Sustainable Water Project
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This page will teach you about your water supply and what we are doing to protect it. We appreciate the work Lakers do to learn about our water system, and to ask questions. Let's talk!
This page includes:
- Your Water brochure: To understand how we all work together to protect our water, you must first understand little bit about our local geology and the water cycle. The brochure is about our water supply and what we are doing to protect it
- Water planning: Our Water Master Plan found maintenance and upgrades needed for water sustainability
- Water projects: How we are completing the work in our Water Master Plan. These projects provide water today and plan for the future. The projects also protect our aquifer and prevent it from becoming damaged
- Budget: Estimated cost of the Sustainable Water Project. Grants we applied for to reduce the cost
- Water conservation and restriction: Conservation and restrictions are not the same thing, but both work to protect our water supply.
- Conservation vs restriction: Page 6 - 19 of the Your Water brochure explains the difference between conservation and restriction
- How the Town conserves water: The Water Conservation and Demand Management Measurements Policy explains how the Town protects the water supply. The policy outlines conservation (stage 1) and what happens during water shortages that result in restrictions (stages 2 and 3)
- History of conservation: Voluntary water conservation started around 1995, and you can see it mentioned on page 4 of the April 1996 council minutes record. In 1996, the town installed water meters in almost all structures using municipal water (mention on page 3). The
results were an immediate and sharp reduction in water usage (page 33). In 1999, the Town included mandatory water conservation in the Water and Sewer Bylaw (page 61, article 68)
Ask water questions
- We welcome your questions about anything in the brochure, about water projects, or about water restrictions/conservation
- Visit the Ask & Answered section to post your question
Why Conserve Water?
Eliminating wasteful water use can save you money!
Page last updated: 06 May 2025, 03:03 PM