Graham Lake water system concerns and interim recommendations to CVRD

infrastructure · April-May 2023 · Graham Lake water system

Concerns about the Graham Lake water system have led to interim recommendations to the CVRD Electoral Areas Service Committee including forming a steering committee, conducting a third-party baseline study, issuing boil notices, reducing water rates, and publishing fire hydrant status.

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• “interim recommendations made to the EASC... 1. A CVRD-Concerned Landowner steering committee... 2. A third-party, non-partisan baseline data gathering... 3. The clearly stated expectation to landowners of a one to three year “Boil Notice”... 4. Minimum water rate reduction to $1,100 per year... 5. Publication by the new owner-operator (CVRD) of the current GLID subdivision fire hydrant status... 6. Initiate course corrections... 7. A willingness to return to historic project fundamentals-expecta” — The Islands Grapevine – April 6th, 2023 (April 6th, 2023)

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