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The final phase of construction on the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant is officially underway as the City of West Kelowna has awarded the contract.

Local company Bluepoint Construction Ltd. received the $10-million contract to construct 3.7 kilometres of transmission mains.

They will connect residents on the West Kelowna Estates and Sunnyside/Pritchard water systems to the new Rose Valley water service area.

Once operational in 2023, the new plant will deliver safe, clean drinking water to 18,000 residents and there will be room to grow that number.

We’re excited to announce that we’ve initiated the last and final phase of construction of the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant. pic.twitter.com/1yK8OB0uGm

“This award of construction represents the last significant milestone in connecting half of our population to this new modern water system,” said Mayor Gord Milsom.

“This multi-year project began in 2020, and despite a challenging construction market and supply chain disruptions, we are pleased to see council’s number one priority infrastructure project take this last step to provide reliable high-quality drinking water for our community.”

In an effort to minimize the impacts of construction on the community, work on the treatment plant is being coordinated with active transportation upgrades on Westlake and Parkinson roads.

A pair of in-person public information sessions are being planned to provide more information about the final phase of this project and residents can sign up to receive information through this link.

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