Water meters could help British Columbia fruit growers better manage orchard irrigation, if a decade of experience in the South East Kelowna Irrigation District is any indication. New water metering programs for Canadian agricultural users have been implemented for the Vernon Irrigation District; the three Kelowna-area irrigation districts of Black Mountain, Glenmore-Ellison and Westbank; and the Summerland Irrigation District. The aim is to establish a baseline for water demand that could, if the districts see fit, serve as a basis for charging for the use of water over and above a base allotment. It”s a strategy that”s worked in the […]