Snowpack that feeds North Shore reservoirs has increased in the past month, but still sits at the second-lowest levels ever, raising fear of summer drought
The snowpack that feeds Metro Vancouver’s water supply during hot summer months is still more than 60 per cent below historical levels, despite recent snow that fell at the end of February and beginning of March.
Brodie said it’s still too early to tell what impact the current conditions will have on water supply in the summer, but added Metro plans to ramp up water conservation measures earlier than usual. That’s up from 61 per cent of normal recorded Feb. 1, but remains the “second lowest provincial March 1 snowpack that we’ve seen,” said Dave Campbell, head of the provincial River Forecast Centre.While there’s still some time for snow to accumulate, by this date “we typically have about 80 per cent of the snow we see for the year,” said Campbell in a press conference Friday.
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