October News 2022
October 21, 2022
TID Newsletter October 2022.
Dear T.I.D. Water Users
When you read this, hopefully we are near the end of the longest stretch of no rain since the creation of Trincomali Improvement District. In a few places, the ditches are showing green, but we are definitely in a drought situation. Even in the mornings, there is little or no dew, indicating dry air.
They have declared all of Vancouver Island at a drought level 5; the highest drought rating possible. We are not Vancouver Island, but that is the geographical and geological area that Pender Island belongs to. The Sunshine Coast Regional District has declared a state of emergency and ordered many non-essential businesses to cease any further use of drinking water.
When the rains do start, this severe drought condition will end quickly on the surface, but there needs to be continuous rain for at least three weeks for the moisture to soak through the ground and start to enter the aquifer that will replenish first wells 1 and 2 and eventually as time goes on, all 6 wells. At the three-week point, we can increase the well pump times and start to refill the two large concrete reservoirs that we depend on to supply water and carry us through the dry season.
The Board of Directors wishes to thank all our residents who comply with our water use guidelines by conserving water you keep the supply of this precious resource from a crisis point.
Magic Lake Water System, the Capital Regional District, Greater Vancouver Regional District and many other water providers, issue water restriction when drought condition occur. Trincomali improvement District has water restrictions year-round: Water is to be used sparingly for essential domestic purposes only.
Trincomali ‘reasonable use’ of water is as follows:
For a 2-person household, 60 – 70 Imp. gallons a day (272 – 318 litres/day).
For a 4-person household, 110 – 130 Imp. Gallons a day (500 – 590 litres/day).
If you require more water than that, there are other solutions, such as water collections cisterns, which a large percentage of our residences already have installed. The TID also plans to recognize the use of alternate water sources by gifting a permanent display sign, indicating alternate water source usage in addition to TID water. The signs can be proudly displayed on residents’properties.
