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Amid growing drought concerns, the City of Calgary is telling residents to prepare for possible water restrictions as early as May. The city also said that Calgary is experiencing drought conditions, with a higher-than-average risk the conditions will persist in the coming months.   The city’s natural environment and adaptation manager highlighted that river levels are low and reservoir levels are average. During the preparedness update, the city said it is already washing its cars less, installing more efficient irrigation systems and using moisture monitors to see if trees need to be watered to conserve as much as possible.   #Calgary #waterrestrictions #drought #droughtconditions This content is jointly prepared by ZWEEC Analytics Pte Ltd and ripple2wave. Follow us for more interesting content on #water and #sustainability.   Sourced from: https://lnkd.in/dV7b8uZF

With 51 low water advisories in #Alberta, we need to think about how we can do things differently to conserve this precious resource! It's why we're excited to see the Government of Alberta take action on water management with the new Drought Command Team. Learn more about this work: https://ow.ly/8ciX50QRv2U. #abwater #abwastewater #abdrought

The proposed new watering rules/hours and enforcement charges aim to achieve a 10-percent reduction in water use during times of #drought. #conservation #utilities #txwater

I’m happy to read 90% of SAWS customers abide by the drought rules. But what about the 10% that don’t? Perhaps also educating customers on #EcoConscious practices can reach those individuals and promote #WaterConservation efforts across the city. For example, customers can: ⛔️ Reduce lawn size by replacing sections with groundcover which requires less water (and no mowing—saves time and reduces emissions, a bonus!) 🌻 Incorporate native plants, trees, and shrubs to support wildlife, insects, and pollinators 💧 Add compost and mulch to keep water by the plants’ roots and prevent evaporation What else would you suggest? #EveryDropCounts #WaterManagement

the inside story to San Antonio Water System proposed Drought Management Improvement Plan #Texaswater #waterconservation #drought #waterutility #watermanagement https://lnkd.in/gK7EPzmc

This is a very scary scenario for BC. This will cause major issues for Salmon runs and farming. Water conservation will cause major issues for a lot of industries that provide people with day to day necessities. Not to mention the wildfires are going to be full speed as we enter a drought scenario. Would love to hear your opinions on how we should look to combat this and what needs to change? How does our future look if this becomes the norm? #snowpack #drought #wildfires #salmonrun #waterconservation

Beyond Drought: Water in Texas Since Texas is boasting 850 new residents per day, we need to think about future water today. Every sector in our state depends on water. Our quality of life is driven by water, too. Texas produce growers understand this at the granular level. For a while, they had no water. That’s not just bad for them, it’s bad for every kitchen table in the state. What’s the issue and what do we do? Pray for rain, conserve water, plan for future needs, implement the plan, develop new sources of water, and insist that water is fairly and consistently allocated and managed. #txwater #watermanagement #conservation #drought Anser Advisory Robert Sheets https://lnkd.in/ggAeCJZ9

The great State of Iowa is facing #watersecurity challenges, entering the 4th year of drought while population is increasing, industrial demand is increasing and agriculturalists consider increasing use of irrigation. Meanwhile, State Geologist Keith Schilling says that "Iowa needs to better assess how much water it has available in its aquifers". Does this sound familiar, fellow Oregonians? Iowans are not standing still, however, but are adopting multiple #waterinsecurity solutions, including flooding local riverside riparian areas and restoring wetlands to improve aquifer recharge as well as considering using recycled wastewater to supplement a source water reservoir. Let's support efforts to improve #waterinsecurity for everyone and apply lessons learned in our own back yards. https://lnkd.in/gq2eUtvP

CFJC TV Kamloops outlines the new drought response plan for the City of Kamloops. These adaptive tools will be important for community and ecological resilience in challenging years. https://lnkd.in/gdfmFtfh