If you have any concerns about your water supply, contact the Operational Services department.
The City is required by Island Health to regularly test drinking water for total coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli (E.coli), trihalomethanes (THM) and haloacetic acids (HAA) as part of a province-wide approach to ensuring safe drinking water.
The City of Courtenay collects weekly water samples from 11 locations across the distribution system. The latest test results can be reviewed on Island Health's website.
The City publishes yearly reports on drinking water quality.
The Water Smart Action Plan outlines Courtenay’s strategy for reducing water use. It was presented to Council in 2019 and aims to cut non-agricultural water consumption by 50 per cent by 2050 (compared to 2008 levels). This aligns with the CVRD’s Water Efficiency Plan.
Completed in 2021, the CVRD’s Water Treatment Facility provides fresh, filtered drinking water to 50,000 residents. The plant meets provincial health standards and uses:
This system eliminates the need for turbidity related boil water notices and ensures a secure, high-quality water supply now and into the future.
Fresh, filtered and fully disinfected drinking water is now flowing to 50,000 residents in the Comox Valley.
The new treatment plant, completed in 2021, meets provincial health standards and uses filtration, ultra-violet (UV) disinfection, and chlorination to remove the risks of viruses and bacteria in our drinking water. This technology eliminates the need for turbidity-related boil water notices and will provide a secure supply of reliable, high quality drinking water now and into the future.
The $126-million system was constructed by AECON Water Infrastructure and includes a new water intake in Comox Lake, lake shore pump station, transmission lines and treatment plant.
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Comox Valley Water Treatment Project
