No further water restrictions expected in Metro Vancouver this year

METRO VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – There is a silver lining to the slightly soggier start to summer. At least you’re allowed to water your lawn and wash your car!

Last summer, we weren’t allowed to do so, thanks to water restrictions.

North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto doubts the regional district will need to bring in more restrictions because of the weather this year, but that doesn’t mean you should stop conserving.

“We want to continue good habits. What we saw last year could very well happen again. And if we go back to using water the old fashioned way — whenever we want it, how much ever we want it — it will cause us some problems when we have dry spells again.”

“Our demand is lower. We’re at Stage 1 now. We anticipate staying at Stage 1 for the entire year without having to move to Stage 2 or more serious Stage 3 levels that other areas of the province have been looking at,” he adds.

Mussatto, who is also the chair of Metro Vancouver’s Utilities Commission, says all three of the local reservoirs are full right now.

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