If you've been holding off on watering the plants in the yard, you don't have to wait any longer.

The district of North Cowichan has called off the water restrictions, one day ahead of schedule.

The municipality expected to have the restrictions in place until May 11 at 4 p.m., but crews finished repairs to the main pump house before noon on May 10. Thousands of homes were on a back-up water supply and residents were being asked to refrain from using water outside and to cut back on use inside.

Repairs included replacing a 35-year-old main header pipe at the pump house, which was apparently leaking. The district doesn’t expect to impose another water restriction in the near future.

Similar Stories

• Cowichan school to get green upgrade
• Accident on TCH claims life of Duncan woman
• Spring brings more bluebirds back to Cowichan
• Returning bluebirds signify project success
• New study aims to help Cowichan youth find work

Most Viewed Stories

• Morgan Freeman falls asleep on live TV!
• Morgan Freeman falls asleep on live TV!
• Literally riding my butt off
• Former MLA dead in float plane crash
• Mariah Carey's drops S-bomb, has dress pop open during GMA performance