A Boil Water Notice (BWN) for In-Town and Rural System #1 domestic water users has been issued because of water main disturbances in the Hollow Street construction area.
System One – is north of town and In-Town system covers all homes and business inside Town boundaries.
We have consulted the Interior Health Authority (IHA) and they thought it would be in our best interest to protect our water customers from the increased turbidity in the water which bacteria can hide behind. Although most of the disturbances are in one area of Town, the water system cannot be solely isolated in that area and the disturbances could affect customers in other areas of Town over time.
Hollow Street Construction Project
We are chlorinating both systems and will be water sampling and monitoring the chlorine residual levels for the next week in hopes that we can terminate the BWN. This will take at least one and a half (1.5) weeks at the earliest because of the repetitive clean samples required to come back consecutively in a row.
The Town of Oliver is sorry for any inconveniences at this time. For any questions – you can contact our Public Works department at
Thank you for your patience.