West Island watering ban

Residents of several West-Island municipalities will have to forgo watering their lawns until further notice. Municipal officials announced a complete watering ban on Tuesday. 

The affected boroughs are Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Île Bizard, Ste. Geneviève and Dollard des Ormeaux. These municipalities rely on the city of Montreal water filtration plant on Rivière des Prairies. However, according to Pierrefonds-Roxboro spokesperson Johanne Palladini, this filtration plant is currently under some stress. The plant is undergoing a major expansion that has temporarily reduced its capacity.

Palladini also suggested that a shortage of rain last week may be straining the system too.

Other West Island municipalities that obtain their water from filtration plants in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Pointe Claire and Verdun are not affected by the ban.