The City of Metchosin Bylaw for the Protection and Management of Rain Water regulates the use and development of land to minimize the impact on a watershed by emphasizing the conservation and balance of water in and over the land.
The performance requirement is to address 90% of rainfall on-site. A minimum depth of 300 mm of topsoil is required for lawn and other landscaped areas is required.
Funding for this project was provided by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Interior Health Authority, City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna and the Okanagan Basin Water Board. This project was also supported through the Healthy Watersheds Initiative, which is delivered by the Real Estate Foundation of BC and Watersheds BC, with financial support from the Province of British Columbia as part of its $10-billion COVID-19 response.