No ‘Significant’ Drop in Usage Despite Urge to Conserve Water in Halifax: Utility

No ‘significant’ drop in usage despite urge to conserve water in Halifax: utility

Halifax Water is continuing to ask residents of the Halifax Regional Municipality to conserve water due to ongoing dry conditions, as there has not been a “significant decrease in demand” since the utility first implemented the voluntary conservation measures on Aug. 5.

Halifax Water says people are not conserving; urges compliance

Halifax’s water utility says it has not seen a “significant decrease” in demand in the weeks since it implemented voluntary water conservation measures, and it is urging people to comply. On August 5, Halifax Water asked customers to reduce their water use, saying a lack of precipitation that has led to drought conditions in the […]

Halifax Water urges residents to start conserving water, or face mandatory restrictions

Halifax Water says it hasn't seen a "significant decrease" in demand since the municipality asked residents to voluntarily conserve water earlier this month due to drought conditions.

Halifax Water utility presses for water conservation amid drought and low lake levels - Ground Water Canada

Halifax – Water levels at Lake Major and Pockwock Lake continue to be lower than normal, prompting the Halifax Water utility to invoke conservation measures. Extreme drought has led to the measures which could become mandatory, the utility warned, if water usage isn’t reduced. Measures include not flushing urine, reducing shower time and frequency and washing only full loads of laundry. CBC News report