Used to? Do you not have plenty of water now? That would surprise me. Unless you're talking about one specific urban area, in which case it would still surprise me but not as much.
Nearly all of BC goes into automatic water restrictions every summer now because of shortages and drought. Stricter regulations are imposed depending on the local conditions. Much of southern BC has gone to stage 3-4 restrictions this summer. It's not one urban area, it's big cities and small towns all over.
Our reservoirs are also chronically below target levels and several farmers have had their crops ruined because of it.
The watershed where Nestle gets its water (Hope) is currently in stage 4. It's completely banned to water any lawn, field, park area, etc. Any non-hand watering of a garden is also completely banned.
