New water restrictions that the City of Calgary will announce Tuesday may mean your grass will no longer be greener. But experts say that won't mean your garden can't grow.
Glenmore Reservoir holds 40% of Calgary's potable water. Drought conditions have the City of Calgary announcing new restrictions Tuesday.that the City of Calgary will announce Tuesday may mean your grass will no longer be greener. But Beryl Coombs of Spruce It Up Garden Centre says that doesn’t mean settling for a Charlie Brown summer.“I think they are going to step it up with a bit more regulation on the amount of watering you can do.
“It still needs the right amount of water, slow deep watering for your lawn and your trees so you are not wasting water. Tree watering bags, soaker hoses, using the right tools for the job.”The city warned persistent drought conditions would mean harsher and longer restrictions than last year.Nicole Newton, manager of natural environment and adaption, says we currently use the same amount of water we did in 2003, despite our population growing from just over a million then to an estimated 1.
But Dr. Kerry Black, assistant professor and research chair at the University of Calgary, says we should have been doing better sooner. The world model calls for only 200 litres per person per day. Black also says the 80 per cent of water returned to the Bow is too low. She says the water policy could easily be changed to reflect better conservation efforts.
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