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History of the Lansdowne Local Area Service
The Lansdowne Local Area Service, shown here on the map within the enclosed dark green line is located in the north-east area of the Township of Spallumcheen. The Lansdowne Water System receives bulk water from the City of Armstrong and the Township of Spallumcheen supplies users domestic water only to approximately 80 properties.
The Lansdowne Waterworks District dissolved to the Township on January 1, 2021. The original Letters Patent creating the district were issued by the Province on August 31, 1932 and can be viewed here: Original Letters Patent.
On December 14, 2020, the Provincial Government issued an Order in Council granting dissolution of the water district to the Township of Spallumcheen. That Order can be viewed here: Order in Council for Dissolution.
The Township of Spallumcheen passed the Township of Spallumcheen Lansdowne Waterworks Local Area Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2040, 2021 on March 15, 2021.
August 22, 2024 - Stage 2 Water Restrictions
June 10, 2024 - Stage 2 Water Restrictions Rescinded - Stage 1 in Effect
May 31, 2024 - Planned Water Shut Off - Lansdowne Local Area Service
May 14, 2024 - Stage 2 Water Restrictions
April 22, 2024 - Water Line Flushing
February 2, 2024 - Boil Water Advisory Now CANCELLED
January 26 Update - Water Main Repairs now complete. Boil Water Advisory CANCELLED
January 25, 2024 - Boil Water Advisory in effect for Lansdowne Local Area Service
January 25, 2024 - Water Main Repair - Lansdowne Road Closed (Road now open)
The Lansdowne Local Area Service is operated according to the following bylaws:
Asset Management can be defined as:
Asset management is an integrated approach, involving all organization departments, to effectively manage existing and new assets to deliver services to customers. The intent is to maximize benefits, reduce risks and provide satisfactory levels of service to the community in a sustainable manner – providing an optimum balance. Good asset management practices are fundamental to achieving sustainable communities.
Essentially, asset management provides communities with the opportunity to do more with less, by providing a structured way of tracking performance, costs and risks to meet service objectives in the most efficient and effective manner