Calgary 'not out of the woods' on water main repair, Gondek says
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In a morning update about the work being done to repair Calgary's broken water main, Mayor Jyoti Gondek congratulated the efforts of all Calgarians but said the conservation guidelines could remain in place until the middle of next week.
In a morning update about the work being done to repair Calgary's broken water main, Mayor Jyoti Gondek congratulated the efforts of all Calgarians but said the conservation guidelines could remain in place until the middle of next week.
"Because you have been so committed to conserving your water, we remain at a very stable place in terms of our water supply," Gondek said during Wednesday morning's availability.
Water use was up slightly on Tuesday from the day before, but she said it was below the threshold.
The mayor said Calgary is "not out of the woods yet" and more work is needed before life can return to normal.
"There are three main stages that remain in terms of the water restoration plan. Firstly, we need to install and weld the replacement pipe. That pipe was sent to site yesterday and the installation is going to take approximately two days," Gondek said.
The feeder main will need to be filled and flushed to remove sediment from the pipe and prepare it for flow from the Bearspaw treatment plant.
The last stage will be restoring supplies of treated water to Calgary's underground reservoirs.
