Residents downstream of Shuswap River fuel spill advised to watch water quality
May 17, 2017 | 8:13 AM
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VANCOUVER — Tap water in the North Okanagan city of Enderby, B.C., has been switched to a ground water system as officials take no chances following a fuel spill about 15 kilometres to the east.
A tanker truck spilled just over 4,000 litres of gasoline and 12,500 litres of diesel on Tuesday in a crash near Ashton Creek, beside the Shuswap River.
Interior Health issued a water advisory for those downstream, all the way to the mouth of Mara Lake, including Enderby, the small community of Grinrod and many private users who draw water from the river or its feeder creeks and streams.
