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CVRD provides update on sewage leak remediation efforts
The district is modeling wastewater dispersal and says drinking water remains safe while it investigates the cause of the bypass piping failure.
- The Comox Valley Regional District announced on Monday that water quality testing continues following the May 26 repair of a sewage leak near Comox Marina caused by a bypass piping failure at The Jane Place pump station.
- After the CVRD issued a "do not flush" notice on May 26, residents reduced wastewater flows by almost 50 per cent, enabling workers to promptly repair the bypass pipe and minimize sewage leaking into Comox Harbour.
- While residents in Comox, Courtenay, and First Nation areas can resume normal water activities, the CVRD advises avoiding swimming, kayaking, and fishing in Comox Harbour, Estuary, Royston, Gartley Point, Dyke, Courtenay Airpark, and Goose Spit.
- Drinking water remains safe to consume, and the CVRD is conducting modeling work to analyze wastewater dispersion; Charlie Gore, CVRD senior manager of capital projects delivery, said the district is "committed to sharing information as soon as we re able."
- Boating and fishing outside Comox Harbour remain safe, and Kye Bay, Point Holmes, Denman Island, Hornby Island, and waters south of Gartley Point are unaffected; the CVRD will provide an additional update on June 5.
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Peninsula News ReviewCVRD provides update on sewage leak remediation efforts
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) announced on June 1 that extensive water quality testing and remediation efforts have been taking place since the sewage leak occurred and the issue repaired on May 26. “While the immediate threat of the spill has been resolved, there is much more work to be done. We understand that many are eager for results of this testing/modelling, and we are committed to sharing information as soon as we’re able,” C…
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