Water Use & Conservation

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.