A decision on Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) takeover of the Hopkins Landing water system is more than a year away, according to a staff report on its Oct. 26 committee of the whole agenda.
On Aug. 24, the province moved the Sunshine Coast to a drought level 5 rating, indicating that adverse impacts from the extended dry weather are “almost certain." Without significant rainfall, Stage 4 restrictions would need to be considered in early September.
Rainfall measured at Chapman Lake on Aug 8 and 9 totalled 26 mm. That had “a positive impact” for the Chapman Water System according to Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) utility manager Shane Walkey in his Aug 10 water update.