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Metro Vancouver says residents should be prepared for Stage 3 water restrictions to start in June as a low snowpack and a hot-and-dry summer are expected to strain the region’s drinking water supply.
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As well, work is underway to build a new water supply tunnel through Stanley Park but, to do that work, one of the region’s key supply pipes from the reservoirs on the North Shore has been out of service since last fall.
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Staff say if water use increases excessively while the supply pipe is offline, it could decrease water pressure and affect the ability of first responders to use water for emergencies.
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For the first time, the region skipped directly to Stage 2 watering restrictions in May, instead of beginning with Stage 1 rules that normally allow residents to water lawns once a week. Stage 2 bans residential and non-residential lawn watering until mid-October.
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Under Stage 3, lawn watering will still be prohibited and there will be more restrictions on watering trees and gardens, filling pools and hot tubs, and washing surfaces, vehicles and boats. Watering rules for public and private sports fields also would get tighter.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada has forecast a warmer and drier than normal summer, which the regional district says leads to an increase in water demand, largely due to outdoor water use.
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The federal weather agency is also forecasting that 2026 could be one of the hottest years on record, with above-normal temperatures and below-average rainfall expected across B.C.’s South Coast.
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Metro Vancouver says although reservoirs are at typical levels, the snowpack is well below normal — about 23 per cent of the historical average — and hasn’t been this low since 2015.
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