Sunshine Coast water news

The shíshálh Nation’s proposed multi-million dollar lower crown water reservoir could have annual operating costs in the $1 million range.

Council commits $80,000 to secure a non-potable water source – pending provincial licensing

Our area is one of 10 of the province’s 29 water basin areas at that level, with Vancouver Island areas also at that rating.

SCRD staff told regional directors last week that they anticipated it would take 'another year' to secure long-term changes to the Chapman Creek's environmental flow needs (EFN) levels.

Also, why staff don't recommend asking the province to change the amount of water licensed for the South Pender Water System.

While a draft regional water strategy received support at the committee level, the Sunshine Coast Regional Board postponed adoption of the document pending further discussion.

This annual transition means those supplied with SCRD water must limit lawn sprinkling to two days per week as well as watering of trees, shrubs, flowers or food producing plants with a sprinkler, soaker hose, or micro-spray to three days weekly.

Within four days of conducting an analysis for the infrastructure department’s Q1 report, the team effort resolved an issue

Sechelt area director Alton Toth raised concerns that while the current number and size of food-growing operations on the Coast is small, introducing extended water use exemptions could have unintended consequences.

Snow volume assessments for the Chapman Creek watershed are at 59 per cent of expected levels and that dips to 51 per cent in the lower elevations of the Edwards Lake area.