Stage 2 Water Conservation Regulations in Effect Friday, June 5

Effective Friday, June 5, 2026, and until further notice, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has declared Stage 2 water conservation regulations for water users on the Chapman water system.

All other systems will remain at Stage 1 water conservation regulations until further notice.

Water is about to stop flowing over the Chapman Lake dam, and with continued warm, dry weather, the SCRD needs to move to Stage 2 water conservation regulations.

If you are unsure of what water system you receive service from, enter your address into the map linked here to find out. If you live in the Town of Gibsons, please visit www.gibsons.ca for water conservation regulations in that water service area.

Water conservation regulations help ensure that demand does not exceed the capacity of our water supply and distribution system and that there is always enough water for fire protection.

Stage 2 Watering Schedule:

 Watering Lawns

• Not permitted.

Watering trees, shrubs or flowers

• Sprinkler or soaker hose, or micro-spray can be used two days per week:
  • Even numbered addresses, Thursday and Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.
  • Odd numbered addresses, Wednesday and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.
• Hand held hose with nozzle, hand held container or drip-irrigation can be used 4 hours per day from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Watering food producing plants and trees

• Sprinkler or soaker hose, or micro-spray can be used two days per week:
  • Even numbered addresses, Thursday and Sunday for from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Odd numbered addresses, Wednesday and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Hand held hose with nozzle, hand-held container or drip-irrigation can be used any time.

Washing Vehicles or boats

• Permitted with container, hand-held hose with nozzle, pressure washer or commercial car washes.

Washing sidewalks and driveways, windows, fences or exterior building surfaces

• Permitted only for preparing surfaces for painting or paving and for health and safety regulations.

Filling swimming pools, spas, garden ponds, or fountains

Permitted

“The SCRD understands that our community is no doubt noticing the ground they are digging is drier than in past years and that we have had a significant spell of warm weather,” says Remko Rosenboom, General Manager of Infrastructure Services. “We want our community to know that the SCRD is ready. Since the major drought of 2022, there are new water sources online and the SCRD has implemented several water efficiency measures that have reduced our reliance on Chapman and Edwards Lakes for our water supply.” 

Water Projects and Efficiency Measures

Over the past year, the SCRD has completed several projects to increase water supply for our community. These include;

• Adoption of the 2025 – 2035 Water Strategy which provides direction on reducing impacts on our water supply from climate change.
• The Church Road Well Field is fully online and can provide up to 4.5 million litres of water per day.
• Recent upgrades to Chaster Well has almost doubled the available supply from that source to 1.4 million litres of water per day.
• The water meter project in the Sechelt area has resulted in large leaks being resolved by property owners. Just recently one single leak repair saved 90,000 litres of water per day.

Visit www.scrd.ca/water-regulations for further details about the Water Conservation Regulations

A reminder that staff do not take bylaw complaints by phone. Please submit bylaw complaints using the online form at www.scrd.ca/bylaw-complaint-form