Water being used up?
DAWSON CREEK – South Peace drinking water could be threatened if industry continues to drain water at the rate it has been and that could end up being a real problem says Dawson Creek water manager Rod Harmon.
"We have no authority," he said. Even though the Kiskatinaw River is the only water supply for 20,000 people, the city has no mechanism to guarantee industry can`t just take whatever they need, even it it`s at residents` expense.
Urban, rural and industrial needs are all competing for what is, this year, a limited supply of water.
The city can enforce water restrictions on its residents when needed but for industrial use, they are limited. The only recourse they have is to request that the Oil and Gas Commission intervene as they issue industrial water permits.
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