Nearly 150 homes north of Oliver have been placed on evacuation alert due to potential debris flow.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is expanding the number of homes under evacuation alert to 148. This includes 16 homes already under alert along Sportmens Bowl Road.
A dam and a culvert above Secrest Hill Road are in danger of releasing water and debris into Sportmens Bowl Road, across Highway 97 and down Park Rill Creek for several kilometers, a release from the RDOS stated.
Affected properties are located on Covert Place, along Highway 97, Horsetail Road, Island Road, Knight Road, Pampas Grass Way, Park Rill Road, River Road, Secrest Hill Road, Sitka Road, Sportsmens Bowl Road, Test Orchard Road and Wheatgrass Road.
The Oliver Fire Department is assisting in delivering notices. Highway 97 has not been closed and no residents are being asked to leave their homes at this time but the RDOS says this could change.
A state of local emergency has been expanded for all of Electoral Area C within the RDOS.
Another 16 properties remain on evacuation alert near Okanagan Falls, BC in Electoral Area D due to flooding of Green Lake.
Affected residents will be given as much advance notice as possible prior to road closure or evacuation; however, residents may receive limited notice due to changing conditions.
A list of affected properties is available here.
Pumps are being used to protect Secrest Hill Road from washing out west of Pampas Grass Way. (Lyonel Doherty photo)
