Island Health
1952 Bay Street Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)
1460 North Beach Road Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1J4
This facility was given a Moderate hazard rating. More info


Inspection Information

Facility Type

2-14 Connections

Inspection Type

Routine

Inspection Date

July 30, 2026

Number of critical violations

0

Number of non-critical violations

4



Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below.


Code
Description

318

Non-Critical Inadequate Microbiological Analysis data

Monthly sampling has not been conducted since May 2026.

Corrective Actions: Ensure one bacteriological sample is submitted to this office each month. See email for further details.

322

Non-Critical Emergency Response Plan

Emergency Response plan (ERP) and supplementary drought plan is not available.

Corrective Actions: See attached templates and submit both plans to DWO by Friday August 24, 2026.

323

Non-Critical Other

BWA signage not present in cabin 10.

Corrective Actions: Ensure each cabin has a clearly visible BWA posted. Corrected in Cabin 10 at time of inspection.

323

Non-Critical Other

Annual reports have not previously been submitted for this water system.

Corrective Actions: Ensure annual reports for each calendar year are submitted to this office and made publicly available by June 30th of next calendar year. See attached template and submit the annual report for 2025 to DWO by Friday August 24, 2026.



Comments
Routine inspection conducted today. Water system is on an active boil water advisory (BWA) since December 6, 2024. BWA signage is posted at the front office. Guests are also verbally informed of the BWA by staff, along with a written statement in their welcome package regarding water quality not meeting drinking water standards. Drinking water source is a pond and the current treatment system is not functional. Lab results of full panel chemical/physical parameters of source water was conducted October 22, 2025 and submitted to this office. Ensure chemical/physical parameters of raw water are tested every 3-5 years. A construction permit waiver request to construct a new treatment system was approved by this office July 14, 2026. Resort consists of 12 guest cabins and one office building. Only cabins 1, 2, 4 and 10 are available to guests. Walk through conducted with staff in cabins 1 and 10. Bottled water is delivered from Salt Spring Water Co. once a week and supplied to guest cabins. 15 spare water jugs observed in office storage area as replenishing supply. Stove tops are present in each cabin for guests to boil water.