Due to unseasonably warm weather, the Village of Radium Hot Spring’s water settling pond is experiencing an unprecedented algae bloom.  Staff are working hard to address this issue.

Stage 2 water use conservation – twice a week watering – is in effect immediately in the Village of Radium Hot Springs — per the Village Water Use and Conservation bylaw.

This move is to protect the village’s water supply for drinking, domestic, and firefighting priority needs. Stage 2 — twice a week watering with the exception of food plants and gardens, watering of lawns, trees and landscaped areas is restricted to use of a hand-held hose with an automatic shut-off mechanism, hand-held canister, or use of a sprinkler, a drip irrigation system or underground irrigation system as follows:

1. Even numbered civic addresses may water on Mondays and Thursdays between the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight; and
2. Odd numbered civic addresses may water on Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight.

Outdoor watering of food plants and gardens by hand-held hose with an automatic shut-off mechanism or hand-held canister is permitted as follows:

1. Even numbered civic addresses may water on even numbered calendar days between the hours of 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and
2. Odd numbered civic addresses may water on odd numbered calendar days between the hours of 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

All other outdoor use of water is prohibited. Permission to fill a pool or hot tub must be requested from the village’s Public Works Department.

Village of Radium Hot Springs

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