A new look at the reservoir volumes in the Aberdeen Plateau has shown Greater Vernon water levels remain at an historic low. Water manager Al Cotsworth says the volume went up slightly in April and he is a little more optimistic things could improve in the coming months. Cotsworth says reservoir volumes have increased leaving them at about 91 percent of the previous in low in 2003. Cotsworth says a flight over the area last week revealed that about a foot of snow remains at upper elevations.He says if it actually melts into water instead of evaporating into the air, restrictions could be reduced to Stage 2 or even Stage 1.
It appears there may be a waiting stage for Greater Vernon Water users rather than a continuation of Stage Three restrictions for a while. Vernon councillor Mary Jo O'Keefe says it's being recommended that the North Okanagan Regional District board set up a special committee -- partly made up of business people -- to take look at drought conditions before restrictions are set in stone. O'Keefe says there was plenty of discussion at Tuesday's Greater Vernon Advisory Committee meeting. She says a number of businesses are at stake.
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