What We Do
The Environmental
Services function
coordinates delivery of
the many day-to-day
services required for
community living such as
water, wastewater, garbage
and recycling
collection, and street
lights.
Staff handles inquiries relating to works and services including applications
for utilities, grant applications, and administration of the
wastewater agreement with
the District of
Peachland and Westbank
First Nation.
The Engineering Section
also works closely with
other services to review
applications for
subdivisions, variances,
rezoning and building
permits.
Public Works is
responsible for the
ongoing process of
closing the Westside
Sanitary Landfill (Link
to
Westside Landfill Closure information),
Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment
Facility, as well as
five
Water Systems. It is
also responsible for the
Liquid Waste Management
Plan and the
Central Okanagan East
Liquid Waste Management
Plan adopted during
2009.
The
Regional Waste Reduction Office is also housed within
Environmental Services and
is responsible for
garbage collection in the Electoral Areas, the
Regional Recycling
program and aspects of the
Solid Waste Management Plan
and the operation of the
Westside
Residential Waste
Disposal and Recycling
Centre at the site
of the former landfill
on Asquith Road in West
Kelowna.
Emergency Water and
Sewer Contacts
During regular office hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM), Regional
District Water System customers may call our main office at
250-469-6241. If you
have an emergency outside of those regular hours, or on a statutory holiday, please
call 250-868-5299 or 250-469-6299 and leave a message. One of our staff will contact you as soon as
possible to get the details and discuss your water service problem.
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How We're Doing?
Since 1999, a number of areas have been tracked to provide a benchmark and indication
of how our Waste Management programs are performing. Here's how we're doing
in the areas of
Solid Waste,
Recycling and
Hazardous Waste.
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