Drinking Water Supply Systems 

Interior Health's Health Protection role in the Drinking Water Supply System is two-fold:

• Support water suppliers in meeting their obligations
• Audit for accountability

The Drinking Water Protection Act requires that a water supplier give public notification regarding threats to drinking water quality. For emergency and current, up to the minute information, please contact the water system supplier.

Interior Health provides a list of water system notifications as information only.
It is linked to a live database and is updated as soon as information is changed in our software. Not every water supply system is listed with Interior Health and therefore this inventory is not wholly inclusive.

Complaints about drinking water follow the general Health Protection complaints policy. See our  complaints policy handout that describes how to submit a complaint.The  Public Complaint Form can be used to document your concern. Our  decision review handout explains what to do if you disagree with a decision made by our staff. 

Important Interior Health Links

•  Uranium in Drinking Water Information Sheet
• Public Notification Levels & their Definitions
• Turbidity Education & Notification Campaign
• Health Protection Contact Information  Health Protection Offices 
• How to safely consume water on a  Boil Water Notice 
• Drinking Water and Those with Weakened Immune Systems
• Consumer Information page
• Source Protection 

Drinking Water Brochures

•  Countdown to Safer Water 
•  Drinking Water 
•  Water Quality Advisory 
•  Water Quality Advisory Public Notification 
•  The Small Water System Strategy Booklet 

Drinking Water Links

British Columbia:

• Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport Drinking Water Program 
• BC Drinking Water Protection Act
• BC Drinking Water Protection Regulation
• BC Ministry of Water, Land & Air Protection: Groundwater Section 
• Land & Water British Columbia Inc.: Water Management Branch 
• Land & Water British Columbia Inc.:Water Licenses Query
• BC Ministry of Land Water & Air Protection: Riverforecast and Snow Reports
• BC Groundwater Association
• BCWWA (British Columbia Water Works Association)
• Water Supply Association of BC
• Small Water Users Association of BC

Canada:

• Environment Canada Waterweb: Survey Stations (Rivers)
• Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality
• Health Canada: Boil Water Advisories and Boil Water Orders
• Health Canada: Drinking Water Away from Home
• Canadian Water Network

International:

• AWWA (American Water Works Association)
• EPA Groundwater & Drinking Water Webpage
• World Health Organization: Bottled Water