Low water messages

Since May, 2016, it has been very dry with above normal temperatures in the Grand River watershed. Due to the dry conditions, the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), in communication with municipal water managers, has determined it is necessary to reduce the release of water from its large reservoirs so that the reservoirs can continue to meet the needs of those downstream.
Conservation of water in the large reservoirs will not only provide for winter flow augmentation,...
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As the hot, dry summer continues, the push for stronger water conservation measures has now been expanded to take in the entire Grand River watershed.
The entire watershed has been declared to be in a Level 2 condition under the Ontario Low Water Response Program. The declaration was made Wednesday afternoon by the Grand River Low Water Response team.
This means that all water users throughout the watershed on both municipal and private water supplies should voluntarily...
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Water users in parts of Brant, Oxford, Norfolk, Six Nations, New Credit and Haldimand are being asked to reduce their consumption by 20 per cent, because of continued dry conditions in the area.
Whitemans Creek has been in a Level 2 condition since Thursday, July 7. McKenzie Creek has now also been moved to a Level 2. The rest of the Grand River watershed remains in a Level 1 condition.
The request for the cutback affects water users in these subwatersheds:
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All water users in the Whitemans Creek sub-watershed in Brant and Oxford counties are being asked to further reduce their consumption by 20 per cent, because of very dry conditions in the area. Whitemans Creek, which has been in a Level 1 condition since Wednesday, June 29, has now been moved to a Level 2. The rest of the Grand River Watershed remains in a Level 1 condition.
The request comes from the Grand River Low Water Response Team, which has noted water levels in the...
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Water users throughout the Grand River watershed are being asked to cut their consumption by 10 per cent, because of the unusually dry weather this year.
Low rainfall since mid-April has contributed to reduced stream flows on a number of tributaries throughout the watershed, and the GRCA has increased augmentation levels at its large reservoirs in order to maintain low flow targets on the Grand and Speed Rivers.
The call for the reduction came from the Grand River Low...
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