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Thompson-Nicola water supply disruptions and outages

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Coverage of water-supply outages, boil-water notices, pump-station failures, and related water restrictions affecting Thompson-Nicola Regional District communities including Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Scotch Creek, Savona, and Clearwater, as well as regional power outages impacting water infrastructure.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Sep 18 Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Sep 2 Month-long boil water notice lifted for Scotch Creek ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Aug 19 ‘Unauthorized waste’ disposed of in Tobiano sewer system ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Jul 31 TNRD – $7 million federal grant assures new water filtration plant for Savona ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  5. Jul 30 TNRD Receives Grant Worth $7 Million for Savona Water Treatment Plant Project ↗ TNRD details
  6. Jul 27 Village of Clinton water reaches critical low as firefighters battle Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Jul 26 100 Mile House tightens water restriction ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Jul 24 Boil water notice issued for Scotch Creek water users ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. May 19 Power outage at water pump station places Ashcroft residents on water restrictions ↗ CFJC Today details
  10. May 31 Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power Saturday afternoon ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Mar 14 Nearly 3,000 North Shuswap residents lose power Thursday ↗ CFJC Today details
  12. Oct 7 Power restored in Clearwater but residents asked to continue limiting water use ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  13. Aug 25 Cache Creek water restrictions lifted following power outage issue at water treatment plant ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  14. Aug 22 Clearwater orders water restriction amidst wide ranging power outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  15. May 16 Planned power outage has Cache Creek advising residents to conserve water overnight ↗ Castanet Kamloops details

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

Armchair Mayor

TNRD

Castanet Kamloops

Key People, Organizations, and Places

organization: BC Hydro , Union of BC Municipalities , Strategic Priorities Fund , River Forecast Centre

neighbourhood: Scotch Creek , Anglemont , Celista , Magna Bay

government_body: Thompson-Nicola Regional District , Columbia-Shuswap Regional District , Village of Cache Creek , District of Clearwater , Village of Clinton , District of 100 Mile House

river: Kamloops Lake

city: Savona , Cache Creek , Clearwater , Pritchard , Clinton, B.C. , Merritt , 100 Mile House

health_facility: Interior Health Authority

infrastructure: Scotch Creek Water System , Savona Community Water System

person: Mike Grenier

region: British Columbia , Nicola Valley

business: BC Hydro

event: Pear Lake wildfire

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