. Then, that $150 per year would pay...

Council Highlights - July 28, 2020

Council Meeting

July 28, 2020

Condolences to family of Sheila Paynter

Council offered deepest sympathies after the passing of Sheila Paynter at 100 years old this week and, on behalf of all the City of West Kelowna, extended their sincerest condolences to the family. Council expressed their admiration for Mrs. Paynter and her energy, kindness, wisdom and love for the community. Mrs. Paynter was very active in the community and a pillar in her family’s popular agricultural businesses.

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Water Quality Advisory Rescinded for West Kelowna Estates System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 24, 2020

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has rescinded the Water Quality Advisory for the West Kelowna Estates System. The City issued the advisory May 9 due to turbidity from spring freshet.

Water Quality Advisories remain in effect until further notice for the Pritchard-Sunnyside and Lakeview-Rose Valley Systems due to turbidity. These systems use chlorine for disinfection. Higher than normal turbidity can affect the chlorination process because...

Council highlights - July 14, 2020

From the July 14, 2020 Regular Council Meeting

Council endorses Subject to Petition Against Initiative for Local Area Service and long-term borrowing for Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant

Council endorsed a process for the City to determine if there is sufficient petition against from Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant (RVWTP) property owners to use long-term borrowing of up to $23.5 million for the plant’s design, construction and financing. This process also establishes the new RVWTP Local Area Service...

Water Quality Advisory Issued for Lakeview/Rose Valley Water System

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Water Quality Advisory for the Lakeview/Rose Valley System effective immediately and until further notice, due to high turbidity registering at the reservoir.

According to the City’s Reservoir Consultant, an algal bloom is causing the turbidity, which may affect the performance of the chlorine disinfection process. Increased turbidity can mean bacteria, viruses and microorganisms can attach themselves to the suspended particles...