Dawson Creek Water Stores Increase, but City Applies to Extend Emergency State Amid Freezing Concerns

Dawson Creek water stores increase, but city applies to extend emergency state amid freezing concerns

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — Dawson Creek has applied to extend its state of local emergency (SOLE) due to drought conditions continuing to “place pressure” on the city’s water supply.

Dawson Creek, B.C., extends drought emergency, fearing low river will freeze

DAWSON CREEK — The City of Dawson Creek in northeastern British Columbia says it has applied to extend its state of local emergency over drought concerns. The city issued a statement Wednesday saying water levels in the Kiskatinaw River are low, increasing the risk of freezing as temperatures drop. It says the river froze early last year, preventing the city from pumping water into its reservoirs and forcing it to rely on water that was already …

Dawson Creek water stores increase, but city applies to extend emergency state amid freezing concerns – Energeticcity.ca

Water dripping out of a faucet. (Canva) DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — Dawson Creek has applied to extend its state of local emergency (SOLE) due to drought conditions continuing to “place pressure” on the city’s water supply. Earlier this month, the City of Dawson Creek declared SOLE after multiple consecutive years of drought have left the Kiskatinaw River – Dawson Creek’s sole water source since 1942 – at record-low levels. With the city then estimatin…