Editor:
With the summer drought upon us, there are remarks circulating that water being scarce is a new way of life, and that conservation and non-use are the keys. Of course, in the face of no rain, a lack of a snowpack, and a long-term forecast that calls for hot and dry months, we all have to do our part.
But conservation is hardly the only long-term solution. Containment is, too. If our annual weather is going to continue to dry out and the population grow, then we must capture more of the stuff that dumps on us all winter as opposed to expecting everyone to let their yards, plants and vegetables die every year. Surely, there are plans in place already, each with a brave new price tag.
But please. Anyone suggesting we don’t get enough liquid H2O around here literally hasn’t seen a winter on the Sunshine Coast. Perhaps it’s time the SCRD engages the public with their long-term thinking regarding increased capacity and growth on the Sunshine Coast and the hard decisions that we are evidently facing right now and in the future.
Gord Clayton, Sechelt
