For many years, residents in the Electoral Area G (French Creek, San Pareil, Little Qualicum, Englishman River) community endured reddish-brown water, high in manganese and iron. They had to shoulder the cost of treatment systems individually to improve their water quality, which was deemed potable by Island Health, despite it not being aesthetically pleasing. The new bulk water supply serves 242 households in the Sandpiper subdivision and is provided directly to the Sandpiper reservoir.
The Regional District of Nanaimo allocated $970,000 from the Electoral Area G Community Works Funds towards this project. The funds covered the capital costs to bring water to the reservoir, as well as infrastructure improvements to the Town’s system to reinforce the emergency water supply for the Chartwell and Eaglecrest communities via the Rupert Road Watermain Extension.
