Introduction

Drinking water systems that serve up to 500 individuals per day are considered Small Water Systems (SWS). The BCWWA SWS site is a web based resource for all people involved in small water systems across the province. As well as recent updates, you will find many useful links to resources and regulations.

The web site is managed by the SWS Committee of the British Columbia Water & Waste Association. Please browse through the site and pass along your comments to us so that we can continually improve this resource. If you have any comments or suggestions on this site or its content please email Julian Noel: 

Contents

Small Water Symposium at Annual Conference

This year’s SWS Symposium at the Annual Conference was once again a great success. Click here to review the Technical Papers presented at the Symposium (see Session 3: Small Water Systems: Managing Challenges).

2008 Small Water System Awards

The BCWWA Small Water System Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2008 Small Water Systems Award. The winner has been selected by a panel of volunteers on the Committee to recognize small water systems in BC for initiatives that demonstrate outstanding effort in the delivery of safe drinking water. This year’s winner is the Ymir Water Treatment Plant in Ymir, BC, owned and operated by the Regional District of the Central Kootenay.

For full details on this year’s winner and past winners, click here

Up to five awards may be granted annually with a maximum of one award being given to each Health Region. Each award will consist of recognition for the water system, a plaque and one complimentary BCWWA AGM conference registration and an individual membership in BCWWA.

All small water systems that serve up to 500 individuals per day are eligible to apply for the award. Any small water system who feel that they might qualify and any consultants, Drinking Water Officers or members who are aware of a system that has made an outstanding effort in improving the delivery of safe drinking water should consider applying. The deadline for applications to be received is January 31, 2010.

Click here to download an entry form.

Small Water System Spotlight

In this section will be a feature article on a small water system in BC. The purpose for this article will be to highlight how small systems in BC champion the delivery of safe drinking water. If you know of a system that you would like to see featured in this section please contact Julian Noel at

Disclaimer

The information contained on this web site is for information purposes only. The BCWWA does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of the information provided. All users of this information should verify the currency and accuracy of the information prior to use. Numerous pieces of information on this site require a technical or professional level of training and/or certification in order to apply the information to a specific water system. If any operators or users have questions on the content of this site please direct your questions to “Ask the Expert” or to your local Drinking Water Officer.