Increased turbidity shuts down Kal Lake water source
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All Greater Vernon water customers are being serviced by water form the Duteau Creek treatment plant.
The Kalamalka Lake water source was turned off Wednesday due to increasing turbidity.
“As there is no filtration at the Mission Hill Treatment Plant, this source is vulnerable to weather and other conditions that impact the lake’s water quality,” said Tricia Brett, water quality manager with the Regional District of North Okanagan. “Turbidity started to increase because melting snow led to higher water levels in Coldstream Creek which feeds into Kalamalka Lake. The quick moving water stirs up sediment in the stream channel and lake bottom causing less clarity and a reduction in water quality.”
Brett said all customers will be supplied with water from the Duteau Creek water treatment plant (DCWTP) until turbidity decreases in Kalamalka Lake.
