As a result, it has been reducing the amount of water it
releases from dams, aiming to keep enough in the reservoirs for fish life and
to dilute sewage-plant discharges along the watercourse over the winter months.
The GRCA says a groundwater monitoring well at Burford is at
the lowest level since 2007, which was a dry year.
During the summer the authority reduced the volume of water
that could be taken by permit holders, including farmers irrigating crops.
The GRCA notes that Environment Canada is reporting that
Great Lakes water temperatures are warmer than average this fall, so that might
increase lake-effect snowfalls.
