Options have been identified to deal with water discolouration in the Rose Valley Water Service Area.
Although the City of West Âé¶¹AV maintains the water is safe to drink, and no water quality advisories are needed, customers have been putting up with light to dark brown water.
There is a precautionary, isolated water quality advisory related to watermain flushing in the former West Âé¶¹AV Estates System.
Higher levels of manganese, a lingering effect of last year’s McDougall Creek wildfire, are to blame for the issue. The city accounted for those effects but did not foresee the amounts of manganese, according to a statement.
“Consultants and crews are working as quickly as possible, but the established solutions will require several days of testing, sampling and equipment installation.â€
An alternative source of drinking water is available at the bulk filling station at Asquith and Shannon Lake Roads.
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