Sechelt, B.C. residents strained by Sunshine Coast drought restrictions The area reservoir is on its last legs. The levels are so low at Chapman Lake, it can’t supply enough water through a nearby irrigation channel.
It has meant siphoning water out of the middle of the tiny lake using helicopters.He’s worried that if the dry spell drags on, they’ll be unable to supply enough water to the region’s 22,000 residents, to say nothing of providing enough to the local hospital or firefighters.
The hope is that there’ll be water to last until early November, but that’s just three weeks away.“All kinds of options are being explored and planned for,” Rosenboom said, including trucking water from outside.
Already, the region is bringing in a bit of water, about 3 per cent, from a neighbouring municipality that relies on a different water supply.