a more comprehensive collection of historical newspaper clippings regarding Water Devolution has been compiled by Councillor Kiss and can viewed on his blog.(click  here).

Some recent articles relating to Arbitration can be found below

please scroll down and read these.

just a note to clarify .... there are two sets of principles referred to in this article:

1. 1)The devolution principles. These were the ones introduced by Vernon, referred to, at the Tuesday  Nov. 14th, 2006,  under the title “Distribution Principles”, these are the ones that are being revoked by Coldstream Council.  ( incidentally only Vernon and Coldstream signed to accept those principles, Electoral areas  B&C did not.)
   

2. 2)The original principles reflected in the formation of the water utility in 2003,  are the principles of a single water utility, with the same water quality and the same water pricing for all.  Residential and agricultural rates were set  so that agricultural rates would be competitive with other Okanagan Valley areas. These are the principles that Coldstream still supports - despite the fact that for five years they have been waiting for the promised equity in water quality ( as per the Master Water Plan) .

Please note this web page is strictly to convey information to the pubic, that is already in the public domain. Any opinions expressed on my website, www.besso.ca, are strictly my own and do not represent those of Coldstream Council!  Councillor Maria Besso