"... That's probably because of economies of scale as Vancouver's system is much larger," said Alberts.
"However, if we take away the 15,000 people from Aldergrove and Gloucester that would only leave them with the 2,000 or so they service in West Abbotsford, and that would make it a very costly service for a small amount of people."
Ferguson said inter-connection of the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver water systems was also desirable from an economic point of view.
"None of us are an island any more," said Ferguson.