Drought and water meters

Most readers will have noticed, as I have over the past few months, the number of articles appearing in both the National and municipal papers covering the lack of rain and serious drought conditions to the point most of those municipalities experiencing these parched areas have posted warnings and even imposed bans on water use but for some unknown reason not here in Welland????

Welland must be sitting on a cornucopia of water as it is certainly noticeable there is a lack of concern on the part of our city council and conservation committee???????

For all of those Welland homeowners who believed in water conservation by purchasing a water meter to use as intended should be made aware they should be recording their daily water use in the summer months.

If a meter owner should consume more than a certain set number of cubic meters per month for the meter water rate one will be paying more than under the flat rate. The water bill will be higher..

The reason being the water consumption over the summer months will be higher, as a matter of fact the consumption doubles due to lawn watering and other watering habits which if one is inclined to water during the heat of the day as our City Parks people do the watering is useless as it evaporates in the heat.