Greater Vernon Water staff still have fingers crossed even though the snow pack in the hills stands at 125 per cent of norm. “It's above average but it's not high,” said Renee Clark, water quality manager. “It seems to be a fairly good snow pack, but not the highest we've seen.” The latest readings were taken on Feb. 27. Snowpack plays an important role in supplying water to fill the region's reservoirs during spring melt. A crucial reading comes at the end of March. “Last year by March, the readings were pretty good, but by the time we got into April we'd lost most of our snow (due to warm temperatures),” said Clark, adding the region didn't get anticipated June rains either. Last summer, Greater Vernon Water had to impose stage one drought restrictions, but didn't have to get any tougher. That's because “people got the message,” said Clark. “There was low water everywhere in the province. We saw a huge reduction in water. People got the message and they responded.” “If (the reservoirs) are full, it's a good thing. If they stop spilling it means we are using our reserves which happened last year,” said Clark. “That water has to last us until April or May of the following year.” |
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