Boil Water Notices are still in Effect

I got a new shot of the waterfall in Killiney Beach

After a couple of day without significant rain it started falling last night and continued right up till this afternoon. There is a good flow of water off Hodges Road ind over the bank here into the Park between the out houses and pump house.

Got a Dock Protection Video from West Kelowna

Make sure the containers you use to weigh your dock down are clean from contaminants. Even though the containers are meant to remain on the dock and out of water that’s not always how things end up. Should a good storm or even lake level knock the containers into the lake it’s too late to wonder what was in the container in its prior life … before you used it as ballast.

Floating docks and floats have to have long anchor cables or they may be dragged under water or a short cable strained to breaking in a storm.

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Information on returning home after a flood

The Preparedness BC website has information to help those property owners with protecting their property from flooding and some considerations for those returning after a flood. Check out the homeowner handbook at: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/public-safety-and-emergency-services/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/embc/preparedbc/preparedbc_flood_information_for_homeowners_and_home_buyers_web.pdf.

Interior Health also has information available for residents to consider before, during and after a flood, available at: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/YourEnvironment/EmergencyPreparedness/Pages/Flooding.aspx.

Information on flooding and electrical safety is also available for BC Hydro and FortisBC customers at www.bchydro.com and www.fortisbc.com respectively.

All other Evacuation Orders and Alerts remain in effect. Visit www.cordemergency.ca/map and search by address to determine if you or someone you know if under alert or order.

Conserve water & reduce sanitary sewer system strain

Residents of the Central Okanagan are reminded to conserve water, and not irrigate lawns or gardens. If pumping water from homes or property, pump onto the street, yard or into the storm drain system (grates on the street). Do not pump into the sanitary sewer system, doing so could cause water treatment facilities to become overtaxed.

Stay up-to-date

To view the most up to date information, and locations of sand and sandbags, go to www.cordemergency.ca and check out the latest updates and maps.