Evacuation Alert issued for Green Lake area

By Shelby Thom South Okanagan Reporter Global News

Water floods in the See Ya Later Ranch vineyard off Green Lake Road in the South Okanagan Thursday.

Shelby Thom/ Global Okanagan

A local state of emergency and an evacuation alert have been issued for the Green Lake area in Electoral Area ‘D’ .

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen said in a release that increased rainfall is expected over the weekend and it will possibly result in the cresting of Green Lake.

“Potential overflows may cause flooding of homes, property and hinder transportation access along a portion of Green Lake Road,” said the release.

“The threat of flooding poses potential danger to life, health, and property damage for the properties listed below.”

2563 Green Lake Rd
2487 Green Lake Rd
2628 Green Lake Rd
2575 Green Lake Rd
2584 Green Lake Rd
2625 Green Lake Rd
2580 Green Lake Rd
2451 Green Lake Rd
2490 Green Lake Rd
2501 Green Lake Rd
2674 Green Lake Rd
2622 Green Lake Rd
2711 Green Lake Rd
2521 Green Lake Rd
2216 Highway 97
2228 Highway 97

A Local State of Emergency and an Evacuation Alert have been issued for the Green Lake area in Electoral Area ‘D’ .

Courtesy: RDOS

The RDOS said it has received an order from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) to conduct emergency works on Crown Land to mitigate the flooding.

The RDOS has secured funding through Emergency Management BC (EMBC) to hire engineers to design a pumping operation to manage the water level in Green Lake.

The pumping is expected to commence on Friday, April 13th.

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