They’re part of the first group to receive clean drinking water from the city utility as part of the on-going Kelowna Integrated Water project.
The Del Medico family was the first to have their water changed over.
City utility crews connected their property earlier this month, and the family is thrilled.
“The whole process has been awesome; we couldn’t be happier.
We can finally drink the water straight from the tap,” said John Del Medico.
“We waited a long time and now the water is perfect, ready to go.” Although these initial homes were connected mid-way through the project, it will take some time before other Southeast Kelowna residents are also connected to the new city water system.
“It’s a great feeling to see residents have access to clean water,” said Patrick Aylard, project manager.
“Although we could connect these first few homes because they were so close to existing City utilities, connecting other houses to the new system will take a bit longer.” RELATED: Kal/Wood Lake study cites need to protect drinking water It’s anticipated that other Southeast Kelowna residents will be connected to City water in 2020, when construction of new water mains and facilities is complete.
Construction of the Jean Road and Stellar Road facilities is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.
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