Okanagan Indian Band and Chief Byron Louis on his own behalf and on behalf of all members of the Okanagan Indian BandThe OKIB has filed suit against the Federal Government because they believe the current drinking water system that was built in the 1970s, to what was then known as Indian Affairs Canada standards, is putting the lives of Band members at risk. The OKIB says the water systems rely on groundwater wells, which supply untreated water to hundreds of homes. The wastewater from those homes goes to individual septic fields, which may be leeching down into the aquifer and contaminating their drinking water wells. A 2017 water management study estimates the cost of upgrading the system at $45 million.