Water Main Flushing Program

The City of White Rock’s Water Main Flushing Program aims at maintaining the City's water system. Flushing operations will be carried out between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, although this is subject to change.

All residences in the flushing area will receive a hand-delivered Notice to Residents prior to the work. If you do not receive a notice we will not be flushing in your area at this time.

The City's 2020 Uni-Directional Flushing program is scheduled to run from October 20, 2021 to November 26, 2021

Please check back for by-the-week updates on maps showing the current flushing area.

This page was lasted updated on October 20, 2021.


  1. October  20-22
  2. October 25-29 
  3. November 1-5 
  4. November 8-12
  5. November 15-19
  6. November 22-26 

Anderson St to Foster St between North Bluff Rd and Prospect Ave

Anderson to foster

Martin St to Finlay St between North Bluff Rd and Buena Vista Ave

Martin to Finlay

High St to Oxford St between North Bluff Rd and Goggs Ave

High to Oxford

Information on Water Main Flushing

During flushing, residents may experience a drop in pressure or discolouration of their water. Any disruption should be of a short duration and should only occur while mains in the area are being flushed. The public will be encouraged to report the disruption by calling 604-541-2181 in cases where loss of water or drop in pressure that lasts for an extended period of time (after two or three hours).

  1. What is flushing?
  2. Why are residents notified by the City of their flushing program?
  3. Can you provide me with an exact date and time of the flushing?
  4. What do I do and what do I not do during water main flushing?
  5. What do I to do if I experience a loss of water for a long period of time (after two or three hours)?
  6. What happens when water main flushing is completed?
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