Some Sunshine Coast residents are now under the most severe water restriction that can be imposed after a prolonged drought has nearly depleted a major ...
The dry lake bed of Chapman Water System in 2022, one week before the Sunshine Coast Regional District declared a local state of emergency over drought.Some Sunshine Coast residents are now under the most severe water restriction that can be imposed after a prolonged drought has nearly depleted a major reservoir.
“Due to sustained heat and hardly any rain in the past few months, Chapman Lake levels have dropped triggering the need to start using the Chapman siphons and Edwards lake storage,” said Dean McKinley, chief administrative officer of the regional district, in a news release. Under Stage 4 restrictions, outdoor water use is banned. That includes watering trees, plants, gardens; construction activities; road and property maintenance such as washing sidewalks, driveways, and windows.Chapman Lake, which provides most of the drinking water to the Lower Sunshine Coast including Sechelt, Roberts Creek and Halfmoon Bay, is now at 12 per cent capacity.
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