US EditionColdstream Creek water quality assessment pursued amid lack of oversight
NORTH OKANAGAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUG 1 – The study addresses oversight gaps linked to a proposed septic field and rising contamination risks, with Kalamalka Lake supplying water to 65,000 residents, officials said.
- On July 15, the Regional District of North Okanagan launched an RFP to study land use and water quality in the Coldstream Creek watershed, with responses due by Aug. 15.
- Interior Health, the District of Coldstream and the Ministry of Environment said they lack authority to approve VegPro International’s septic system, creating oversight gaps.
- Coldstream Creek, as the lake’s main tributary, supplies 80 per cent of inflow, impacting water quality amid past manure contamination and cyanobacteria blooms, said they lack authority.
- The assessment will support Greater Vernon Water’s Kalamalka Lake source water protection plan, and VegPro International has sued the RDNO to compel issuance of a Proof of Water certificate.
- The RDNO plans to update its 2017 land use vulnerability study and produce hazard identification, risk prioritization, and guidance for Greater Vernon Water and the Kalamalka Lake Regional Working Group.
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