Practices & Innovations

Recent Contributions

1.	Practice:	2" Air Gap Flush Valve
	Contributor:	Kimberley (City)
	Description:	The Public Works Association of BC awarded the City of Kimberley with 3rd place for its 2006 Ideas & Gadgets submission "2 Inch Air Gap Flush Valve". This valve is designed to fit into sewer manholes - all you need to do is remove the manhole cover and install the flush valve. This flush valve: has a proper back flow preventing air gap has a locking lid has holes cut into the locking lid in case of a back up - water in a manhole would not interfere with air gap can be moved from site to site is virtually vandal proof This air gap flush valve eliminates the use of a reduced pressure back-flow assembly.
2.	Practice:	Peachland Cools Off
	Contributor:	Peachland (District)
	Description:	The District of Peachland is taking action to meet their carbon neutral commitments and discovering they would be getting much more in the process. Once the District embarked on a comprehensive energy assessment to determine their baseline GHG outputs they saw many opportunities to reduce energy costs. This project is listed as a success story on the BC Climate Action Toolkit website.
3.	Practice:	Community Energy Plan
	Contributor:	Burns Lake (Village)
	Description:	The Village of Burns Lake took one step towards climate protection by creating a community energy plan. The plan became a leap forward towards ongoing climate action. This project is listed as a success story on the BC Climate Action Toolkit website.

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