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‘We have to improve or we’ll die’: B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought
BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 23 – Ranchers in B.C.'s Interior urge easing regulations to build or expand water-storage dams to support agriculture and ecosystems amid severe drought affecting 60% of the province, officials said.
- Ranchers in B.C.’s Interior asked the province to reduce red tape around water-storage dam projects, aiming to improve drought resilience.
- Three consecutive dry years meant dam water storage needed boosting, Ian Morrison, Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls director, said, highlighting ongoing drought impacts.
- Investing millions in efficiency, John Parkes said, and heavy regulation from the province drives astronomical costs, as Matt Christensen highlighted.
- The provincial order halted new water licences in the Koksilah watershed since summer 2023, threatening steelhead trout populations and halting water allocations.
- Looking ahead, the Columbia Basin Groundwater Monitoring program will inform sustainable water-management strategies to guide adaptive groundwater planning.
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'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought – Energeticcity.ca
Rancher John Parkes wants more water storage in B.C.’s Interior, which is suffering the impacts of a multi-year drought. But Parkes, manager of Nicola Ranch near Merritt, says it’s not just for irrigation — water from dams is released into drying rivers to maintain flows and river ecosystems. “My predecessors, over the last 100 years, built plenty of upland water storage for irrigation. What we need right now is we need water storage for conserv…
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