Conservation Authorities are asking for help from the municipalities as water levels run low.
All this dry weather is wreaking havoc on some of our water ways, prompting the County to call for water conservation.
Director of Public Works Robert Walton says The Grand River Conservation Authority has put out a level 1 low water condition across the watershed.
"The low water response team for the Grand River Conservation Authority is responding to the climatic conditions we've experiences over the last period of time and the lack of rain and the low stream flows, so they're putting in plans for how to deal with that. So what's being asked of municipalities is that we cut back on water usage by 10%."
They hope to achieve that 10% conservation rate by encouraging people to refrain from watering lawns, washing cars, and other unnecessary outdoor water use.
"The things you really need to water like potted plants and gardens and the like, that's all fine. The amount of water you can transport and use in a watering can is very limited and you're using it carefully, so we're not discouraging that. Lawns will brown up and go dormant, but as long as you don't trample on them too hard they will come back."
Walton says although they understand looking out at a brown lawn isn't a great feeling, it can save us a lot of trouble later on.
"We are asking people to cut back so A) we don't run into problems, and B) to contribute to the low water response. And even though the Grand River is the only ones that's called it, we believe the other conservation teams will be shortly behind them because this weather is widespread."
To see current water level usage rates in the county, visit the 'How Much Water' tab on the county's website.
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