DELTA, B.C. — Unprecedented drought in British Columbia last year has prompted the provincial government to invest $80 million to help manage, collect and store water for crops and livestock.
Premier David Eby made the announcement while inside a bell pepper greenhouse in Delta, B.C., saying this summer's drought may be even worse than last year as snow levels remain"remarkably" low.
The funding will be distributed through the Agricultural Water Infrastructure Program to help make irrigation more efficient and to build infrastructure to improve water availability and storage. The province says the funding expansion should benefit hundreds more farmers as they prepare for another potential drought, while it improves stream flows and fish populations.
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