As a heavy-handed demonstration of the awesome power inherent in City government, here’s a so-called “coincidence“.
You be the judge.
The May 15 introduction of 2107 watering restrictions. Why this date, of all dates?
Just a coincidence (??). May 18’s Vancouver forecast from Environment Canada, after months of cold wet weather:
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting concerned, and am seriously thinking of getting my tinfoil hat out of the closet.
The reservoirs are currently full and spilling, and the snow pack has barely started to melt.
Metro Vancouver does this to set expectations for the future.
They want to control everything.
Maybe they want to get ready for the next battle frontier: water exports to dry SW USA ? https://www.biv.com/article/2017/5/canadian-water-could-be-one-countrys-biggest-commo/
If memory serves, keeping summer lawns green consumed 40% of the multiple billion dollar potable water supply before watering restrictions. Years after restrictions, they still consume 25% of the supply.
Those who know a thing or two about grasses and the amount of winter rain we get, those rates are ridiculously wasteful. There is no logical reason that lawns need pure drinking water to maintain a cosmetic appearance.
Indeed they do not but that is the result of not metering water. As such it is free, whether I have 3 showers a day or one a week, or if I water the lawn or not.
Only once you put a price on things will people be more careful. Grey water or accumulated rainwater is certainly sufficient, but to install such a system and operate it is costly.
Also see free roads, education or healthcare, similarly excessively used as it is free.
Right. And what are lawns about anyway? Some sort of idea from the past I suppose. If you never have a picnic in your front yard why even have it? You could have a grassland meadow, rock garden, a patch of jalapeños growing.
I approve of the restrictions even though it’s spring and things are still okay. It saves water for mid summer when things will be bad. It’s good water “fiscal” management.