Greater Vernon Water, in conjunction with Interior Health Authority, has issued a water quality advisory for customers supplied by the Delcliffe Water Utility.
The area impacted includes Delcliffe Road and Cameron Road. The water is supplied to these areas by Delcliffe Water System in partnership with GVW.
Customers served by Delcliffe have water supplied from Okanagan Lake. Due to increasing water levels, the turbidity has exceeded 1.0 NTU at the Delcliffe water intake. Due to this increase in turbidity (cloudiness) the water quality is now rated as fair.
This water quality advisory will be in effect until further notice.
A fair rating means that some customers should be careful when ingesting the water.
The following customers should be careful when ingesting the water:
* children
* the elderly
* people with weakened immune systems
For these customers, water intended for the following uses should be boiled for one minute:
* drinking
* washing fruits and vegetables
* making beverages or ice
* brushing teeth
Customers will be informed when water quality returns to normal via road signs. For more information visit www.rdno.ca/water.