Boil Water Notice rescinded for specified area of the Powers Creek Water Service Area

Thursday, Sept. 05, 2024

The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has rescinded the Boil Water Notice for a specified area of Westbank, within the Powers Creek Water Service Area.

The notice was required after a watermain break, which occurred Friday, Aug. 30 on Margaret Road. Although emergency repairs were completed quickly, turbidity was present within an isolated area of the distribution system, due to an unanticipated loss of pressure and flow disturbance. The specified area was generally west of Old Okanagan Highway, north of Butt Road, south of Smith Creek and east of Paynter Road.

The City issued a boil water notice for this area as a precaution.

Required consecutive days of testing have now confirmed that turbidity has returned to acceptable levels and quality is meeting Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines.

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