Bluewater Park Water System

Cta Municipal Water Conditions

Water Conservation Guidelines recommended May 1 – October 31

Water Conservation Guidelines are recommended for all Municipal water systems. Please see the Water Conservation Page for the Stage recommended for each water system.

Stage 1: Cove Bay, Bowen Bay, Bluewater Park, Hood Point, King Edward Bay, Tunstall Bay.

Stage 2: Eagle Cliff.

Stage 3: None at this time.

Stage 4: None at this time.

Water Guidelines Chart Stage 1

Read about the Bluewater Park Water System Replacement Project and Community Information Meetings.

The Bluewater Park water system services about 150 users in the Bluewater Park neighbourhood.

Water for the Bluewater Park system is supplied from four drilled groundwater wells. There is also an interconnecting line from King Edward Bay Water System to augment the supply as needed. Water is treated by flow-paced injection of sodium hypochlorite prior to storage in an 82 cubic metre bolted steel storage tank. The water is tested for chlorine residuals every day and samples are sent to Vancouver Coastal Health once a week.

Help us contact you quickly if we discover a leak

Bowen Island Municipality is currently dealing with leaks at some properties in Municipal water systems. We make every effort to contact the property owners, however in many cases we only have mailing addresses.

Please provide your contact information so that we can contact you by phone or e-mail if we discover high water usage on your water meter.

If BIM identifies a leak, every effort will be taken to contact the property owner. If the property owner cannot be contacted, water will be turned off at the property.

Changes are coming to your water bill

On July 1, 2024, the three west side water systems of Bluewater Park, Bowen Bay and King Edward Bay were switched to a quarterly metered rate billing system.

The conservation-based billing model will result in all residents receiving four bills per year that include a basic flat rate of $340 plus metered rates for all water used, as follows:

 Imperial Gallons  Rate per gallon
For the first 4,500 Imperial Gallons used in the billing period$0.0035
For the next 4,501‐9,000 Imperial Gallons used in the billing period$0.0062
For the next 9,001‐13,500 Imperial Gallons used in the billing period$0.0085
For the next 13,501‐18,000 Imperial Gallons used in the billing period$0.0109
For all usage above 18,000 Imperial Gallons$0.0103

Unconnected lots will be billed at a rate of $208 per quarter.

This billing model has been used in the Tunstall Bay Water District for several years now and not
only promotes water conservation, but is efficient to administer, enables leak detection to occur
throughout the year, and spreads the financial impact over a longer period, potentially making
water bills easier to budget for on an ongoing basis.

Residents in the Bluewater Park water system can get an idea of how much they will be paying by reviewing the documents below. Get your account number and reference your average consumption with the sample rates.

1. Consumption by account

2. Sample rates

How to get involved?

Last Updated on 2025-05-05 at 11:44 AM