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A smart friend of mine suggested that the big reason for the restrictions and to keep the reservoir as full as possible during the summer months was to keep the pressure high enough to maintain quality in the pipes and to feed the growing demand for water pressure as the CRD grows. I never thought of it like that.
Matt.
CRD Weekly Water Watch 2010-present: Sooke & Goldstream lakes CRD reservoir levels
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Posted 01 May 2017 - 07:59 PM
It is not a "gravity fed" system through its entirety, there are pumping stations that pressurize the system.
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Posted 22 July 2017 - 11:46 AM
61% (total)
Edited by todd, 22 July 2017 - 11:48 AM.
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Posted 22 July 2017 - 03:34 PM
71%
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Posted 29 July 2017 - 05:23 PM
You may notice a strange taste and smell when drinking water in Greater Victoria -- but Capital Regional District Water services says it's still okay to drink.
In a news release they say higher-than-normal levels of total coliform bacteria in Sooke Lake Reservoir, the prime drinking water source for the Greater Victoria, has forced increased disinfection.
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Posted 17 September 2017 - 12:18 PM
Wow, dry summer and we only took it down to 74%.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 17 September 2017 - 12:23 PM
Wow, dry summer and we only took it down to 74%.
61% (total)
Had the taps on all week.
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Posted 18 October 2017 - 10:13 AM
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. On Mount Baker (elevation around 10,000 feet), the Weather Service is predicting a remarkable 87 to 111 inches (7 to 9 feet) of snow through Thursday — with more after that.
Anyone care to wager when we will reach 100%? I'm thinking December 15th.
The closest to the correct date gets to buy Mike and VHF lunch
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Posted 18 October 2017 - 10:15 AM
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Anyone care to wager when we will reach 100%? I'm thinking December 15th.
The closest to the correct date gets to buy Mike and VHF lunch
I'll wager Dec 1st
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Posted 18 October 2017 - 11:16 AM
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Anyone care to wager when we will reach 100%? I'm thinking December 15th.
The closest to the correct date gets to buy Mike and VHF lunch
What an opportunity. I say the reservoir will be topped up by midnight October 18th, 2017.
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Posted 18 October 2017 - 11:35 AM
December 18th.
The closest to the correct date gets to buy Mike and VHF lunch
April 1.
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Posted 18 October 2017 - 12:02 PM
10 more days like today, and it'll be full 
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Posted 18 October 2017 - 12:33 PM
The narrative is supposed to be that we're about to run out of water10 more days like today, and it'll be full
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Posted 18 October 2017 - 04:05 PM
The rain station at Shawnigan Lake has recorded over 50 mm in the last 8 hours.
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Posted 18 October 2017 - 06:34 PM
A smart friend of mine suggested that the big reason for the restrictions and to keep the reservoir as full as possible during the summer months was to keep the pressure high enough to maintain quality in the pipes and to feed the growing demand for water pressure as the CRD grows. I never thought of it like that.
Matt.
Having worked as a civil engineer for the Greater Vancouver Water District, the main reason by far for water restrictions is to minimize the cost for capital infrastructure expansion. I am sure you can imagine the cost of running 5 to 7 ft diameter main into the city from the reservoir
And while I am here the best way to remove the taste of chlorine from your drinking water is activated charcoal (basically Brita, but they will never tell you the brand name)
And lastly, yes all water systems are pressurized via pumping stations (some as big as 10,000 horsepower) and peaking stations (concrete reservoirs scattered throughout the city at the highest elevations to meet the demands and peak times)
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