But Where are the Reservoir Level Graphs?

Call us suspicious.
Or whatever.

Today's story in the Morning Star, entitled "Water restrictions may evolve" (Rolke) had a few people commenting this morning on the lack of graphs.

"Where are the graphs that show how low the water reservoirs are this spring...early summer?" said one.
Another intoned:  "It seems last year -- a wetter spring than this year -- graphics appeared in the newspaper by, what, April or May?"

Good point.

Has anyone seen updated reservoir storage graphs?  (Source: internet)

"Or maybe, despite this year's heat arriving weeks earlier than normal, and minimal snowpack immediately adjacent to the valley bottom...just maybe there have been huge rain events on the Aberdeen plateau," the individual concluded.

Either way, GVW graphs are missing and here it is almost July 1st.
But you can bet GVW has compiled the reservoir data.
Just not issued it.

The news story:

"Greater Vernon residents are being urged to ease off the taps.  The Regional District of North Okanagan is preparing to shift from normal water restrictions to stage one regulations to conserve the water resource for the months to come.

'If it happens, it will be this week or the week after,' said Zee Marcolin, water utility manager.

Presently, residents with odd numbered addresses can water Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays while those with even numbered addresses can irrigate Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 6 to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. until midnight.  People can use drip irrigation at any time of the day.

Under stage one, the odd-even schedule continues for manual sprinklers but drip-irrigation is restricted to 7 to 10 p.m.

The primary difference between the stages is RDNO moves towards enhanced enforcement with stage one.

'We hope people will pay attention to their water use,' said Jennifer Miles, RDNO's water sustainability co-ordinator.  The goal with stage one is to reduce water use by 10 per cent and educate people to be more water wise.'

Marcolin insists there is currently sufficient water in reservoirs but it's important to take action now because an evolving climate could put pressure on the system. 

'We need to have enough in the reservoirs going into next year because if it's dry next year, there will be a problem,' she said.

'Restrictions are all about planning for the future'."

"No comment," sniffs Kia.