Low snowpack may impact farms
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The City of Kelowna warns that the very low snowpack levels may result in some water restrictions for local agricultural properties.
The city said upland reservoirs that supply irrigation water to the approximately 500 agricultural producers in southeast Kelowna are at risk of not filling due to the winter weather conditions.
If there isn’t significant precipitation within the next two months, the city warned that water use towards allotments may need to be firmly capped at the prescribed volume of 2,772 cubic metres per acre, which translates to an irrigation water dept of 686 milimetres, with no overages allowed.
“The utility is actively managing the watershed to maximize storage and will provide another update in mid-May as to the water level status and direction on potential water restrictions,” the city said in a release.
