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Drainage
Installation of Oil/water Separator
| The City’s drainage system includes 278 km of storm drainage pipe, more than 3,700 storm service connections, 3,500 manholes, 7,500 catch basins, 19 spill containment tanks, several stormwater management facilities and storm pumping stations.
The Water and Drainage Division operates and maintains current infrastructure to ensure required service levels are provided, and oversees the planning, design and construction of the citywide drainage system.
Extensive planning and design for Kelowna’s stormwater drainage has been occurring since 1989. The Master Drainage Plan, nine basin and six sub-basin Management Plans, the Environmental Review for Drainage, and the Urban Watershed Inventory Project have all contributed towards this framework. The two key issues, pollution from stormwater runoff and hydrological changes from increased urbanization, are being addressed through a variety of measures. Engineered best management practices, education, water quality monitoring, alternative treatments, watershed management, and bylaw enforcement are all involved in the solution.
The monitoring programs include both the storm drainage utility network and surface water sampling. The continued monitoring of water and sediment quality will help to detect water quality degradation and measure the effectiveness of measures used to address the key issues.
West Nile Virus Prevention
Upcoming Drainage Projects
Moyer Road Drainage Improvements
Highland Drive North Diversion Drainage Improvements
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