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I'm not Canadian but I'd never guess British Columbia would experience drought. Thought that place was wet af
water licensees, can we see how much corporations consumes vs regular household?
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/12-581-x/2017001/sec-1-eng.htm
Don't utilities go back to household (Chart 2)?
Either way, we should probably reduce the prevalence of water-intensive lawns in suburban developments and switch to more water-friendly ground cover (or at least more water-useful ground cover like vegetables).
Honestly people don't even need to get rid of their lawns most of the time. Just don't mow it so short, or so often. Don't obsess over it. Let it grow. Let its roots grow. Allow some native perennials to fill the space in between, pluck the ones you don't like, and see what survives. Be patient. It won't be in a constant state of shock and it'll hold water much better. Chances are it will be greener - even in a drought (isn't that the type of situation where we all benefit from green space that is actually alive?) - and might not need to be manually watered at all.
I've been hearing lawnmowers in my neighborhood in Vancouver Island almost every day since the start of summer; as if there wasn't a drought; as if the grass was still growing.
I don't get it. Is it habit? A sense of duty?