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Rude awakening for

water hogs on the Wet Coas

gre water plys here In B.C.
Canadlans use an incredilae $000 Itres (580 galior
of water cach a day, more than anyon (adhe wre:
outside the United Slates.
And wa in B.C, particularly the Lower Maloland, Use == an ;
wante —«inore Chain anyone else fn the country,

But then why shouldn't we? Water ig plentitul aad cheaper t
di dirt, Lower Malntand households pay less every
month for water than they do for cable television.

Look at it hls way. We pay less than 60 cents lor aculsle me
w= the standard measurement — of water A cuble metre of Cc
fala would likely runin the neighborhood of $1,006,

( assed with what secs Lo Ba uallmlted = and virtually [ec
Ce water, it's no wonder we rarely thought about it, Then (his
suminer, drougie and subsequent waterliyt restrictions rudels
yombided us hat watec is a resauree, like electricity and fuck.

Aud very scan, Waler will be Greated fike clectrleity and (il
those who provide Ho us, 15 short, we're Golig lo have lo sti
paying for (he stull,

And, we'll also be eneouragce to start conserving it, We'
such water pigs (hat he Lower Mainland’s water syste,
belng stretched to its init a peak-use perlods and ne
sonia expensive upgrading, if we're to continue
receiving the same amount of good-qualily water
With thatin mind, SundayMonay today looks
x water, the resource we all take for granted her
onthe Wet Coast
‘ We'll examine work that needs to be done +
~ (he system and estimate seine cost Increase
everyone will face Goon.
We'll look at a unique conservation progr
in the Okanagan ond seo what industry
amoiig the blagest users of water — can d:
cut back,
/] We'll also show Individual homeowners hot
cut thele water use. and save some moncy in|
/— tongrun and we'll look ata trand that's
- becoming increasingly COMNION — privala walt

ae supply.
Mugdialion by Richard Johnson a
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