Wednesday January 1, 2020 ~ VICTORIA
~ West Shore Voice News
On New Year’s Day today, the Capital Regional District issued a Core Area Wastewater Discharge Notice
“Heavy rain caused combined stormwater and wastewater overflows along some shorelines in Greater Victoria during the evening of December 31, 2019,” it was stated in a CRD news release this morning.
The areas affected are:
· Between Fraser St and Victoria View Rd including Macaulay Point in Esquimalt.
· Between Trafalgar Park and Radcliffe Lane including McNeill Bay in Oak Bay.
“As a result of these discharges, residents are advised to avoid entering the waters along the affected shorelines, as the wastewater may pose a health risk.”
“As a precaution and in consultation with Island Health and the local municipalities, beaches within the affected areas will be posted with public health advisory signs until sample results indicate enterococci levels are below the 70CFU/100mL recreational limit,” it was stated by CRD.
The advisory has remained in effect for all of January 1. For updates, see www.crd.bc.ca or Twitter @crd_bc