The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s board recently approved the expenditure of $20,000 from the Federal Gas Tax Community Works Fund to help pay for erosion control of the Vavenby Community Water System intake.
“This money is going towards important bank stabilization efforts at the intake location,” said Tim Pennell, Electoral Area “A” (Wells Gray Country) director. “These upgrades are much needed as further bank erosion could jeopardize the intake infrastructure.”
As part of the stabilization efforts, riprap will be placed on the banks and vegetation remediation will also be employed.
The Vavenby Community Water System is owned and operated by the TNRD.
So far, the TNRD has completed 63 projects totaling $2.64 million worth of funding from the gas tax, which helps upgrade local government buildings to be more environmentally sound.