Sunday, February 24, 2008

Water worries may soon be a part of the past for Dodge Cove


Residents of Dodge Cove may soon be able to have a drink of water without having to boil their water. A combined federal/provincial infrastructure grant provided to the Skeena Queen Charlotte Regional District, is designed to help that community improve the efficiency and reliability of the water treatment facility and end long-standing boil water restrictions that have been placed on the Cove’s residents.

More than $533,000 is set to be put towards a number of projects designed to improve the area's water supply. They include, infrastructure improvements that will deliver upgraded water treatment facilities, development of a standby power source, and new mechanical and electrical components for Dodge Cove's water supply system

The money provided and completed projects will go a long ways in finally providing residents of Dodge Cove with better access to safe, clean drinking water.

A welcome bit of news for a part of the region that sometimes must feel rather isolated from the rest of the region, despite being located in such close proximity to the city of Prince Rupert.

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