Liquid Waste Management Plan

Thank you for the question. Wood Lake Campground does have a sani dump that the community can pay to use. The District has been and continues to investigate the possibility of creating a second location due to increased demand. 

Thank you for the question. The final solution and cost is still under review. Knowing that the upgrades were eventually going to take place finance has indeed been planning for the expenditure. Upgrades must be completed in the very near future. However the District will apply for federal and provincial grants as grant programs become available, however this is unknown and uncertain and cannot be relied on. 

Thank you for the question. There are two sani dumps already in Lake Country, both at local campgrounds. The District is investigating the possibility of a third Sani Dump. 

Thank you for your comments.

Thank you for the question. When developers subdivide a property in Lake Country they are required to pay a variety of Development Cost Charges (DCC) one of the cost being for sewer upgrades. Details on the cost can be found within the bylaw.

Thank you for the question. Beginning in 2010 extensive evaluation was done as part of the Stage 2 LWMP and the decision making was ongoing including the recent OCP update to evaluate which areas of the District should eventually be moved to sewer. Key components of the evaluation were the health of residents and protection of the environment. More densely populated areas or areas where future subdivisions are planned for, were given priority to connecting to the sewer.

It is important to note that once sewer is brought to a neighbourhood, development and densification will likely occur shortly thereafter, changing the character of the area which is something important to also consider.

The water master plan is currently being revised and public engagement will commence in September. There are indeed plans to build a water treatment facility and the team looks forward to hearing from the community on the options that will be presented. It is important to note that Beaver Lake water customers are not on a boil water advisory but rather a water quality advisory – the two are very different. Please take a minute to watch the short video produced by Interior Health on what a water quality advisory means.

Thank you for the question. Properties that have been identified to be connected to the District sewer system are contained within the Official Community Plan. Sewer is referenced in Section 9.3 and Map 6.

Thank you for the question. Collaboration with other municipalities of similar size and population has indeed been an important component of the long-term solution. Solutions that are appropriate for Lake Country will align with good industry and engineering practice.

Property owners within the District who are not on sewer pay an environmental parcel tax of $75 per parcel. The environmental parcel tax was implemented by Council to recognize that the development of a sewer system in Lake Country benefits the whole community and assists in protecting the environment.  The system also manages storm water of properties, roads and other infrastructure which benefits the whole community, not just properties who are on the District sewer system.

Thank you for the question. The District cannot sewer the entire community all at once, due to cost and resources. Beginning in 2010 extensive evaluation was done as part of the Stage 2 LWMP and the decision making was ongoing including the recent OCP update to evaluate which areas of the District should eventually be moved to sewer. Key components of the evaluation were the health of residents and protection of the environment. More densely populated areas or areas where future subdivisions are planned for, were given priority to connecting to the sewer.