Updates

SSID continuous chlorination or permanent Water Quality Advisory. The Drinking Water Officer at Vancouver Coastal Health has advised that SSID water is susceptible to enteric viruses that can cause illness. As a condition of SSID's permit to operate, we are instructed to either (a) treat the drinking water or (b) go on a permanent Water Quality Advisory. There is no report of viruses or illness at this time. But there is potential for viruses. For details, see webpage Groundwater at Risk of Pathogens.

SSID will be discussing the two options at the summer Annual General Meeting 10:30am Sunday August 2, 2026. The choice will be an important community decision. We urge all SSID property owners to attend. We also welcome your comments now, to administrator@savaryshoreswater.ca

Annual General Meeting 10:30am Sunday August 2 2026. At the 45th AGM, Chair Trustee Bryan Miles will summarize the past year. There will be a review of the Upper Tank replacement cost. The Operator's report will provide an update on the status of the water system infrastucture. The trustees will present the two options for dealing with Groundwater at Risk of Pathogens. The administrator will present the financial report. There will be an election for the trustee position currently held by Trustee Bryan Miles, for the term from AGM 2026 to AGM 2028. Bryan has chosen to retire after 20 years as a trustee for SSID. Minutes of the 2025 AGM are considered draft until amended or adopted at the 2026 AGM.

SSID must set aside $1,464,000 for a possible tank replacement in 2040. This sum is based on 20 line items modelled after the calculations provided by the 2024 engineering report on new tank options. In addition to the $85 per property tax increase previously budgeted for 2026, SSID has added another $400 per property to the Asset Renewal Levy. 

BACKGROUND
The first inspection of the upper tank, in 2023, indicated the 2 bottom plates of the tank had notable corrosion, with a problem area that had corroded to half its original steel thickness. Corrosion was removed in spring 2024, and the affected areas treated with a rust inhibitor and rust paint. The follow-up inspection in 2025 determined that the rust treatment appeared to have arrested the corrosion, and therefore the tank should last to 2040 or longer. The report also required that a tank inspection be done every 5 years, the first being 2030, to confirm that the tank is not degrading faster than predicted.

The findings at each 5-year inspection or sooner may change the tax plan going forward.

Excess Tolls for 2026 will be $2 per excess cubic meter. The toll has been increased to align with operational costs from excess water use.

The 2017 Fire Underwriter's Survey established Savary Shores Improvement District as "limited protection" rather than the previous rating "unprotected." The Dwelling Protection Grade was 4, and the Public Fire Protection Classification was 8 (out of 10, Grade-1 is highest). The FUS Survey was updated in 2020. SSID has not been re-examined or re-graded by FUS since 2017.