Water supply fully restored to 13,000 people near Sooke, B.C.
Capital Regional District thanks residents for reducing water use after break identified on Friday
About 13,000 people on Vancouver Island can resume using water as normal, after repairs were conducted on a water main break near Sooke, B.C.
The Capital Regional District, which provides sewage services to municipalities on the southern tip of the island, said in a Sunday statement that the break was identified around 6 a.m. PT on Friday.
It was found on the water supply main leading to the Sooke River Road Disinfection Facility. The district had asked residents in the Sooke Drinking Water Service Area, including Sooke, East Sooke, parts of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area and T'Sou-ke First Nation, to reduce their water usage until the break was repaired.
On Sunday, the district said repairs were completed, and it thanked residents for making efforts to reduce water use during the repair period.
Alicia Fraser, manager of water services for the Capital Regional District, told CBC News Friday the district needed residents to scale back water usage in order for repairs to move ahead.
She said at the time initial reports had indicated a fallen tree caused the break.
Fraser said in order to make the repairs, the district's water storage reservoir had to be filled before the main line could be drained, excavated and replaced as necessary.
"Then we will flush the line and turn on the tap again," she said Friday.
She had asked residents to take shorter showers, avoid running washing machines and dishwashers and not leave taps running for longer than necessary.
With files from All Points West