Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Boil water advisory lifted -- by Richard Rolke

Most Duteau Creek water users can start drinking out of the tap again.

On Tuesday, the Greater Vernon Services Committee lifted the boil water advisory which had been in place for 5,000 homes for the last two weeks because of seasonal runoff.

“Turbidity has been low for the last five or six days,” said Al Cotsworth, utility manager, adding that water quality for the Duteau system is currently listed as being fair.

The boil water advisory covered customers of the former Vernon Irrigation District in the BX-Swan Lake area and parts of Coldstream and Vernon.

It has now been replaced by a water quality advisory for children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.

People in those three categories should continue to boil their water for one minute or seek alternate water sources for drinking, washing produce, making ice or brushing teeth.

However, it’s expected that a full boil water advisory for all Duteau Creek customers will return in about a month, said Cotsworth.

“This was just the low-elevation snow melt (causing turbidity) and we anticipate high-level melt in mid to late-June and it will likely cause another event,” he said.

It’s unknown how long another boil water advisory could be in place.

“It will all depend on how the snow comes off the watershed,” said Cotsworth of a quick melt compared to a slow melt.

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