Water, water everywhere.
Well, that’s the case now, at least, but it won’t be later during the summertime.
Which is getting many logical people to think, shouldn’t we be finding a way to save some of this water for a time when we really need it?
Residents are beginning to think the same way after a completely dry summer with almost no water and now we’re completely inundated with it.
“Do you remember the water towers on the Prairies and you were not supposed to climb all the way up?” ponders Chemainus resident Don Goodman. “Is the rain not a natural resource? Should we not manage this resource a bit better, for when we need water?”
It’s a good question. And some forward-thinking politicians need to get serious about this part of climate action plans being launched everywhere in response to our rapidly-changing planet.
The dire extremes have never been more obvious in this area than during the last four seasons dating back to the winter of 2020-21. But, at this point, there isn’t a serious movement afoot to do anything about it.
Goodman also makes a good point that rain saved in reservoirs or tankers could also be exported if we have excesses and perhaps that would come in handy for the firefighting ahead in the summer as well.
Think back to when we used to take our garbage to a landfill and dump it. Somewhere along the way, someone came up with the brilliant idea that we should be recycling as much of this waste as possible. Today, it’s a huge business venture and employs a considerable number of people while easing the strains on the environment of our fragile planet.
It looks like we’re at the same point with resources like water. We need to find a way to conserve when times are good to handle the deficiencies when there are shortages.
That time is definitely now and the sooner definitive action can be taken by municipalities, or on a larger scale provincially or federally, the better. It makes no sense now to maintain the status quo and see all this water in abundance go to waste and deal with so many consequences when the well dries up, so to speak.