2016 Achievements
Infrastructure Services
New Playground at Pioneer Park
Pioneer Park in Oyama got a facelift and new
playground funded by a $35,000 provincial grant.
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick joined
Mayor James Baker and Lake Country Council
members, staff and community members to
celebrate the completion of the park upgrades
July 12 th , 2016.
“The Infrastructure Services staff worked
together to deliver an outstanding
playground for families in Oyama,” said
Mayor James Baker. “The location at the
south end of Kalamalka Lake is beautiful
and now the park is more animated for use
by families with young children.”
Universal Water Metering
Universal metering was approved by Council as part of the Water Master Plan in 2012 after an extensive public
consultation process. In 2014 the first phase of water meter installations occurred in the Oyama area, focusing on
irrigation connections. In 2015-2016 the second phase was focused on installing water meters on all residential
services connected to the Lake Country water system. It also included upgrading the existing meters to make them
compatible with the District’s new reading system, and completing irrigation installations. Council approved $1.5
million dollars for this phase, funded from within the existing general water revenues and revenues generated from
the Eldorado micro-hydro generation facility.
The benefits of water metering are numerous:
Metering has been shown to reduce consumption by 15% to 30%;
Those that use less and conserve water will pay less, compared to those that don’t;
When a community uses less water, future water infrastructure upgrades can be reduced and deferred,
saving rate payers money in the long term; and
With better information, the District can more quickly identify and control leaks.
Newly-metered customers will be charged based on their consumption in 2017 after the 2016 one year ‘mock
billing’ cycle. Water rate increases identified through the Water Master Plan are to be fully implemented by 2017 –
after which rates are expected to remain stable. Initiatives, such as universal metering, detailed in the Water Master
Plan will ensure Lake Country’s water system can support our growing community and is resilient to future climate
and regulatory changes.
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