Public Works

The City’s Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining the City’s roads, as well as operating the water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities.

Drinking Water

The City of Enderby drinking water system relies upon a surface water intake (primary source) and a well (secondary source), which supplies Enderby as well as some Electoral Area F and Splatsin residents.

Drinking water is subject to a multi-barrier treatment process to ensure it meets Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines.

The City has adopted a Water Conservation and Drought Management Framework. The framework helps protect our watershed during drought and ensures there is water available for essential and emergency needs.

If your water meter is showing a continuous or intermittent leak, or you have received a notice to that effect, be sure to review our Water Leaks page for information about what this means and the steps that you can take to investigate and fix the problem.

Water and Sprinkling Regulation Bylaw (consolidated)

Wastewater

The City of Enderby has a wastewater treatment facility that receives waste from the sanitary sewer system. This waste is treated and split into three substances: waste that is hauled to landfill, waste compost that is used for agricultural purposes, and water that is suitable for discharge to the receiving environment. Waste compost is regulated under the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation and water discharged to the receiving environment is subject to a permit issued by the Ministry of Environment.

Sanitary Sewer Regulation Bylaw (consolidated)

Snow and Ice Removal

In the case of a snowfall of 5 centimeters of snow or more, snow clearing will commence in accordance with the below priorities.

Ice control will be carried out on hills when the weather forecast is between -3o and +1o Celsius and predicts between 1 and 3 centimeters of snowfall, provided the roads are currently bare, in accordance with the priorities.

The priorities reflect public safety considerations.

First Priority
Arterial roads, major collector roads, emergency vehicle access roads, school access roads, and hillside roads.
Second Priority
Minor collector roads, local roads, and prioritized unpaved roads including Brickyard Road, Francis Drive, and Railway Street.

Second priority roads will be maintained to a passable condition after first priority roads are maintained to a passable condition.

Third Priority
Prioritized parking lots and the Cemetery main access road and internal roads of new section.

Third Priority roads shall be addressed after first and Second Priority roads are maintained to a passable condition.

Sidewalks
Property owners are required by bylaw to keep sidewalks adjacent to their properties free from ice and snow.

Sidewalks adjacent to City owned properties, the Riverwalk, the walkway from Belvedere Street to George Street (Stanley Avenue road dedication), the Cliff Avenue to Russell Avenue Breezeway, and the Salmon Arm Drive multi-use path will be maintained to a compacted snow surface after third priority roads are maintained to a compacted snow surface.

Driveway Entrances
Unfortunately, snow plowing can leave snow in your driveway entrance – this is known as a snow windrow. This is a by-product of snow plowing. We do not have the capacity to clear windrows from driveways.

You can minimize the windrow by clearing all snow to the right side of your driveway (e.g. the furthest side from the approach of the snow plow).