System Update

It's been quiet this winter on the water front. Our subdivision now has nearly all residences on water meters and the Society is hoping to have a sample billing system in place by summer, subject to approval by the members. Plans are now being developed for maintenance projects during the coming summer.

Building Code is getting greener

I noticed in an old copy of the Nelson News that there have been energy and efficiency changes to the BC Building Code. Of interest is that as of last September, "low-flow" toilets are now mandatory in new construction and renovations (low-flow meaning 6 litres per flush or less). As well, there are maximum flow rates for taps and shower-heads. For more information, see: Greening the BC Building Code: First Steps.

The Annual General Meeting

The Society's AGM is being held today. See our Reports page to view selected reports on-line. We are also excavating a few street valves where some water meters will be installed. Repairs to various pieces of equipment are on-going. Contact the Society for more information.

System Update

We reached a small milestone of sorts today with 25% of our water meters installed. Some of the residents have been watching to see how much water they actually use.

BC Water Quality Makes the News

"BC has far too many boil water edicts: Ombudsman". In a recently released report, BC's Ombudsman criticizes the slow pace of improvements in the regulation of safe drinking water standards in this province. Read the full story in The Province and The Canadian Press.

Small Water Users Association

The most recent newsletter of the SWUA (of which PRWUS is a member) will be available on their website later in July. In the meantime, you can read their reflections on the past 5 years as an association and the results of their member survey in this MS Word file. Some of the comments in the newsletter are particularly interesting given the recent Ombudsman's report.

Society Update

Water Meter Project Update. Residents will have recently received a Q&A letter about the project. We hope this will answer most of the questions you might have about the project. So far, we have received one question about our use of licensed plumbers for the installations. Be assured that anything more than the most straightforward installation will involve a licensed plumber tradesperson assisted by our volunteers. Our volunteers are very experienced in general home maintenance skills, most have built their own homes, most installations so far have been done with the assistance of the homeowner and our volunteers have received specific instructions about installing these meters. "Snip and crimp" installations are well within their abilities, nothing more complicated than installing a kitchen sink. If it's any comfort, you will be interested to know that PRWUS Board members have been among the first to receive the new meters and they are all working very well!