What I never understood about living in the GVRD, (Greater Vancouver Regional District) - back around 87-92, is how we had water _shortages_ in which sprinkler restrictions were in effect, you weren't allowed to wash your car with a hose, etc...
What was that all about? I would think there would be pretty much endless amounts of water in all those reservoirs... Was that just a incredibly freak occurrence/facilities impact (down pumping station) - or has there ever been a "water shortage" in vancouver again in the last 10 years?
I think there are just two reservoirs, both in North Van. One of them is behind the Capilano dam, so you could actually tell that it was running low on the water volume in hotter summer months.
I love Portland, but in the time I spent there in various winters it seemed like there was a very fine misting rain pretty much all day every day for a week at a time.
