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Metro Vancouver has issued even more stringent water sprinkling regulations — saying residents can now only water once a week — and warn there could be a full ban later this month if the hot, dry weather continues.

Metro CAO Carol Mason said the region’s reservoirs at Seymour and Capilano are at 79 per cent as residents continue to use more water than usual for their lawns, gardens and other outdoor chores. The latest edict means residents will see a reduction in lawn sprinkling from three days a week to just one. At the same time, there will be limited access for water parks, commercial fountains and municipal parks.

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Metro staff add they will continue to monitor the situation in the next two weeks and will invoke stage three of its water shortage response plan, which could prohibit sprinkling across the region this summer or fall, if the situation continues to worsen. “It’s simply a matter of getting the enforcement in place,” Mason told the Metro board Friday. However, she noted there are are provisions for new lawns and those residents dealing with European chafer beetle.