Environmental Services coordinates delivery of the many day-to-day services such as water, wastewater, garbage and recycling collection. They also work closely with other departments regarding servicing requirements for subdivisions and applications for variances, rezoning and building permits. 

Contact Us

Staff is responsible for operation and maintenance of:

• six Water Systems 
• the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility 
• the Liquid Waste Management Plan and the Central Okanagan East Liquid Waste Management Plan  
• the Regional Waste Reduction Office which is responsible for: 
• Garbage collection in the Electoral Areas
• the Regional Recycling program 
• Solid Waste Management Plan
  
• Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recycling Centre (site of the former landfill on Asquith Road in West Kelowna)
• process of closing the Westside Sanitary Landfill (Link to Westside Landfill Closure information).
• maintaining the asset inventories
• PSAB 3150 - Tangible Capital Assets Summary of Water and Sanitary Infrastructure (Urban Systems, 2010)
• Sanitary Sewer System Capital Investment Review (Urban Systems, 2006)
• Fire Protection (Ellison, Joe Rich, North Westside, Wilson’s Landing fire departments)

Environmental Services 

Phone: 250-469-6241
Fax: 250-762-7011
Email: engineer@rdco.com
Address: 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna, BC, V1W 3Z4
Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday-Friday / Except Holidays

Emergency Water Contacts

• Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - 250-469-6241. 

• After Hours/Stat Holiday Emergencies Only - 250-868-5299.

Water Customers should direct Billing Inquiries to the Regional District Finance Department at 250-469-6239 or by Email.

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How We're Doing?

Since 1999, a number of areas have been tracked to provide a benchmark and indication of how our Waste Management programs are performing.  Here's how we're doing in the areas of Solid Waste, Recycling and Hazardous Waste.