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SCRD to ask to extend lifespan of upper lakes siphons

SCRD to ask to extend lifespan of upper lakes siphons

Also SCRD requests to adjust the environmental flow needs (EFN) on Chapman Creek not anticipated to be heard this year and adjustments not considered possible in 2025. 
Injunction stops protest over logging of Joe Smith Creek cutblock

Injunction stops protest over logging of Joe Smith Creek cutblock

Oceanview Logging obtains court order to restrain protestors from blocking road access into Joe Smith Creek cutblock
Change proposed for Nation’s second water reservoir site

Change proposed for Nation’s second water reservoir site

shíshálh Nation wants to explore alternatives to the waterline site (on the Heidelberg mine lands) for the second holding area,
shíshálh Nation receives $3.2M for water meters

shíshálh Nation receives $3.2M for water meters

Province is funding 550 automated water meters for the nation
Well near hospital could be a major Chapman system water source

Well near hospital could be a major Chapman system water source

While further testing is needed to confirm the early exploration results, consultant Ineke Kalwij estimated the output of a production well at the site could yield 74 litres per second.
SCRD Briefs: Chaster well upgrade costs escalate

SCRD Briefs: Chaster well upgrade costs escalate

Chaster well upgrades, resolutions for the AVICC convention, and more considered at Jan. 23 Sunshine Coast Regional District board meeting.
Joining the SCRD may be in Hopkins waterworks’ future

Joining the SCRD may be in Hopkins waterworks’ future

The people currently running the system 'are aging out,' with several volunteers who run the system in their 70s.
Water plant site frustrations continue for Elphinstone residents

Water plant site frustrations continue for Elphinstone residents

'There is a way to safely continue operation of the WTP that doesn't come at our expense - the SCRD need only find the motivation to see it done,' Elphinstone Avenue resident Sean Carvajal told Coast Reporter.
2027 date floated for commissioning new reservoir

2027 date floated for commissioning new reservoir

Lower crown reservoir to be built in a mined out section of the Heidelberg Material’s Sechelt mine, will include a 'geomembrane liner underlain by a non-woven geotextile' to protect the quality of the stored water.
SCRD's 2025 mock volumetric water billing plan okayed

SCRD's 2025 mock volumetric water billing plan okayed

Clients served by the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s North and South Pender water systems are to receive a mock volumetric billing along with their regular water rate invoice next spring.