During stage three the following seasonal activities are prohibited:
- Watering lawns (with manual or automatic sprinklers) or pressure washing driveways or boulevards at any time
- Filling or adding water to a hot tub or garden pond at any time
- Washing a vehicle or a boat at any time
During stage three the following activities are allowed:
- Water trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables on any day between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. if watering is done by hand-held container or a hand-held hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle
Other exemptions are outlined in the bylaw and can be located on the CVRD website, www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/restrictions.
May – June Daily Water Graph:
Jan – May Water Use Table:
My request to municipalities to review the water restriction bylaw and their current conservation measure, restrictions and enforcement:
And finally, a report from CHEK News: