TalkGreenToUs.ca - Goal #8

A vision this bold cannot be realized alone. That's why the city is inviting you to talk green to them.

Share your ideas for making Vancouver the greenest city in the world. Help them make the critical choices. Help them prioritize between blue-sky visions and immediate opportunities. This is your city – make it better. Between now and October 7, add your voice to this life-changing conversation. Share your ideas or vote on the ones you like.

The City of Vancouver has ten greenest city goals. Learn about all ten, and tell them how you think they can best be achieved at www.talkgreentous.ca.

Imagine 2020. In just ten years, Vancouver will be the greenest city in the world.

GOAL #8: Clean Water

Always meet the strongest of BC, Canadian and World Health Organization drinking water standards; Reduce per capita residential water consumption by 20% by 2020 and 50% by 2050

Vancouver is extremely fortunate: we get our water from watersheds in the North Shore mountains—almost 600 square kilometres of mountainous terrain that is closed to public access, keeping these deep rain and snow-fed reservoirs clean. Our water is tested more than 25,000 times each year.

CHALLENGES:

Water is a multi-jurisdictional issue, and we must work in concert with Metro Vancouver, which supplies drinking water to all Lower Mainland municipalities. Climate change may have unknown effects on rainfall and snowfall in our watersheds, and our growing population will increase demand.

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