FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2020
With work on the first water main tie-in for Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant now completed, automated outdoor domestic and agricultural water use will be permitted in the Lakeview-Rose Valley Water System starting at midnight tonight. The Boil Water Notice in the system continues until early next week as anticipated, while final tests are conducted and results are confirmed.
This important construction milestone involved the tie in of a 600mm main that will eventually connect the Lakeview-Rose Valley System to the future water treatment plant. The automated outdoor water use limits were required because the work reduced available water throughout the system by more than 40 per cent. We appreciate the patience and understanding of residents and businesses during this required infrastructure work.
The proactive Boil Water Notice must remain in place until early next week, because water may have entered the system without receiving chlorine disinfection. Without chlorine treatment, disinfection against microorganisms (bacteria, protozoa, etc.) will not occur; and therefore, all users must use water brought to a rolling boil for at least one minute or seek a safe, alternative source for brushing teeth, drinking, making baby formula, beverages, food and ice and washing fruits and vegetables.
The bulk filling station at Shannon Lake and Asquith Roads provides a safe, alternative source of drinking water from the state of the art Powers Creek Water Filtration Plant that uses multiple methods of treatment, which the City will replicate at the Rose Valley treatment facility when completed in 2022. Customers can use the touch-free filling station free during the Boil Water Notice. Bring clean bottles for filling. The tap is located on the Asquith Road side of the facility. In keeping with COVID-19 guidelines, users should not touch the station nor their faces, sanitize their hands before and after using the station, and maintain a safe distance of two meters between themselves and others.
Please note, a second similar tie-in to a 750mm water main, is anticipated to occur by the end of September. The City will issue more information as the date for that work approaches. Sign up for Boil Water Notices, Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant project updates and other city news and alerts at westkelownacity.ca/subscribe.
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