WHAT
Water in the whole district will be turned off to search for a water leak, focusing on Mariners, Callahan and Spinnaker.
WHEN
Thursday June 12th from 10am until approximately 4pm
BACKGROUND
On May 21 and June 4 VPID operations staff conducted leak detection operations that covered two thirds of the VPID area. We previously reported on the May 21 findings. On June 4 we focused on Dinner Bay Road, Lundy Lane, Leighton Lane, and a section of Spinnaker Drive. We did not detect any leaks on the main water line in this area. There is a leak on Leighton Lane but is has been controlled and an alternative water supply has been provided to the two affected properties.
We continue to experience overnight outflows of water from the treatment plant that suggest there is still at least one leak of at least 3 gallons per minute somewhere else in the system. We would like to complete our leak detection operation on Thursday, June 12, focusing on Mariners, Callahan, and the rest of Spinnaker. As for the previous searches, water to the entire district may need to be shut off to facilitate our search. This will complete our assessment of the entire district.
YOUR RESPONSIBILIty
Please leave your fixtures off (don’t use water) until 4 pm or until we post a notice here on the vpid.ca home page that the water is back on. We may be able to restore water earlier than planned if we quickly detect the leak.
IF YOUR PROPERTY IS ON Mariners west of Dinner Bay Road, Callahan, or Spinnaker west of Quadrant
… and the water is off please email back to give us permission to turn your water on for a short while. Without your permission our search won’t be quite as thorough.
FLUSHING TOILETS
If you wish to flush during the water outage, please turnoff your toilet water first from the valve below and behind. You can optionally refill the toilet tank from a bucket of water saved from before the outage.
HOT WATER TANKS
It is recommended to turn off the breaker for your hot water tank in the unlikely event that your line is drained. Same goes for pumps that depend on a steady supply of water.
HELP US IF YOU CAN
If you are on island during that time and can afford to spend some time with us, we could use some extra helpers – many hands make light work. If so, please send an email to VPID651@outlook.com.