(L to R) CSRD Electoral Area F Director Jay Simpson, Manager Utility Services Tim Perepolkin and CSRD Board Chair Natalya Melnychuk. (Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District)

By James Peters

Infrastructure

CSRD opens taps on new Scotch Creek water system

Dec 10, 2025 | 3:30 PM

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. — Officials in the North Shuswap are celebrating the completion of a public works project seven years in the making.

The $4.1-million Scotch Creek Water System expansion was offically opened earlier this fall, adding properties formerly served by the Captain’s Village water system.

According to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), the project included the construction of a water treatment plant and a trunk main. It also saw upgrades to a water intake.

The new treatment plant now serves 84 properties.

Planning for the project began in 2018, with funding eventually secured from the federal and provincial governments, as well as a loan from property owners within the service area and a $670,000 contribution from Captain’s Village Marina.

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“I’m thrilled to be able to turn on the taps and know that this water is coming from a safe, reliable, CSRD-operated water system,” said CSRD Electoral Area ‘F’ Director Jay Simpson in a CSRD news release.