Prince Edward County is encouraging residents to conserve water amid a Level 1 Low Water Condition situation.
Quinte Conservation issued that condition on Thursday, and the County is asking people who get their water from groundwater systems and inland lakes to reduce non-essential use by 10 per cent as a result.
The Level 1 Low Water Condition affects the entire local watershed including all of Prince Edward County as well as regions of the Moira, Napanee, and Salmon Rivers.
Residents who draw their water from a well, as well as users in the Ameliasburgh and Peat’s Point drinking water systems, should take extra precautions with their non-essential use until groundwater levels have recharged.
The County says some of the best ways to reduce water use are:
Refrain from non-essential water use such as car washing and grass watering
Take shorter showers and turn off the shower while lathering up. On average, bathing is the highest water use inside the home, making up 35 per cent of household water use
Repair broken and leaky fixtures
Retrofit plumbing with more efficient fixtures
Those in need of bulk potable water supply can fill up in Picton, Wellington or Carrying Place.
(BROCK ORMOND)
