Greater Vernon Water

Water Quality Updates

Bulk Water Fill Station

North Kalamalka Lake Intake

Duteau Creek


Water Quality Legend:

  • Good
  • Fair - Advisory
  • Poor - Boil Water
  • DO NOT DRINK

RDNO-GVW Snapshot

  • 620 km of Pipe Lines
  • 42 Pump Stations
  • 67 Water Licenses
  • 83 Pressure Reducing Stations

Did you know?
RDNO-GVW delivers an average of 24 billion litres of water to customers each year, of which 55% is used by agriculture.

Learn about our history:

The Regional District of North Okanagan - Greater Vernon Water (RDNO-GVW) supplies and delivers water to customers in the City of Vernon, the District of Coldstream, and Electoral Areas “B” and “C”.  The utility also supplies bulk water to Spallumcheen, and irrigation water to customers in Electoral Area “D”.

RDNO-GVW is committed to protecting public, environmental, and economic health through a comprehensive “source-to-tap” approach. Read more about Water Quality.

Check Notifications to find the turbidity index and alert level for your water source.


Domestic Appeal for Agricultural Water Rate Application

Greater Vernon Water customers without “BC Assessment Farm Classification”, but engage in bona fide farming activity may submit the Domestic Appeal for Agricultural Water Rate application. Applications and fees must be submitted to RDNO before February 15, 2012.


Make Water Work!

Learn more ways to use water efficiently by visiting www.okwaterwise.ca and do a Performance Review on your water.


Background

RDNO - GVW took responsibility for the supply and distribution of domestic and agricultural water within the Greater Vernon Water service area of the Regional District after the 2003 amalgamation of the water utilities of the City of Vernon, the District of Coldstream and the North Okanagan Water Authority, formerly known as VID, or Vernon Irrigation District.


Master Water Plan

The Master Water Plan was amended in 2004 to ensure that our community’s present and future water quality and water supply needs, as well as critical health protection goals, are met in an efficient and financially sustainable manner. A key feature of the plan is the separation of irrigation and domestic water systems.

The start of operations at the Duteau Creek Water Treatment Plant marks a significant step towards realizing the domestic water quality improvements envisioned by the Master Water Plan.


Please direct enquiries to:
Phone:  250-550-3700
Fax:      250-550-3701
E-mail:  engineering@rdno.ca