Letters July 22: Capturing all that water; appreciating the giant sequoia; non-profit housing developers

Letters July 22: Capturing all that water; appreciating the giant sequoia; non-profit housing developers The Times Colonist Jul 22, 2024 12:50 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message The giant sequoia at Centennial Square next to Victoria City Hall. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Listen to this article 00:09:00 Plenty of water, not enough action The Comox valley is blessed with an abundance of glacier-fed, drinking-quality water. The Comox Lake reservoir sits at about 90 per cent of capacity.

This will easily provide water for fish and people until the rainy season. On average, B.C.

Hydro takes 84 per cent of the reservoir for power generation. Fish get about 14 per cent, people about two per cent. However, enough water is spilled in the rainy season to provide water for millions of homes and to irrigate thousands of acres.

Wasted water that spills into the ocean. The issue is water storage. The province funded a sustainability study in 2008.

Nothing has been done in 16 years to prepare for today’s concerns about water storage and water security. Farmers and ranchers are victims of a lack of action by the provincial and local governments. There is plenty of water and plenty of inaction.

Sixteen years frittered away. Phil Harrison Comox Clean water will always be with us Re: “Sequoia should be saved as climate changes,” letter, July 5. The letter refers to water as “a precious, non-renewable and life-sustaining resour.