CBC News
Metro Vancouver residents won’t be able to water their lawns starting Friday as the region brings in new water restrictions to conserve drinking water.
The region is activating Stage 2 watering restrictions starting Aug 4, as much of the province continues to experience hot, dry temperatures and significant drought conditions.
The regional district says this is the first time restrictions have been raised beyond Stage 1 since 2015 when there was a low snowpack and dry conditions. …
Metro Vancouver water committee chair Malcolm Brodie said lawn watering accounts for the highest discretionary use of water outside the home.
“If everybody cuts back on their water use and you multiply that by a couple million, you’ve really made a dent and a difference in the amount of water that’s being used,” Brodie said.
“When you figure that every day we’re using about enough water to fill BC Place Stadium — that’s the kind of amount we’re talking about. So it really does fall to us to conserve water as much as we can so that we get through the hotter weather in the summer, we get into the fall where there’s going to be more rain and cooler temperatures.” …