Stage 3 Water Restrictions...

As the newspaper announces, "unprecedented measures are being taken to preserve Greater Vernon's dwindling water supply."  And it's only April!

Greater Vernon's reservoirs currently have about 2,500 acre feet of storage, while it's usually 4,500 at this time of year.

Drought response planning was initiated in early March, and the measures have included looking at restrictions as well as other water sources that can be utilized if required.  Meetings have also been held with agricultural users because 70 per cent of our water goes to that sector.

How will Highlands Golf be affected?
In a 5 p.m. telephone call on Friday, April 23rd, water authority manager, Al Cotsworth, instructed Highlands Golf to use "minimum levels of water to maintain the playing areas in usable condition."

In an earlier article, "Snowpack a Concern" photos of weather systems on the Aberdeen Plateau were included.

As Greater Vernon's population continues to increase, we must focus on increasing water storage on the Aberdeen Plateau, where systems arrive almost daily, despite not-a-drop on the valley's southern exposure.

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Or we might as well place highway signs north and south of Vernon..."do not enter....out of water due to bad planning".

"Do not enter?" gulps Kia.
I'll visit friends in Kelowna then...there are NO water restrictions 30 miles south of here!