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Good morning. There’s drought but also hope in B.C. and Alberta – more on that below, along with the end of the Paris Olympics and Joe Biden’s first campaign appearance since dropping out. But first:The mayor of Merritt , B.C., Michael Goetz , knows that his city’s supply of fresh water is getting dangerously low. Already, he’s introduced measures to reduce water pressure and urged residents to limit how much they consume.
Merritt’s Mayor Goetz is also bullish on this approach, which he recognizes is unpopular but sees as vital for sustainability: “No water, no sewer, no town,” he said. Putting a price on water has proven to temper demand. In 1994, California’s early-meter-adopter Pajaro Valley raised rates in one of its water zones by 21 per cent; five years later, customer use had dropped by 22 per cent.
But ecologists and planners in search of new tools should probably look to an old Canadian pal. Beavers help create and maintain wetlands with their meticulously crafted dams, which trap rushing water and allow it to seep slowly into the ground. After they were nearly wiped out in North America for their pelts, beavers are now being reintroduced to areas like Kane Valley, south of Merritt.
As a result of their efforts, Howarth Creek has widened and its flow has slowed. Rainbow trout returned and sedge meadows flourish along the riverbanks. More groundwater has refilled Merritt’s natural aquifers. And the BC Wildlife Federation plans to follow Willms’s lead, building 100 artificial aquascapes across the province in the next three years. They’ve realized that long-term water restoration depends on giving a dam.
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