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By Adel Ahmed

DROUGHT

Strict water restrictions now in place as Kamloops faces Level 5 drought

Aug 14, 2023 | 5:04 PM

KAMLOOPS — A week after the City of Kamloops announced strict water restrictions due to Level 5 drought, the city began enforcing those restrictions on residents Monday (Aug. 14).

Those restrictions include outdoor watering only through handheld nozzles. Irrigating with sprinklers is not allowed. Those who are spotted violating the restrictions can face fines ranging from $25 to $1,000.

“We’ll continue to attend all calls for service and prioritize them on a daily basis and watering restrictions again being high impacts to health and environment will meet the threshold for a priority one style call.” Emergency Preparedness Manager Will Beatty told CFJC Today.

The city says despite anticipating an increase in water usage after last week’s announcement, they have seen a reduction use.

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“We suspected that there may be an uptick in water use,” said Greg Wightman, Utility Services Manager. “People trying to over irrigate knowing they won’t be able to for awhile or wash vehicles knowing they weren’t going to be able to. With the city making drastic efforts to reduce our irrigation up to as much as fifty per cent on certain parks. The school district has been very good at doing that as well.”