IMPLEMENTATION

CHALLENGES
Though it could have been much higher
if not for the water restrictions, citywide
water use still increased slightly
in 2015. Our dry summer last year
highlighted the need to conserve. To
help drive long-term actions, Council
approved the 2016-2020 Clean Water
Work Program in November 2015.
Priorities include working with industries
in the city to increase water efficiency,
as well as expanding and accelerating
universal water metering.
Unusually high coliform counts
have been measured in False Creek,
especially during summertime.
The Park Board led a public-information
campaign in 2015 to inform the
recreational boating community about
water quality protection while moored
in False Creek and will expand the
campaign in 2016. Moving forward, the
new Biodiversity Strategy has a priority
action to “improve the ecosystem
health of False Creek”. As well, the City
and the Park Board have established
a working group to review the issues,
identify contamination sources and look
at possible solutions alongside partners
from Vancouver Coastal Health, Metro
Vancouver, Transport Canada and Port
Metro Vancouver.
“The beauty of Vancouver water is that it’s soft and therefore great
for brewing. It’s basically a blank slate for brewers to work with, so
it gives us more creative flexibility”
Dominic Bernard, Brewing and Brewery Operations Diploma program,
Kwantlen Polytechnic
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