Vernon Water Woes ... History

reprint of Letter to the Editor by L.J. Lewis, Morning Star, Sunday, May 2, 2010

Once upon a time, there was a fair but dry valley.  So, the farmers in this valley banded together to irrigate their fields and make the valley bloom.  They called the work of their hands the Vernon Irrigation District (VID).

And it came to pass that there were those who wished to develop the land and provide homes for those who found this now-blooming valley.

But there was not water.

Those who would develop said to the VID, "Let us tap into your water that the customers may drink."

The VID said, "No, for the water is dark and torpid and your customers would be displeased."

But the developers said, "Fear not, for they will be grateful to have water at all."

So the VID relented for the greater good.

And it came to pass that the VID had been correct for the people were peeved.

But the developers had changed and could not be found.

So the people got together and cleaned up the waters which were provided by the farmers' toil and sent the farmers the bill.

For it is the law of the land that no good deed goes unpunished.

Excellent!  Thanks for that!

VID History on the Greater Vernon Water website. 

"The new developers pay DCCs (Development Cost Charges), hopefully the money will be used to dig deep wells," offers Kia as a solution to the area's water woes.