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Premier Eby asks everyone to conserve water

Water conservation is the responsible thing to do during a hot dry summer.

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Thursday July 13, 2023 | VICTORIA, BC

by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. | Island Social Trends


Water is crucial for our daily life, agriculture and communities. With many areas of BC experiencing drought conditions, it’s important that we all do our part to conserve water, said Premier David Eby in social media today.

“This includes following your local restrictions, taking shorter showers, holding back on watering lawns, and fixing any leaking taps or toilets. Together, we can make sure BC’s communities can withstand this summer’s droughts,” Eby said.

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Drought conditions on Vancouver Island at July 1, 2023. [BC Wildfire Service]

His Twitter posts included a link to the BC Drought Information webpage.

Wildfire season:

This advisory and pitch for attention to water conservation comes within one of the most critical wildfire seasons in BC. In 2017, 2018 and 2021 there were also extreme wildfire challenges in BC. As the temperature of the planet keeps increasing — and drought becoming more frequent — the risk of wildfire increases.

Lightning can spark wildfires. Wildfires causes by human interaction with the environment are generally avoidable.

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Bowinn Ma, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, delivers wildfire and drought update on July 10, 2023 from Vancouver. [livestream]

Province-wide and local:

The messaging earlier this week from the Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness was a broad appeal for water conservation across the province.

Residents of the Greater Victoria area (Capital Regional District / CRD) have been asked to adhere to Stage 1 water use restrictions every summer for years. Going to Stage 2 or 3 has not been necessary since the Sooke Reservoir was raised in 2003.

The CRD produces treated drinking water to one of the highest standards in North America; saving that for critical use (avoiding use on lawns etc) makes sense during a drought.

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CRD (Greater Victoria area) is staying at Stage 1 Water Restrictions in summer 2023. [Unpaid Advertisement]

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