What’s the difference between a Water Quality Advisory and a Boil Water Notice?.
To add to that, there are three types of alerts, a Water Quality Advisory, a Boil Water Notice and lastly a Do Not Use Notice.
What is turbidity?
Measuring Water Quality Good quality water (<1 NTU) – No alert Even when the water measures low turbidity levels, it is still recommended that newborns and people with compromised immune systems drink boiled water or a safe alternative if they are served by an unfiltered water source.
Poor quality water (>5 NTU) – Boil Water Notice When turbidity levels surpass 5 NTU, all users should drink boiled water or a safe alternative like bottled water.
A Water Quality Advisory is issued in situations in which the public health risk posed by the water supply system is modest or when the turbidity is between 1 – 5 NTU.
Status of the major water purveyors in the Central Okanagan The South East Kelowna Irrigation District (SEKID) – use this link to see who services you within City of Kelowna boundaries.
Within West Kelowna there are several systems.
Killiney Beach – Boil Water Notice Westshore Estates – Boil Water Notice Falcon Ridge (Part of the Regional District) For updates on their systems click here.
Peachland has three water sources and is currently on a Boil Water Notice.