The Okanagan region is experiencing a dry spell. No rain has been recorded at the Kelowna weather station since June 28. Continue reading →

Some vulnerable users of a small north Okanagan water system should be boiling their water. Continue reading →

Testing shows the Duteau Creek water supply has returned to a “good” rating. Continue reading →

The Regional District of North Okanagan will be reviewing the boil water notice on Friday. Continue reading →

That may mean weighing flood protection against the need to store enough water. Continue reading →

Greater Vernon Water (GVW) customers have been switched to the Duteau Water Treatment Plant (DCWTP) due to electrical issues with the Mission Hill Water Treatment Plant/Kalamalka Lake water source, according to the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO). Continue reading →

The same early melt conditions that have been filling up Greater Vernon Water’s Duteau Creek reservoirs are also being blamed for unusual snow pack measurements. Two monitoring stations in the area reported no snow on April 1. Continue reading →

“There was an error created some years ago when the Duteau Creek system was called upon to supply domestic water to this region Continue reading →