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Just a reminder that now that the irrigation season has ended, there will be a water outage for the Osoyoos Irrigation District (OID) on Saturday November 4. This is the day for our annual cleaning of the reservoir before we change over to well water. The reservoir must be empty for it to be cleaned, …
Continue reading “OID Water Outage – this coming Sat Nov 4, 2023 – 8AM-10AM (approx.)”
At most non-residential properties within the Osoyoos Irrigation District (OID), flow control devices (FCD) are installed to limit the amount of water that flows to the property in a certain period – such as a maximum level of gallons per minute. This is not done to limit the total amount of water provided to these …
Continue reading “Please ** DO NOT TAMPER ** with water flow control devices”
Last November, a valve on the Osoyoos Irrigation District’s (OID) main pipeline was replaced. A second valve, on a branch pipeline that feeds the northwest section of the OID, was also scheduled to be replaced at that time, but the work could not be completed. This second valve needs to be installed ahead of the …
Continue reading “Possible OID water outage – Wed March 22, 2023”
The planned water outage that had been scheduled for Saturday November 12 and which had to be postponed due to the early snowfall has now been rescheduled for Saturday November 26, weather permitting. Although access to the reservoir to facilitate cleaning is now available, more snow is scheduled for tonight (Nov 16/17) and in any …
Continue reading “Water outage now rescheduled for Sat. Nov. 26”
There will be a water outage for the Osoyoos Irrigation District (OID) on Saturday November 12 that will extend for a longer period than usual. This is the day for our annual cleaning of the reservoir before we change over to lake water. The reservoir must be empty for it to be cleaned, so after …
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Although we will switch over to well water on November 12 this year (the actual date varies from year to year), the date set for irrigation cutoff is always October 31. After this time, no irrigation – especially agricultural irrigation – can occur. The reason is that after October 31, FortisBC charges us more expensive …
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There will be a water outage on Wednesday May 11 from 10:30 AM until approximately 12:30 PM, to allow a diver to clean the intake screens for the lake pumps. During this time the pumps have to be turned off, so water pressure may drop and outages may occur.
The break in the water main has been repaired and all water valves have been opened. Water service should now be available but water pressure may remain low for some time, possibly overnight. To refill the reservoir we need to use lake water, but the water level in the lake is so low at this …
It turns out that we have had to turn the lake pumps off to stem the water flow and also turn off more than one valve due to the 10 inch waterline that was broken. This means that everyone on the system may experience a lack of water and/or water pressure. The good news is …
Continue reading “Update on water line break – 4:15 PM Feb 19”
The contractors working on regrading the site adjacent to 62 Ave have broken our main watermain. We are in the process of shutting off the water to properties on this part of the line – this will affect all properties on 31 Street, as well as those on 62 Ave and some along Highway 3. …