Alerts
July 14, 2026
Subject: July 2026 Update
Dear RRID Community,
Please find the following notes and updates for July 2026 from the team at the Robson-Raspberry Improvement District.
News and Recent Events
- Reminder that Stage 1 watering restrictions begin May 15th every year. The restrictions can be found at our website.
- Water Quality Advisory due to freshet lifted on June 10th.
- The UV reactors are back on spec.
- Water Quality Advisory for the McDiarmid neighbourhood issued directly to individual homes.
- Non-potable plastic pipe identified, leading IHA to request this WQA until the piping can be replaced.
- Months since last water quality advisory: 0
- Months since last boil water notice: 37
Water Quantity and Quality
- Demand is the sum of leakage and consumption.
- June demand was 1,950 Liters per connection, down 17% from June of last year.
- We’ve been battling extra leaks this past month, so we hope June demand was artificially high.
- Treated water turbidity was less than 0.1 NTU. Crystal clear.
Repairs
- Although we made good progress with fixing leaks in recent months, new leaks continue to arise in the distribution system. Pressure has been fluctuating as a result, and Operations staff have been responding accordingly. Reminder that each home should have a pressure reducing valve installed, as we need to ensure the end of the line, and the fire department, have sufficient mainline pressure.
- Leaks are hard to find. Please reach out if you hear any running water in your basement or see unusually green or spongy sections of turf.
- The McDiarmid neighbourhood has non-potable plastic distribution piping. We are implementing over land feed to affected homes and are investigating pipe bursting to repair. Initial estimate to repair ranges from $75,000 to $150,000.
Water Meters
Watershed
- No news from the watershed.
Your neighbours,
The Robson-Raspberry Improvement District
Our Community. Our Water.
The RRID is seeking interested property owners to help secure available grants. Further information will be available at the next board meeting of August 12th, 2026. The following link pertains to 'Expertise is available from Professional Agrologists'.
https://clients.ruralwaterimpact.com/documents/662/Provincial_Expertise_Available_June_2026.pdf
