Broken water main dampens long weekend plans for residents in Kelowna apartment complex – Okanagan | 24CA News
Easter lengthy weekend celebrations are off to a soggy begin for some Kelowna residents whose condo advanced flooded when a metropolis water primary burst.
Water rushed into the parkade and foyer of a 32-unit condo constructing close to Highway 97 and Pandosy Street on Thursday morning after the break occurred.
Now, residents are knee-deep in a muddy cleanup that triggered a number of harm.
Among those that are watching water wreak havoc on their belongings is condo resident Joan Darjes, who has lived within the constructing for 11 years.
“I didn’t realize how we’re downhill from Highway 97 until this happened,” she mentioned.
Her Saturn SUV, like lots of the autos, was flooded when water “like a river” rushed in and affected the automobile’s electrical techniques.
“Some (vehicles) are playing music, some of the lights are flashing and (in) my car the seat warmers are both on,” she mentioned.
Owners have been suggested to not begin their autos. A repair is within the works, although.
“They’re coming in and towing them one at a time,” she mentioned.
While she’s coping with that, extra inconvenience is predicted tonight. She’s shedding energy till round 10 p.m., and a few persons are seeing their models go darkish till subsequent week.
Crystal Martin of Winmar Property Restoration mentioned it is going to take some time to get issues sorted.
“Today what we’re doing is pressure washing down in the mud and extracting the mud in the water and cleaning up as best we can,” she mentioned. “And then once we’re done that, we will treat it all was an antimicrobial and then we’ll come in next week and do a deep clean on it.”
City crews have been alerted to the water primary break simply after 4 a.m., on Thursday, on the nook of Water Street and Boyce Crescent.
According to town, it’s a 250-millimetre (1o-inch) water primary break.
“So right now they’re fixing the main line. It’s a 300-diameter piece,” mentioned Rod MacLean, utility planning supervisor with the City of Kelowna. “They’re going to replace it with PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride).
The city expects to have the repairs completed by the end of the day but added that restoration work will continue throughout the weekend.
“This pipe here is about 50, a little over 50 years old as far as we know,” mentioned MacLean. “It might be a bit older as being cast iron. These pipes can last anywhere from 75 to 100 years, so this particular spot, we haven’t really done an assessment yet on what exactly is the cause of the break.”
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