The City of Kelowna is tired of cleaning up after lakefront property owners.

Parks Maintenance and Operations Supervisor, Ted Sophonow, says every year lakefront owners collect wood debris that washes up on shore and dump it on beach accesses.

"It makes our job a lot tougher to keep those beach accesses clean when we have nearby residents always trying to pile the debris there and expecting us to haul it away," says Sophonow.

"It's an extra maintenance item we have to deal with that we don't have manpower, budget or resources to handle properly. When this happens, it makes the beach access look like we aren't taking care of it."

Sophonow says beach accesses at Vimy, Beach Avenue, Lakeshore and Bluebird seem to be the worst in terms of debris.

"We've sent out letters to residents around those areas to remind them they are responsible for removal of debris off the beaches."

He says many residents with lakeshore property believe it is a city responsibility.

"A lot of the responses I get is due to the fact that they pay rather hefty taxes for living on the lake and feel the city should be responsible for removal of the debris."

The City reminds residents they can drop off smaller loads of branches and debris at the Glenmore Landfill free of charge.

Loads weighing more than 650 kilograms are charged $10 per metric tonne. Larger branches, stumps and logs are charged $6 for loads under 250 kilograms and $55 per metric tonne for loads weighing 250 kilograms or more.

Dumping wood debris on public property can result in a $100 fine.