Lawn Watering Banned, Agricultural Use Cut by 70 per Cent as RDNO Escalates Water Restrictions in the Greater Vernon Area
Residents must cut water use by 50% as officials warn low reservoir storage could force shutoffs for some customers.
- On Wednesday, June 3, Greater Vernon Water implemented historic Stage 3 restrictions, requiring residents in Vernon, Coldstream, and Spallumcheen to reduce overall water consumption by 50 per cent.
- Low snowpack provided insufficient water input to reservoirs this winter, while higher seasonal temperatures have increased customer usage, drawing on storage needed for the summer and fall.
- Zee Marcolin, reporting to the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee, confirmed 100 road signs are being deployed Thursday, June 4, with violations triggering warnings followed by fines of $100 and $400.
- Agricultural customers face "really severe" conditions, according to Marcolin, prompting director Amanda Shatzko to express concern that she does not "want to put food production in jeopardy."
- Staff are monitoring storage levels weekly and may shut down all agriculture water if conditions do not improve, while Kalamalka Lake has reached its lowest historic level.
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Lawn watering banned, agricultural use cut by 70 per cent as RDNO escalates water restrictions in the Greater Vernon area
Effective immediately, the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) has implemented Stage 3 water use restrictions for all Greater Vernon Water (GVW) customers.
This is the first time since July 2015 that the region has been affected by Level 3 restrictions.
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Water restrictions amp up to historic level in North Okanagan
North Okanagan residents are now required to cut their water use in half. Historic stage three water restrictions are in effect, as of June 3 due to low water storage levels, low trending water input into Greater Vernon Water (GVW) reservoirs, forecasted low water moisture and high temperature predictions for June and July. “These restrictions require a 50 per cent reduction in overall water use, and all users must take immediate action to conse…
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