The CRD has asked residents located north of John Road in North Saanich to reduce water use where possible over the next few days to allow the water supply and storage system to recover.
Ted Robbins, general manager of integrated water services for the CRD, said the area is under stress because of its location at the tip of the Saanich Peninsula and at the “extreme end of the water-supply system.”
“All the water for the North Saanich zone around the Cloake Hill reservoir – the last balancing reservoir in Saanich – is struggling to keep up with demand,” he said. “Over the weekend with extreme temperatures, we also had the highest demand ever recorded in the region.”
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That didn’t happen. A building permit application had to be submitted by April 7 or a stop-work order and fines could be issued. North Saanich requires a permit for a structure larger than 10 square metres and it must meet B.C. building code standards. No application went in. The hoop house was dismantled by the deadline and is now back in its box, Morse said. Commonly used by local farmers, a hoop house is a lighter-weight structure than a traditional building. Morse’s has a steel frame and heavy fabric cover. It was made in Duncan and cost close to $3,000.
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