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Water Emergencies / Leaks / Main Breaks

Water Service Leak on Learmouth Road - January 20, 2021

Update (4:05 p.m.): The water main is being charged so customers should expect to have water again soon.

Update: Unfortuntely, Operations will be turning off the water main near the water service leak.  Rochdell, Upper Learmouth and Reid Road will all be out of water for a few hours.  We apologize for the inconvienence.

There is a water service leak on Learmouth rd.  Homes at the top end of Learmouth rd, Rochdell and Reid Rd will experience reduced to low pressure. 

Operations are currently on site repairing the leak. We will advise you once it has been repaired and turned back on.

Thank you for your patience.

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. 2864, 2020.

Operator 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)

$65.00  per occasion (water sample request fee at the discretion of the Water Quality Manager, labratory fees not included)                                             
After Hours Call Out Fee    $90.00 per hour, minimum $180.00