{"id":695775,"date":"2026-05-26T22:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/695775\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:15:09","slug":"do-not-flush-order-issued-to-comox-valley-residents-amid-pipe-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/695775\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Do not flush’ order issued to Comox Valley residents amid pipe failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Comox Valley Regional District has issued a “do not flush” order to residents in Courtenay, K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation and Comox because of an emergency failure at a wastewater pump station currently undergoing upgrades.<\/p>\n

The district is asking residents to temporarily stop flushing toilets, taking showers or washing dishes in order to reduce the amount of waste flowing into the ocean. <\/p>\n

District general manager of engineering services Kris La Rose told CBC News the failure happened along a temporary pump station pipe, located near the Comox Valley Marina, at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“As a result, the excavation next to the construction project rapidly filled up with wastewater, and since then has been overflowing down the foreshore into the marine environment,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It’s definitely a big deal.”<\/p>\n

\"APeople have been told to avoid the shoreline and water at the Comox Valley Marina as the regional district fixes a nearby wastewater pipe failure on Tuesday. (Maryse Zeidler\/CBC)<\/p>\n

Comox and Courtenay have a combined population of about 43,000 people. <\/p>\n

The regional district says all district sports and aquatics centres will be closed until further notice. People are also asked to avoid any water-related activities near the shoreline and around Goose Spit Park and Comox Valley Marina.<\/p>\n

La Rose said crews are focusing on pumping water out of the excavation so they can access the pipes and better assess the situation. <\/p>\n

“I am very optimistic so that we will have this resolved this afternoon,” he said.<\/p>\n

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