Hydrant maintenance work is scheduled to restart in parts of the South Cariboo starting this Monday (October 20).
Cariboo Regional District Manager of Utilities Kelly McDonald said the contractor they were using could only get half the hydrants done by this past July.
“He’s coming back now to finish before winter. There are about 100 hydrants left in the South Cariboo that this maintenance will be done on. That would be 103 Mile, Canim Lake, Lac La Hache, Forest Grove, and parts of 108 Mile. Horse Lake is complete.”
McDonald said what they are doing is a full hydrant tear down for half of them and the other half is getting maintenance done and should take about a week to complete.
The Cariboo Regional District said this means you might see discoloured water or bubbles when you first turn on your tap but not to worry as it’s part of the process.
Those water system users are asked to let the water run until it clears and think about swapping out their home water filters when the work is done.
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