Kelowna’s Black Mountain Irrigation District points upcoming water high quality advisory – Okanagan

A water high quality advisory has been issued for components of jap Kelowna.

On Thursday, Black Mountain Irrigation District (BMID) issued a precautionary advisory for its total service space, saying upkeep work will happen later this month.

The work will start Tuesday, Sept. 27, and can final two days. Nevertheless, Black Mountain says the water high quality advisory will likely be in impact till Oct. 5.

BMID says in the course of the work interval, water must bypass ultra-violet disinfection, which offers therapy for protozoa corresponding to cryptosporidium and giardia.

“Whereas water might not be handled with UV, the water will nonetheless be handled with the clarification course of and disinfected with chlorine,” added BMID.

Black Mountain added that solely when absolutely handled water (chlorination and ultra-violet disinfection) has dispersed all through its total system, and been examined, will the water high quality advisory be rescinded.

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In the course of the water high quality advisory, BMID says prospects could want to search the next stage of safety by boiling their water for at the least one minute earlier than utilizing it for:

• Ingesting
• Brushing Enamel
• Washing vegetables and fruit
• Making ready any meals
• Mixing child system
• Making drinks or ice

Black Mountain can also be requesting that its prospects scale back their water utilization on Sept. 27-28, particularly these irrigating on these days.

Anybody with questions can contact the Black Mountain Irrigation District workplace at 250-765-5169.

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