The City of Enderby is introducing a new staged framework for water conservation and drought management.
The city says the framework will help to protect the community’s watershed during drought while ensuring there is water available for essential and emergency needs.
The framework encourages efficient landscaping and irrigation practices to reduce over-watering, without compromising food security and essential health and safety needs, the city said Thursday.
As stages increase, the framework will reduce allowed watering days and encourage voluntary reductions in non-essential water use.
Stages will typically increase due to strains on drinking water infrastructure or drought conditions threatening the watershed.
A change to a different stage will be announced in advance on the city’s website, social media, the digital sign north of city hall and through local media.
Residents are urged to stay informed about the current water conservation stage and adjust their water use accordingly.
Details on water conservation stages and water-saving tips are available at www.cityofenderby.com/water-conservation.
Conditions are already dry in the Okanagan, with a low winter snowpack and precipitation levels pushing the region into Drought Level 2, a drought level that didn’t occur until June last year.
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