{"id":627010,"date":"2026-04-25T04:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T04:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/627010\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T04:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T04:34:14","slug":"metro-vancouver-moving-straight-to-stage-2-water-restrictions-on-may-1-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/627010\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Vancouver moving straight to Stage 2 water restrictions on May 1 – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 1, Metro Vancouver will skip Stage 1 of water restrictions<\/a> and move straight to Stage 2.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe really need folks to pay attention to that outdoor use this year,\u201d Linda Parkinson with Metro Vancouver<\/a> Water Services said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Officials say it is unprecedented this early in the year to move to Stage 2, but with a dry forecast and a low snowpack, it is necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike the province announced on Friday, we\u2019re also being told to prepare for drought conditions this summer,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cSo we\u2019re looking at an El Ni\u00f1o summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Metro Vancouver is also pointing to a strain on the system from the ongoing water supply tunnel replacement through Stanley Park.<\/p>\n

Under Stage 2 conditions, all residential and non-residential lawn watering is banned.<\/p>\n

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Residents can water trees, shrubs and flowers any day from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. if using an automatic or manual sprinkler, or any time if hand watering or using drip irrigation. Hoses must have an automatic shut-off nozzle.<\/p>\n

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Vegetable gardens can be watered at any time.<\/p>\n

Non-residential property owners can water trees, shrubs, and flowers any day from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. if using an automatic or manual sprinkler, or any time if hand watering or using drip irrigation. Hoses must have an automatic shut-off nozzle.<\/p>\n

Vegetable gardens can be watered at any time.<\/p>\n

\u201cLawns will go brown in the summer, and they will start to bounce back in the fall,\u201d Jerry Dobrovolny, Metro Vancouver CAO, said.<\/p>\n

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Parkinson said there are other bans around pressure washing and other restrictions posted online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe do expect that we will need to go to Stage 3 in early June, and we\u2019ll continue to share information as it becomes available,\u201d Dobrovolny said.<\/p>\n

Stage 3 has not been activated since 2015.<\/p>\n

It would include bans on washing vehicles and filling pools or hot tubs without a permit.<\/p>\n

Metro Vancouver is reassuring the public that there is no shortage of drinking water.<\/p>\n

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