Please be advised that the Hemlock Valley Utilities Team responded to Sakwi Creek Road for an emergency repair to a water main break. The repair required a brief interruption to service however water has since been restored. Residents living on Sakwi may notice a slight discoloration in their water, if so you should run your taps for up to 15 minutes until water begins to run clear again.

Again, the interruption in service affects properties on Sakwi Creek Road only.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

 

The Hemlock Valley Utilities Team

1:28pm – Upper Sakwi and Edelweiss may be experiencing psi loss. We are working on restoring the water and looking for the leak. We will post any updates as soon as we know more.

Thank you for your patience and are sorry about the inconvenience.

Thank you

The Hemlock Utilities Team

Update: 2:15 pm January 15, 2022

We are happy to inform you that the water issue has been repaired. A hydro vac truck has been dispatched and is enroute to help rebuild the pressure so that all homes can regain full use of their water services as soon as possible.

We would like to thank you all for your patience and understanding during this unforeseeable issue along with our utility team who have been working around the clock to mitigate the situation and implement solutions to alleviate this from happening in the future.

Hemlock Valley Utilities

 

Update 8:50am January 14, 2022

There is a possible break in the high pressure main. We are doing what we can but there is going to be low or no water. The areas that will be affect most are at the top of Sakwi, Edelweiss and Snowflake till further notice or at least until after the weekend. This is dependent on the availability of parts and issues found.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this issue.

The Hemlock Utilities Team

 

Update 4:30pm January 13, 2022

Please note the water pressure could take up to 4 hours to be back to normal. The more you refrain from checking the water pressure the sooner it will be back to normal.

The water has been repaired and we are re-pressurizing the line.

The Hemlock Utilities Team

 

Update 11:30am January 13 2022

We are in the midst of an emergency water Main repair. Upper Edelweiss and some of upper Sakwi will be experiencing loss of pressure. There is a good possibility the mountains water will need to be completely shut down by noon today to address this issue.

We will post on the website with any updates.

Thank you for your understanding and patience with this matter.

The Hemlock Utilities Team

So tomorrow upper Edelweiss will have a water shutdown. We will be reassessing in the am . Until then Edelweiss will be closed to all none essential traffic effective immediately. This is due to a large ice build up and possibility of aggravating the situation into a rupture.

We will keep everyone updated when we know more.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding.

Hemlock Valley Utilities Team