The District of Peachland’s water treatment plant is now officially operational.
First envisioned in 2006, construction on the treatment plant began in January 2019, with the goal of having it up and running by early 2021.
District staff said work still needs to be finished around the site, but the treatment plant is operational and is now supplying filtered, treated water to the Peachland Creek distribution system.
“This project has been a long time in the making and would not have been possible without the forethought of previous and existing council members, as well as financial support from the provincial and federal governments,” staff said in a statement.
Peachland received $3,480,000 from the federal government and another $3,480,000 from the province for the project.
Mayor Cindy Fortin said they are grateful for the support of both the federal and provincial governments.
“Their funding and support on this project helped us achieve our goal of ensuring there is improved, quality drinking water for our residents and that we are no longer affected by seasonal water quality advisories moving forward,” she said.
The water treatment plant now provides treated water to 3/4 of the district, towards the south from Ponderosa towards Okanagan Lake.
Once the Trepanier Interconnect project is completed in the next few months, the filtered water will be available to everyone in the district.
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