Water usage up in Kamloops, not nearing drought levels
KAMLOOPS — It’s been a tale of two summers in the Thompson region with record precipitation in the spring, and the resulting snowmelt that caused much flooding.
Now we’re facing drought conditions with only millimetres of rain falling since the beginning of June.
“Last year, we had quite a wetter summer compared to this year,” said the city’s utility services manager Greg Wightman. “So we’re seeing days when there’s a massive difference in our water use month by month. Quite a bit more water usage.”
The gap is quite significant with a much drier summer than we got last year.