Thompson-Nicola water-supply disruptions & infrastructure incidents

Coverage Timeline

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

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

• Month-long boil water notice lifted for Scotch Creek ↗

  Sep 2, 2026 · details
• ‘Unauthorized waste’ disposed of in Tobiano sewer system ↗

  Aug 19, 2026 · details
• Village of Clinton water reaches critical low as firefighters battle Pear Lake wildfire ↗

  Jul 27, 2026 · details
• 100 Mile House tightens water restriction ↗

  Jul 26, 2026 · details
• Boil water notice issued for Scotch Creek water users ↗

  Jul 24, 2026 · details
• Power outage at water pump station places Ashcroft residents on water restrictions ↗

  May 19, 2026 · details
• Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power Saturday afternoon ↗

  May 31, 2025 · details
• Nearly 3,000 North Shuswap residents lose power Thursday ↗

  Mar 13, 2025 · details

Armchair Mayor

• TNRD – $7 million federal grant assures new water filtration plant for Savona ↗

  Jul 31, 2026 · details

TNRD

• TNRD Receives Grant Worth $7 Million for Savona Water Treatment Plant Project ↗

  Jul 30, 2026 · details

Castanet Kamloops

• Power restored in Clearwater but residents asked to continue limiting water use ↗

  Oct 6, 2024 · details
• Cache Creek water restrictions lifted following power outage issue at water treatment plant ↗

  Aug 24, 2024 · details
• Clearwater orders water restriction amidst wide ranging power outage ↗

  Aug 22, 2024 · details
• Planned power outage has Cache Creek advising residents to conserve water overnight ↗

  May 15, 2024 · details

Key People, Organizations, and Places

organization: BC Hydro , Union of BC Municipalities , Strategic Priorities Fund

neighbourhood: Scotch Creek , Anglemont , Celista , Magna Bay , Tobiano

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 , Barbara Roden

business: BC Hydro

region: Nicola Valley

event: Pear Lake wildfire

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