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Water Emergencies / Leaks / Main Breaks

UPDATE: Water Main Break on Tronson Road - July 28, 2020, 10:37am

Crews have repaired the water main break on Tronson Road and the water has been turned back on.

Thank you for your patience.

Water Main Break on Tronson Road - July 28, 2020, 10:20am

Please be advised that we have a main break on Tronson Road and crews are working on it. The water will be shut off for approximately 4 hours. Tronson Road all the way to Tavistock is affected.

Please be advised that the water main repair is complete and the water has been turned back on.

Thank you for your patience during this repair.

Water Main Emergency Contacts

For burst pipes on public property or similar water emergencies, call:

Municipality / Electoral Area
 		 Phone
 		 Weekday Hours
 		 After Hours / Weekends
 

City of Vernon
RDNO Electoral Areas "B" and "C"
Stepping Stones (Spallumcheen)

 250-549-6757 7:00am - 3:30pm 250-542-5361
District of Coldstream
RDNO Electoral Area "D"
 		 250-550-1505 Winter (Sept-May approx):
7:30am - 4:00pm
Summer (May-Sept approx):
7:00am - 3:30pm
 		 250-550-1505
Outback
Delcliffe
South Vernon Irrigation District		 250-550-3700 8:00am - 4:00pm 250-550-3186

Turning Your Water Service On and Off

You may need to shut off your property’s water supply to find the source of a water leak or to do construction or renovation work that affects plumbing systems.  There is often a valve near the water meter you can use to control water flow inside your property but if you need to turn off the supply before that point you will need to contact the municipal public works office to have an Operator locate and turn off your service.  Only property owners can request a service call, unless it's an emergency.  When the Operator arrives, make sure that someone who can approve the service call fee is on site.

Water Service Call Out Fees

Fees are based on the scheduled time of the service call. Details on these fees can be found in Bylaw No. 2768, 2018.

Operator Call Out Service Fee
(includes call-outs during business hours, for meter inspections, meter re-reads / meter in / meter out, shut-off / turn-ons, per water sample request or other customer request that requires an operator site visit)

$55.00  per occasion (water sample request fee at the discretion of the Water Quality Manager, labratory fees not included)                                             
After Hours Call Out Fee    $85.00 per hour, minimum $170.00