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South East Kelowna Irrigation District
Cost for clean drinking water up 30 per cent for South East Kelowna
KELOWNA – A $22 million shortfall in the cost of amalgamating the South East Kelowna…
Cost of city’s South East Kelowna Irrigation district takeover jumps $22 million
KELOWNA – The cost for the City of Kelowna taking over the South East Kelowna…
South East Kelowna water users placed on boil water notice
KELOWNA – Residents of Kelowna who get their drinking water from the South East Kelowna…
Spring runoff causing water quality problems throughout Southern Interior
HIGH WATER FLUSHING ORGANICS AND BACTERIA DOWNSTREAM INTO SOME WATER SYSTEMS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Spring runoff…
Irrigation districts keep heads down in dispute with Kelowna
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Kelowna's irrigation districts have purposely kept a low profile in the dispute…
Water board to study groundwater flows in Mission Creek
DATA SHOULD INFORM DECISIONS ABOUT WELL DRILLING IN THE KELOWNA ALLUVIAL PLAIN CENTRAL OKANAGAN –…
Mayor wants irrigation districts to merge with Kelowna
MAYOR SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME AMALGAMATION IS THE END GOAL KELOWNA – Premier Christy…
Water main break disrupts service in East Kelowna
KELOWNA - A broken water main in East Kelowna has cut off water service to a number of homes. Service will be affected for several hours and crews are on site making repairs, South East Kelowna Irrigation District spokesman Toby Pike says in a press release. The areas and address affected include the 3300, 3400...
Mediator to intervene in dispute between irrigation districts and City of Kelowna over drinking water plan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The provincial government is stepping into the dispute between city council and the four irrigation districts that supply domestic water in Kelowna. Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran confirms the province, through the Ministry of Communities, has provided a mediator to help get a mandatory review of the Kelowna integrated water supply plan back...
Years of bad water convinces Kelowna man irrigation districts have to go
KELOWNA - A Glenmore man says Kelowna residents need to get educated on how water is delivered in the city and the turf war going on behind the scenes with local irrigation districts. “I understand how we came to have four irrigation districts, but we’re not the same city anymore, it isn’t 80 years ago....
Irrigation districts say Kelowna mayor jumping the gun on water quality push
KELOWNA - Kelowna’s four major irrigation districts say they are well into the plan to improve water quality and eventually connect their systems and they’re not quite sure why city council wants to change the plan. Last week, mayor and council announced water quality as their top priority and said they would push to speed...
Kelowna mayor is about to take on irrigation districts on water quality
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is bent on solving one of the city's greatest and longest problems — drinking water — and seems prepared to go to war with local irrigation districts to make it happen. Basran and the city announced this week the current plan to standardize water delivery across the city...
South East Kelowna residents facing big rate hikes
KELOWNA - Water managers from the South East Kelowna Irrigation District heard loud and clear from residents concerned with the $23.7-million price tag for a water system upgrade. Irrigation district chair Brian Wright described the discussion around the proposed system as “robust” but claimed most residents understand it has little choice but to upgrade water...