Low Water Response

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Current Low Water (Drought) Status:

Watershed Condition Indicators

The Low Water Response Team meets as required during the summer to review stream flow information and weather forecasts. Based on the information, the committee may declare a the low water condition for each part of the watershed.

There are three low water levels:

• Level 1: Flows are below 70 percent of their normal summer low flow. Water users are asked to voluntarily reduce their consumption by 10 per cent.
• Level 2: Flows are below 50 percent of their normal summer low flow. The Ministry of the Environment will send letters to holders of Permits to Take Water to ask them to voluntarily reduce their consumption by 20 per cent.
• Level 3: Flows are below 30 percent of their normal summer low flow and there is potential for economic harm to water takers and/or significant harm to the ecosystem. The Water Response Team may ask the province to impose mandatory restrictions on those holding Permits to Take Water.

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