{"id":132882,"date":"2025-09-10T04:13:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/132882\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T04:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:13:18","slug":"halifax-water-warns-mandatory-restrictions-coming-halifax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/132882\/","title":{"rendered":"Halifax Water warns mandatory restrictions coming – Halifax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Halifax Water is planning on implementing mandatory water restrictions in the coming days because recent rainfall in the province still hasn\u2019t been enough to raise levels in the reservoirs.<\/p>\n

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Brittany Smith, a spokesperson for the utility, says the Pockwock and Lake Major reservoirs are almost a metre below normal levels after months of dry weather.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t really seen a whole lot of rain since then, and then we\u2019re also not seeing any demand on the system drop,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Details about the restrictions and possible consequences should be announced within the next few days, she says.<\/p>\n

Overnight Sunday into Monday morning was particularly rainy in some regions, but Smith says the precipitation is only delaying the inventible by a couple of days or weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team is looking today to evaluate the rain that came on the weekend and to kind of see where we\u2019re going, but (mandatory restrictions will) be in the coming days,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Halifax Water implemented voluntary water conservation restrictions on Aug. 5 and asked people to limit indoor use, as well as to avoid washing cars and watering lawns.<\/p>\n

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Coun. Patty Cuttell, who sits on the Halifax Water Board of Commissioners, says despite the restrictions, there hasn\u2019t been a noticeable change in water habits among residents in the municipality.<\/p>\n

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\u201cConsumption is actually going up, even though we have these (\u2026) voluntary restrictions in place, so you know, at the end of the day, the problem is that people haven\u2019t really been taking this seriously,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ian Hubbard, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, notes that many parts of the province set records for low rainfall amounts this summer, with a large number reporting between 40 and 75 per cent of normal precipitation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s definitely been a very unique situation this year, and certainly many areas have experienced these very dry conditions, and really not many people were spared from it across the Maritimes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Hubbard adds that significant rain isn\u2019t expected in the long-range forecast \u2014 which is what the utility needs at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing some rain, but it\u2019s simply not enough,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need a significant amount of rain over several days, not just your 10 millimetres here and there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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