Vernon drinking water path

Source

Duteau Creek Surface water · +1 sources

to plant

Treatment

Greater Vernon Water treatment facilities… municipal treatment

finished

Mains

Distribution GVW operates a large combined domestic/agricultural utility with separate non-potable irrigation supplies in some areas. Aberdeen Plateau reservoirs store Duteau Creek watershed water.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Vernon

Source & supply
Duteau Creek
Kalamalka Lake
GVW operates a large combined domestic/agricultural utility with separate non-potable irrigation supplies in some areas. Aberdeen Plateau reservoirs store Duteau Creek watershed water.
Greater Vernon Water is among BC’s largest utilities by volume and still runs parallel non-potable agricultural networks alongside the treated domestic system.
Treatment
Greater Vernon Water treatment facilities (Duteau Creek and Kalamalka Lake)
Regional District of North Okanagan’s Greater Vernon Water utility supplies Vernon, Coldstream, and surrounding areas. Potable supply is treated surface water from Duteau Creek and Kalamalka Lake; backup wells for emergencies only.
At the tap
Hardness 148 mg/L (Hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.6 · lead 0.4 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)