Water conservation request continues throughout the Grand River watershed

To The Haldimand Press

Despite higher than normal precipitation across much of the Grand River watershed in June and July, groundwater and river base flow levels are still low due to the extremely dry spring. As a result, water users throughout the watershed are asked to continue to reduce their consumption by 10% until conditions improve.

An unusually dry year has contributed to reduced stream flows in a number of tributaries throughout the watershed, and the Grand River Conservation Authority continues to use large upstream reservoirs to augment river flows in order to maintain low flow targets on the Grand and Speed rivers.