By Nigel Maxwell

Rural residents to receive break on water bills

Aug 16, 2016 | 7:00 PM

Customers of the Prince Albert Rural Water Utility (PARWU) received some good news this week.

They will be getting a break on their next water bill, according to General Manager Ken Danger.

“We haven’t decided on what exactly we are going to do but I fully expect we will be doing something for them,” he said.

Customers were without water for several weeks following the oil spill in the North Saskatchewan River. The City of Prince Albert, as per its agreement with PARWU, turned off the taps in an effort to conserve water for the city. Rural residents were essentially then told they were on their own to find sources of water.

Big water tanks were soon purchased by PARWU and water was trucked in from Melfort, Saskatoon and Waskesiu.

SIGA

SIGA and Northern Lights Casino main sponsors of the 31st PAGC Fine Arts Festival

5h ago

Workplace incident

City of Prince Albert pleads guilty to workplace safety violation, handed fines

7h ago

Lighting it up

P.A.'s Zablocki leads Regina to victory on Day 4 at Esso Cup

Apr 24, 2024

Danger was asked how soon eople could expect to see a decrease on their water bill.

“Our next billing period would be at the end of September so I fully expect before then we will have something figured out,” Danger said.

In terms of the water itself, Danger said they are still experiencing some water discoloration but crews are working to clean it up.

All the water sampling has thus far come back with good results, and that’s why the drinking water advisory was lifted last weekend.

 nmaxwell@panow.com

On Twitter: @nigelmaxwell

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was changed Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 10a.m. to reflect an error the author made. The author incorrectly stated the drinking water advisory was issued after the water was restored to the Prince Albert Rural Water Utility, when in fact the RMs had implemented a drinking water advisory once the city suspended services, and the advisory was still in place when service was restored. PARWU lifted the advisory last weekend.