By Vanessa Ybarra

Upgrades could be coming to Kamloops water plant

May 28, 2017 | 11:06 AM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Major improvements could be coming to Kamloops water treatment plant.

In a report scheduled to be presented to council Tuesday, the Public Works Department is requesting $250-thousand to begin upgrades to the plant’s infrastructure and electrical systems.

The request comes after a blown transformer caused the plant to shut down for more than eight hours in March.

Capital Projects Manager Darren Crundwell says the incident showed critical gaps in the plant’s current infrastructure, noting equipment upgrades would ensure a similar incident doesn’t happen again.

The $250-thousand would go towards the first phase of the project, with the total cost of the three-phase project costing approximately $1.5-million.

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The money would come from the cities Water Utility Reserve Fund.