Reservoir Levels Monitored

Greater Vernon Water staff will be closely monitoring the Duteau Creek reservoirs in the Aberdeen Plateau this month.

Manager Zee Marcolin says June is a pivotal month in terms of water and, typically, the region gets a considerable amount of rain.

Marcolin acknowledges Vernon got less than half the expected rain in May but says the reservoirs were still filling last week from melting snow.

“We are expecting the spill to begin (this week),” Marcolin told Beach Radio News, although she added it was unlikely to be a long one.

The spill begins when the reservoirs reach their limit and is an annual signal to Greater Vernon Water to keep an eye on water reserves.

Marcolin says staff, including the water sustainability coordinator and operations staff, will hold weekly meetings on the water situation as soon as the spill ends.

Last week, Environment Canada reported that Vernon had less than half of its expected May rain, with only 19.9 millimetres falling compared to the usual 47.8 millimetres.

Temperatures were above normal as well.