Technical & Recreational Tours
Three Technical Tours are planned for the 2009 Conference:
Summerland Water Treatment Plant SOLD OUT!
Recreational Tour: Water for People Wine Tour
- All tours will depart from the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre at 10 am on Sunday April 26th.
- Register for a tour using Online Registration or the Individual Registration form: visit the registration page.
Technical Tour 1: Summerland Water Treatment Plant
This tour is sold out!
The Summerland Water Treatment Plant is a Class IV Water Treatment Facility. It was designed to provide water quality that adheres to permit requirements and to ensure that in providing water, impacts to the environment are minimized. It was commissioned in 2008 and uses a ballasted floc high rate settling process supplied by John Meunier Inc. It is the first WTP in British Columbia to use this process and has a rated capacity of 76 ML/day. The process is a robust one with the ability to respond quickly to changes in water quality and demand.
Summerland Water Treatment Plant.
Technical Tour 2: Thirsk Dam
Thirsk Reservoir is the largest source of stored water within the Trout Creek watershed. The original dam and spillway at Thirsk date back to 1940 and have recently been rebuilt and storage capacity has increased to 6,300 ML. In conjunction with a Water Use Plan developed after the severe drought of 2003, this concrete arched dam provides the District of Summerland with a secure source of water for use within the District and for a sustainable flow in Trout Creek to satisfy fisheries’ requirements.
The spillway at Thirsk Dam.
Technical Tour 3: Powers Creek Water Treatment Plant
The Powers Creek Water Treatment Plant has been operating very successfully in the Westbank Irrigation District since March 2007. The process includes coagulation, flocculation, clarification and filtration with disinfection provided by both UV and residual chlorine. The clarification is by Dissolved air flotation (DAF) and the In-Filter-DAF plant is the largest of its kind in Canada. Average daily turbidities in 2008 were 0.07 NTU for the first six months and 0.03 NTU for the last six months.
The PCWTP cost $18,873,000 to construct. An additional $500,000 is being spent on UV disinfection and some other WTP improvements to enhance process performance and some safety issues to do with accessing HVAV equipment on the building roof. With a strong commitment towards water conservation over the next few years and a suitable increasing block water meter rate it is expected that the PCWTP will have suitable treatment capacity for approximately 20 years.
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Behind the scenes at Powers Creek. |
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Recreational Tour: Water for People Wine Tour
This Sunday mid-day tour is being organized by BC's Water for People Committee, with profits from the tour going towards Water for People Canada's efforts.
Plans for the tour include a wine tour and lunch at an Okanagan winery. Register yourself and your partner for this great event on the 'Individual Registration Form' for a cost of $75 each (plus GST).
Last Updated: April 22, 2009
