It’s an ongoing drawback in West Kelowna, B.C., that many say is getting worse.
Foul-smelling, discoloured and bad-tasting water has been flowing by the faucets of many households and residents need metropolis to discover a resolution to the issue.
“I nonetheless bathe my youngsters in it, I nonetheless bathe, however we don’t drink it. There are lots of people on this city that don’t drink the water,” mentioned Rose Valley resident Olivia Lawson.
A model new $75-million water therapy plant in Rose Valley started working in Might, and questionable water has been pouring out of native faucets since.
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“In West Kelowna Estates I by no means had issues earlier than the brand new water therapy plant was commissioned, it was all the time tremendous. Because it was commissioned, we’ve had weeks and weeks of brown, pungent water that we will’t drink,” mentioned West Kelowna Estates resident Jackie Haynes.
In an announcement, town mentioned, “We have now applied the addition of a chemical oxidant to assist take away manganese from the water, and that is working.”
“The reservoir is present process seasonal turnover for the time being, and occasional spikes in manganese may happen, however the oxidant is resolving discoloration.”
Residents are questioning why they’re paying month-to-month charges for a facility that isn’t producing clear water.
“Regardless that I attempt to boil it, it nonetheless stinks. We use filters continuous that are costly, on prime of the charge now we have to pay – $200 (month-to-month),” mentioned Agnieszka Jamieson who lives in Rose Valley.
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