2020 file photo CFJC Today

By Dylana Kneeshaw

FLOOD WARNING UPDATE

Cache Creek water levels going down, as Bonaparte River continues running high

Apr 26, 2020 | 3:36 PM

CACHE CREEK — Amid flood warnings and a local state of emergency, Village of Cache Creek officials say the water has gone down slightly for Cache Creek, but the Bonaparte River is still causing some concern.

Wendy Coomber with Cache Creek’s Emergency Operation Centre communications says they will be monitoring the provincial river forecast when it comes out today (Apr. 26), and they’re hopeful any precipitation in the next few days will be minimal.

Coomber says Cache Creek has already peaked, and is starting to go down, but the Bonaparte is another story.

“The river is still running high, but so far it hasn’t caused any more evacuation orders. We’re not out of the deep water yet, but we’ll see how that goes by the end of the day.”

Recently, the village has had to take one of its water pumps offline due to high water levels, and residents have been notified of the move.

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“The drinking water is still fine, but we’ve put the town on a stage four water restriction notice,” Coomber explains, “Just using your municipal water for drinking, food preparation, personal hygiene and things like that. Try not to water your lawn.”

Bank erosion is top of mind for the village EOC, and Coomber says they want to remind people to keep their distance from stream flows.

“We’ve lost a lot of banks in the last few days to the rushing water,” she says, “It might look good from where you’re standing but underneath there might not be too much between you and river. So we want people to stand ten feet back and stay safe.”

She adds that the Emergency Operation Centre was glad to see many residents utilizing the sandbag station over the weekend to prepare, and wants to remind people to maintain a 2-metre physical distance.

To access the BC River Forecast Centre alert page, click here.