Water Use & Conservation

Workshops in Vancouver (May 31) and Victoria (June 20) connected the dots between WHY rainwater harvesting and HOW to cost-effectively implement rainwater collection, storage, treatment and delivery.

The Vancouver and Victoria workshops were part of a series of cross-Canada events sponsored by Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC).

The Irrigation Industry Association of British Columbia (IIABC) has developed the Landscape Irrigation Scheduling Calculator to assist irrigators in developing a proper irrigation schedule taking into account the location, landscape, soil and irrigation system operation parameters.

Water may seem abundant on BC’s west coast, but the ever-increasing challenge of acquiring drinking water from limited sources for our growing communities is forcing us to rethink the ways we use water.

The “Meeting of the Minds” workshop was held in Parksville in September 2005. This event was the result of a Vancouver Island contact survey initiated by the BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA) during the period 2003-2004.