Greater Vernon Water

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...