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Water quality advisory for 10,000 Great Vernon water customers after emergency repair
Approximately 10,000 Greater Vernon water customers are under a precautionary water quality advisory following emergency…
Drought triggers more watering rules in Okanagan; Kamloops sticks with regular summer restrictions
The Okanagan's three major cities are issuing water restriction notices in the face of the…
Two-month water advisory for all Greater Vernon Water customers: regional district
It’s going to be two months of a precautionary water quality notice as Greater Vernon…
Greater Vernon Water hoping to end boil notice soon
VERNON – As a boil water advisory notice stretches into its second straight month, Greater…
Stage 1 water restrictions and level 3 drought continue in Vernon
VERNON – Stage 1 water restrictions continue in Vernon as well as a Level 3…
Vernon residents get the okay to stop boiling their water
VERNON – The boil water advisory in Vernon has ended. Greater Vernon Water announced this…
Water supply in Greater Vernon looking good so far
VERNON – With temperatures starting to warm up and many looking to get gardening, Greater…
New cash for Greater Vernon Water means costly filtration system may be avoided
VERNON – A partial solution to Greater Vernon’s water quality woes is coming down the…
The bill for breaks: How much Greater Vernon spent fixing broken water pipes in 2016
VERNON – A number of water main breaks in Vernon created hassles last year for…
Hot weather already having an impact on Greater Vernon water supply
VERNON – Unseasonably warm weather has caused Greater Vernon’s water reservoirs to spill earlier than…
Water interruption for some Greater Vernon Water customers
VERNON – The water will be turned off for some Greater Vernon Water customers this Sunday. A valve will be replaced at a pressure reducing station at the corner of Grey Road and Buchanan Road in Coldstream on Sunday, Nov. 18, according to a media release from the Regional District North Okanagan. The water for...
Boil water notice from 2012 lifted in North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN - Water users in the Okanagan Landing area can finally have water straight out of the tap. A boil water notice was issued by Interior Health in 2012 for the Claremont Water Utility area, which includes properties on Longacre Road and Apollo Road, and since then work was done to connect the water...
How people are stealing water in Greater Vernon
VERNON - The regional district is cracking down on water thieves. It’s come to the North Okanagan Regional District’s attention a number of people on the Greater Vernon Water system are bypassing water meters. The water utility keeps track of how much water goes into the system, and how much is used by consumers, and...
Why Vernon fields are being watered daily despite water restrictions
VERNON - A number of people are complaining about watering restrictions in Vernon, but it’s not quite what you think. Greater Vernon Water manager Zee Marcolin says most people are getting the message about stage one restrictions and have reduced their water consumption accordingly — no big objections there. What people are complaining about is...
Elevated watering restrictions in effect for Greater Vernon Water customers
VERNON - Heavier water restrictions are being imposed on Greater Vernon residents. The North Okanagan Regional District announced stage one restrictions for Greater Vernon Water customers Tuesday, July 7. Water reservoirs filled early this year and stopped spilling on June 10, water sustainability coordinator Jennifer Miles says in a media release. “This means we are...