The City of West Kelowna is no longer treating source water entering the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant (RVWTP) with chlorine.
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Some residents on the RVWTP system have been dealing with smelly, brown-coloured water for months.
At its Oct. 9 meeting, council heard that commissioning the plant would take up to two years and possibly longer and that other impacts, including the McDougall Creek wildfire, have affected the watershed around Rose Valley Lake. Staff told council that water quality is also affected by seasonal changes (spring/fall) in the lake.
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