Residents in the Sooke Drinking Water Service Area are asked to reduce all discretional water use
UPDATE SEPT 28 7pm: Crews made good progress today and will continue work to repair the water main tonight. Based on current situation, we anticipate completion of repairs overnight followed by water main flushing and testing before service comes back online.
The next update is scheduled for Sunday September 29 at 8:00am unless the situation changes. Thank you for your ongoing efforts to conserve water during repairs.
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UPDATE SEPT 28 1:30pm: Thanks to the area residents’ efforts to conserve water, we were able to fill up all the reservoirs in the area overnight. This morning, we isolated the section of broken main and work is underway on the repair.
Please continue to conserve water while repairs are underway. This will help maximize availability of water from nearby reservoirs until the supply main is back online.
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SEPTEMBER 27:
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is responding to a break in the water supply main leading to the Sooke River Road Disinfection Facility, which services approximately 13,000 residents in Sooke, East Sooke, parts of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area, and T’Sou-ke First Nation (click here for map).
The water main break was identified at approximately 6am today in Sooke Potholes Regional Park, north of the water treatment plant.
Residents in the Sooke Drinking Water Service Area are asked to reduce all discretional water use until the break is repaired. This means using less water both indoors and outdoors. Here are some examples of what you can do:
- No watering of lawns
- Limited watering of trees, shrubs and vegetables
- No washing of outdoor surfaces such as driveways, sidewalks and decks
- No washing of vehicles and boats
- Strive for five-minute showers
- Turn off the tap when lathering hands, brushing teeth and shaving
- Wash full loads in the dishwasher and washing machine
- Reuse water from washing and cooking vegetables
Find more tips on reducing water use in and around your home.
Every effort is being made to minimize impacts to water quality and supply. The location of the break has been identified and crews are onsite preparing to make the necessary repairs.
The situation is being actively assessed and the CRD will provide updates as details are confirmed or should additional action be needed by residents.
For updates, please visit www.crd.bc.ca/alerts and follow us on X (@crd_bc).