The city of St. John’s is asking residents to conserve water as the effects of an unusually dry summer continue to be felt.
The city says water levels in its supply system remain low and have not started to recover.
The city is asking residents, businesses, and anyone connected to the city’s water system to voluntarily reduce their water use.
Windsor Lake (City of St. John’s.)
Residents are being asked to take shorter showers, turn off their taps while doing things like brushing your teeth or shaving, running dishwashers and washing machines only when they are full, and fixing any leaky taps or toilets.
Lynnann Winsor, Deputy City Manager, Public Works (VOCM News)
Not a State of Emergency
Deputy City Manager of Public Works, Lynnann Winsor says all three watersheds in the city are low – and have notified Mount Pearl, Paradise and C.B.S. that their residents should voluntarily conserve water.
“It is not a state of emergency, it’s a voluntary water conservation measure,” she told reporters.
“Basically we’re trying to be proactive, we’ve been monitoring our water levels you know all summer and all fall, and normally at this time of the year we do start to rebound and it seems like this fall, the low precipitation has continued”
