# B.C. restricts water usage on Salmon River watershed amid 'severe' drought (2026)

> British Columbia has restricted water use on the Salmon River watershed, affecting more than 450 water licences, to protect endangered chinook salmon during a severe drought. The order requires users to stop irrigating forage crops such as hay, alfalfa and forage corn, along with lawns and some industrial uses.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T12:10:20.150Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101108-b-c-restricts-water-usage-on-salmon-river-watershed-amid-severe-drought-2026
- Commodities: [Alfalfa Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALFALFA.md), [Grass Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GRASSHAY.md)

## Why it matters

Irrigation cuts on hay, alfalfa and forage corn can reduce local forage output and push up feed costs for regional dairy and beef producers. Buyers may need to source more hay from outside the province.

## Read by commodity

- ALFALFA: bullish ▲
- GRASSHAY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cvale.org: https://cvale.org/article/b-c-restricts-water-usage-on-salmon-river-watershed-amid-severe-drought

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