Local politicians debated the pros and cons of providing water to properties outside Greater Vernon's boundaries at today's Greater Vernon Advisory Committee meeting. In the end, an 80,000 tree apple orchard in Spallumcheen was allowed to buy two hectares of water allocation. The farm will be supplied with potable water from the Duteau Creek Plant. Director Jim Garlick says they need to have an overall plan for extending the boundaries by talking with neighboring communities. "And that is water that is not treated or treated for industrial or for agriculture, and what we should be doing is involving them and bringing them into the plan so they can plan for it, and we can as well," Garlick tells Kiss FM. Garlick says he's not against expanding the system, but says every time they provide special exemptions, it complicates the master water plan "a little more." Director Gyula Kiss joined Garlick and Bob Spiers in opposition to providing the orchard with water. Kiss is concerned about residents having to subsidize more of the costs to supply a farm with treated water, which in this case, is not in their boundary. "The more we sell (to farmers), the more it has to be subsidized by domestic customers. That's why I can't support it," says Kiss. GVAC also approved extra water allocation for the PRT tree seed nursery on Highway 97 in Coldstream. "The applicant has indicated that they require additional water volume to facilitate projected growth of the business," says Dale McTaggert, general manager of engineering for the Regional District of North Okanagan.
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Don Quixote Note: Full report at page 8-11 of http://www.rdno.ca/agendas/150402_AGN_GVAC.pdf
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This applicant was requesting an allotment increase of 2 HA (11,000 m3 maximum) and this would entitle him to pay the 66.86 quarterly fee per hectare and ensure that the over consumption rate charges would not kick in until he overdrew his allotment.
The allotment charge of 4.87 cents m3 would jump to 30 cents/m3 for the first up to 10% over allotment and to 60 cents/m3 for the 10-30m3 portion etc.
The orchard (despite the article) was not in any danger of not being provided water (he already had 6.17 HA of allocation) but the marginal cost for overuse on his original allocation would have increased if the Board Of Directors does not approve this 2HA increase in allocation.
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Under the proposed allocation increase to 8.17 HA the applicant will pay (8.17X 66.86 x 4 = $2184.98) and will be entitled to use up to 8.17 x 5500m3 = 44,935 m3. (4.86 cents per m3)
If proposed allocation increase was not allowed and the applicant used the full 44,935 m3 (i.e 44,935-33935 = 11,000m3 over current allocation) the charge would be: 6.17 HA x 66.86 x4= $ 1650.10 base + 3,394m3 x .10= $339.50 + 6786 m3 x .60 =$4,071.90 + 820m3 x 1.22 = $1000.40. TOTAL $7,061.90 (15.71 cents/m3)
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