Calgary 'using more water than it can produce', officials say
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In an update on Friday morning, Calgary officials are urging the public to follow all the guidelines around water conservation because at the current rate of consumption, the city could run out of water.
In an update on Friday morning, Calgary officials are urging the public to follow all the guidelines around water conservation because at the current rate of consumption, the city could run out of water.
"Yesterday, Calgary saw a significant reduction in water use until the afternoon; however, water use greatly increased around the time people got home from work," officials said in a news release.
"Calgary is currently using more water than it can produce."
Officials said that if Calgarian do not cut down on their water use, the city runs the risk of running out of treated water.
"We're asking citizens to try and use 25 per cent less water than yesterday," the city said.
To do that, officials suggest reducing shower times by a few minutes, skipping a few flushes of the tollet or holding off on doing laundry for the time being.
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