Daphne Bramham: With climate change and population growth, conservation won\u0027t be enough to solve Metro Vancouver\u0027s long\u002Dterm water needs.
provided to directors at April’s committee meeting — a meeting that lasted little more than half an hour.Article content
Those fires and slides, in turn, could result in “turbidity events” that are “capable of overwhelming current treatment systems.” That means new and different infrastructure may soon be needed — things like filtration pre-treatment, intake locations changed and treatment plants designed differently.Article content
There were two atmospheric rivers, prolonged periods of rain, a heavy snowfall and freezing rain at the end of 2022. Those were preceded by drought, two of the hottest months on record and a spring with record high precipitation and temperatures averaging two degrees cooler than the old normal., it said there were no immediate risks to the water supply due to climate change, although it confirmed that there may be “future supply storage vulnerabilities” that would be addressed “over time.
But it’s barely moved forward. A cryptic note in April’s update on the $2.5-billion capital plan for 2022-2026 says: “Protracted engagement for the regulatory and permitting phase. Project construction is deferred to 2038 completion .”
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