Boundary Lake Water Station moves closer to reopening, says PRRD

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A new milestone has been reached in the reopening of the Boundary Lake Water Station, according to the Peace River Regional District (PRRD).

The PRRD originally projected the station to reopen on June 30th, but an update that afternoon informed the public it had been delayed due to issues with facility’s newly-added water treatment equipment.

Additional parts were reportedly needed, and according to an update from the district posted to Facebook shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15th, those parts have arrived and been installed.

“The next big milestone to achieve is the production and sampling of water treated by the new equipment,” the update reads. “This is expected to happen this week.”

After that sample is collected, it will be sent to Northern Health for testing and the water station will reopen if it’s approved.

The station first closed indefinitely nearly a year ago after an inspection revealed water quality concerns.

A chemical had leaked from an unauthorized truck that tried to take water from a connection point at the facility without permission, causing an equipment outage that stopped the water flow.