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capability, although very little change will be apparent prior to the

summer of 1992.

Once athe Coquitlam source is being utilized to the fullest extent

possible, if demand on the Capilano and Seymour sources is still too
high, the District's members would be asked to co-operate ina demand
reduction program. , The steps taken depend on the degree of reduction

required, as follows:

Step Action
1 Appeal for voluntary conservation Reduction up to 5 percent

Imposition of sprinkling Reduction up to 10 percent
regulations with publicity and

enforcement

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Complete ban on non-essential Greater than 10 percent

outdoor water use reduction

It is recognized that Steps 2 and 3 require consultation with the member
municipalities ahead of time. There are likely to: be implementation
problems because of the variety of water use by-law regulations that
currently apply throughout the District, as well as difficulty of

enforcement with existing staffing levels.

WSRP Implementation

The GVWD Act, Section 57, empowers the Administration Board to ration tae
quantity of water supplied to any of its members in case of emergency. A
proposed amendment to the Act, Section 100, would permit the Board to adopt

a by-law setting out regulations for water conservation to be implemented if
determined necessary by the Commissioner. Section 100 has been approved by
the Board, although not yet enacted into law by the Provincial Government.
Copies of Section 57 and proposed Section 100 are attached for information.

For the summer of 1991, it is proposed that the WSRP be implemented on a

‘co-operative, "best-efforts" basis with District members. Weekly updates of

storage ana demand would be issued, beginning when inflow to Capilane and

Seymour lakes is exceeded by the outflow and levels start to drop. Based on

analysis of historical inflow data, it is unlikely that conservation

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