Boil water advisories continue for thousands of residents in Greater Vernon.
It had been hoped that advisories for the Duteau Creek and East Kalamalka Lake intakes would be lifted Thursday but that didn’t occur.
“We still have high turbidity within the system,” said Al Cotsworth, North Okanagan Regional District water manager.
A boil water advisory remains in place for 8,000 homes on the Duteau Creek water source.
It was initiated Feb. 13 after a snow and dirt slide on the Aberdeen Main Forestry Road led to an increase in turbidity (cloudiness).
Duteau Creek is the main water source for virtually all of the BX-Swan Lake area, as well as parts of the District of Coldstream and the City of Vernon.
A boil water alert was also issued for 250 homes on the East Kal Lake intake after a valve on a storage tank on Ponderosa Way plugged Feb. 8, leading to untreated sewage draining into the lake.
The areas affected by that notice are: Ponderosa Way, Juniper Drive, Tamarack Drive, Sumac Lane, Kinloch Drive, Briar Drive, Coldstream Creek Road west of McClounie Road, Kidston Road south of and including 7800, Cunliffe Road south of and including 7909, Tassie Drive, Linden Drive, Holtam Drive, Sage Drive, Senita Court, Corona Court, Harper Drive and Ormsby Drive.
The alert also impacts all private domestic water intakes on the north end of Kalamalka Lake.
For the North Okanagan Regional District, the notice was precautionary.
Cotsworth isn’t sure when the boil water notices will be lifted for the Duteau or East Kal Lake sources.
It had been hoped that advisories for the Duteau Creek and East Kalamalka Lake intakes would be lifted Thursday but that didn’t occur.
“We still have high turbidity within the system,” said Al Cotsworth, North Okanagan Regional District water manager.
A boil water advisory remains in place for 8,000 homes on the Duteau Creek water source.
It was initiated Feb. 13 after a snow and dirt slide on the Aberdeen Main Forestry Road led to an increase in turbidity (cloudiness).
Duteau Creek is the main water source for virtually all of the BX-Swan Lake area, as well as parts of the District of Coldstream and the City of Vernon.
A boil water alert was also issued for 250 homes on the East Kal Lake intake after a valve on a storage tank on Ponderosa Way plugged Feb. 8, leading to untreated sewage draining into the lake.
The areas affected by that notice are: Ponderosa Way, Juniper Drive, Tamarack Drive, Sumac Lane, Kinloch Drive, Briar Drive, Coldstream Creek Road west of McClounie Road, Kidston Road south of and including 7800, Cunliffe Road south of and including 7909, Tassie Drive, Linden Drive, Holtam Drive, Sage Drive, Senita Court, Corona Court, Harper Drive and Ormsby Drive.
The alert also impacts all private domestic water intakes on the north end of Kalamalka Lake.
For the North Okanagan Regional District, the notice was precautionary.
Cotsworth isn’t sure when the boil water notices will be lifted for the Duteau or East Kal Lake sources.
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