Delegation: Call to turn off funding tap for water conservation & CVRD Challenged about 'water facts'

The subject is from the headlines of the newpaper coverage of my delegation to the Water Committee.   The point I was making was that CVRD staff used incorrect and misleading data to trick the WC and the CVRD board to spend lots of our money on unneeded water conservation activities.

Philip Round's (Comox Valley Echo) coverage is [here] and Scott Stanfield's (Comox Valley Record) is [here].  They saw the presentation from different perspectives.  Together they both did a good job.

I want the increase in bulk water rate for water meters, 12 cents per cubic metre, almost a million dollars, removed from the bulk rate.  That would reduce the water cost for Courtenay, Comox and the Electoral Areas.  They should then reduce their local rates or apply it to other local requirements.

The Bylaw not only lets the Regional District keep those funds but also proposed future rate increases to make up for the anticipated loss of their revenue by use using less water.

Update:  In spite of the delegation and the facts presented, the Water Committee supported the bylaw and it was approved by the Board on May 31, 2011.  The only director who opposed it was Larry Jangula.

Richard