Cross Connection Control

Water Quality is a matter of mutual concern and benefit. With this in mind the City of Kelowna recognized the need to develop and implement a comprehensive Cross Connection Control Program in order to protect the quality of the water in our distribution system.

In June 1998 a full time Cross Connection Control Coordinator was hired to develop and implement a program focused an all Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, and Agricultural water customers in the City of Kelowna water utility.

The Cross Connection Control Coordinator checks connections (industrial, commercial, institutional and agricultural) to determine whether pipes, vessels or other devices exist that would allow fluid contaminants to enter the water system by backflow. 

City of Kelowna Plumbing Inspectors ensure that adequate protective equipment is installed in new or renovated buildings. Potentially hazardous cross connections are eliminated or backflow prevention assemblies (testable) or devices (non-testable) are installed. All installations are subject to yearly testing and inspection programs administered by the Cross Connection Control Coordinator. Click here to view a list of certified testers.

Backflow Prevention Monitoring Software is used to track all testable assemblies in the City of Kelowna. All pertinent data including; serial number, ownership, location, maintenance history, and hazard are entered on the BPMS database.

Currently there are 726 facilities participating in the program in the City of Kelowna. 1526 backflow prevention assemblies are in service and being tracked.

1,200 facilities in Kelowna have backflow preventers installed. As part if the annual testing requirement, the KJWC backflow preventer registry is currently tracking 2,500 backflow preventers. There is recorded data from 10,050 backflow preventers since 1998.  

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Cross Connection Control

For general information please call (250)469-8889
Send Email to cmoody@kelowna.ca