Gold Bridge Water Service Repair

Works will be undertaken to repair water services in Gold Bridge. There may be intermittent water service interruptions during the following period:

• Friday August 10, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

We apologize for any inconvenience during this time. Please contact our office directly at 604-894-6371, if you have questions, comments or concerns regarding this notice.

Edward Witwicki, Senior Engineering Technologist

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

BRALORNE WATER SERVICE REPAIR

Works will be undertaken to repair water services in Bralorne. There may be intermittent water service interruptions during the following period:

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 to Friday August 10 , 2018 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

We apologize for any inconvenience during this time.

Please contact our office directly at 604-894-6371, if you have questions, comments or concerns regarding this notice.

Update: August 7, 2018 3pm

• The SLRD has been advised by the contractor coordinating recovery of the crashed plane from Tyaughton Lake that the plane will be removed from the lake tomorrow, Wednesday 8 August. 
• Interior Health advises that the Do Not Consume Water Quality notice will remain in place until approximately end of day Friday 10 August to allow for the completion of water testing after the plane has been removed. 

UPDATE August 11, 2018

Interior Health has advised that after the latest water testing of samples from Tyaughton Lake, the results  meet both the aquatic life and drinking water guidelines outlined by the BC Water Quality Guidelines (BC WQG), as well as US EPA drinking water guidelines for parameters where BC WQG do not exist.

Therefore, the Do Not Consume water quality advisory has been lifted and normal water use can resume. 

Drive BC is reporting that Road 40 is closed in both directions 70 km west of the Junction with Highway 99, in Lillooet because of a mud slide.

There is no detour available. Estimated time of opening is currently unavailable. Road will remain closed overnight. Next update is expected at noon on Friday, August 3.

Affected Area: Area A - Tyaughton Lake water users
 
Due to the temporary DO NOT USE Water Quality notice in place for all those who draw water from Tyaughton Lake, Potable Water Filling Stations have been set up in Goldbridge. The three locations are marked on the map:

At the advice of Interior Health, the SLRD has issued a temporary DO NOT USE water notice for all those drawing water from Tyaughton Lake. You CANNOT make the water safe by boiling it. The notice is in place until further notice.

A DO NOT USE WATER NOTICE MEANS:

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for: Fraser Canyon - north inlcluding Lillooet

Note from SLRD: The following notice was issued by Environment Canada at 4:02 a.m. Thursday, August 2, 2018:

Current details:

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms beginning early this afternoon. These storms may be capable of producing heavy downpours, large hail and strong wind gusts.

Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!