The City of North Vancouver has enacted Stage 2 of Metro Vancouver’s Water Shortage Response Plan (WSRP). Stage Two is effective now and will be enforced as of Monday, July 6th.

Metro Vancouver implemented Stage 2 of its WSRP today as a result of the dry spring and summer which is putting a strain on water resources across the region. The City, along with all municipalities across the Lower Mainland, are required to enact Stage 2 with enforcement beginning this Monday.

With water levels in local reservoirs at historic low levels, we urge all residents and businesses to think about their consumption and use water responsibly,” says Mayor Darrell Mussatto, who is also Chair of Metro Vancouver’s Utilities Committee. “If everyone does their bit to actively reduce their level of consumption by watering less, letting their grass go brown, not washing their cars, perhaps the water levels will stabilize for the remaining summer months. Unified conservation is crucial at this time.”

Under Stage 2, the biggest change for residents is a reduction in the number of days sprinkler usage is permitted.

Stage 2 Lawn Sprinkling only permitted on:

Even Numbered homes: Mondays | 4am – 9am

Odd Numbered homes: Thursdays | 4am – 9am

Residents who have applied for and received permits to sprinkle to combat Chafer beetle infestations are requested to now only sprinkle as per the original Stage 1 restrictions (days and times).

City employees and Bylaw officers will be out in the community educating residents of the new sprinkling restrictions and have the authority to issue fines of up to $200 per occurrence. The City thanks all residents for their cooperation in implementing the lawn watering restrictions during this unusual weather system. Hopefully, this action will help to mitigate or even eliminate the need to enact additional stages of water restrictions as the summer continues.

The City is turning off its public water features including Civic Plaza, until water supply conditions improve.

For more information on the restrictions please see our website: www.cnv.org/sprinkling