Duteau Water Storage at 117 Per Cent

Good news for residents.
Bad news for water shortage alarmists.

"Local water supply above average" begins a Morning Star story August 28th, 2013.

Not surprising considering the eight inches of rain that registered in Highlands' rain gauge in June.  Eight inches!  That's almost two-thirds of this area's annual precipitation!

The purple line on Greater Vernon Water's graph indicates the mid-August 2013 reading at the Duteau Creek storage reservoir.

The Fall weather forecast, from the Almanac, indicates below normal precipitation and seasonal temperatures for September.

"Environment Canada seasonal weather forecasts are indicating an increased likelihood of hotter than normal temperatures for August and September", continues the newspaper story.

"...and don't forget higher and higher prices from the water authority," reminds Kia.