Image: Mariusz Blach, via Dreamstime / Chilliwack council voted Tuesday (Mar. 19) to approve changes to the city's annual water conservation plan that would see restrictions moved up by an entire month to align with what's happening throughout other regions in British Columbia.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Water restrictions in Chilliwack

City of Chilliwack extends water restrictions by 1 month

Mar 21, 2024 | 10:00 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack council voted Tuesday (Mar. 19) to approve changes to the city’s annual water conservation plan that would see restrictions moved up by an entire month to align with what’s happening throughout other regions in British Columbia.

Instead of implementing water restrictions on June 1 as had been done previously, the City of Chilliwack will now begin its water restriction period on May 1 as a proactive measure that better aligns with efforts to mitigate the increasing risk of drought. These water restrictions will continue until October 15.

The city will also bring its watering restriction stages within the four-stage system, instead of a five-stage system, of Metro Vancouver, Abbotsford and Mission.

Stage 1 water restrictions, set to begin on May 1 every year, will contain actual water restriction limits. During stage 1, lawn watering will occur on specific days of the week contingent upon the address of residents.

There will be three other stages of water restrictions that the City will only move to as needed, depending on aquifer levels and provincial drought indicators.

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The city may ease stage restrictions when groundwater levels in the aquifer recover 20 centimetres above a stage trigger threshold. According to a city staff report from Chikezie, even under increasingly adverse historical conditions, this threshold provides at least one month of lifted restrictions before there is a possibility of needing to re-trigger them in a season.