FortisBC has just advised that almost our entire area will be without power on Wednesday March 11, from 9 am to 1 pm. This will mean that there will be no power to our well pump or booster pumps during that time. (The lake pumps are already out of action all week – see previous post). This may affect water availability during this time, as it will not be possible to replenish the reservoir .

Please restrict your water use as much as possible for the week of March 9 to March 13, inclusive.
FortisBC has just advised us that during this week they are going to dismantle and replace the transformers and transformer structure at our lakeside pumphouse, so that there will be no power to the lake pumps during this entire period.
Currently, the lake pumps are used to top up the reservoir when the well pump can’t keep up with demand, which is now occurring more frequently as the temperatures start to rise. During this week of the power outage, this topping up will not occur. If, as a result, the water level in the reservoir drops too low, water pressure will drop, and some users may not have any water.
So please use water sparingly during this week.

Fortis BC will be turning off the power on Friday November 8 between 9 AM and 2 PM in order to do some electrical work in the area. This will affect both the well pump and booster pump, so there may be limited or no water availability during this power shut-off.

Water will be shut off to all users starting just after noon today, Thurs Oct 3, for an undetermined period, which will be kept as short as possible. It has been impossible to isolate a line with a leak in it, meaning that there is possibly another water line inadvertently connected to our system. Until the water flow is stopped, the leak cannot be repaired. Apologies for the inconvenience.

There will be a water outage for properties served by the booster pump beginning at 7:30 AM on Thursday Oct 3. The outage, which is needed to effect another pipeline repair, is expected to last up to 4 hours.

The source of the water break has been identified. Parts are needed to effect a repair, which will not be completed until next week. However, the repair will not require a further water supply disruption. Water service has been restored to all except one customer.

As usual, once the irrigation period ends, and water demand is lowered, as it is only needed for residential purposes, the OID will change the water source from the lake to our well. It is currently anticipated that this changeover will occur on Saturday November 2, 2019. There will likely be some water system outages associated with the changeover.

Starting at 8 AM on Saturday 28 September 2019, the booster pumps will be switched off to allow for the repair of a water leak whose exact source cannot be determined until the water is shut off. This will impact all customers supplied via the booster pump and may result in water limitations for other customers as well.
At this time, it is not known how long the outage will last, but it could extend for several hours or longer.

Hi everyone. I’m the bailiff for the OID – I fix or arrange to fix the various problems that arise with our water system as quickly as possible. I will be posting here to let you know about any problems that have arisen.