Water use in Calgary slips again, but still far from target

Residents reduced their water use again on Wednesday, the city's website shows, but it's still not at the target officials say will prevent critical issues with Calgary's water supply.

Residents reduced their water use again on Wednesday, the city's website shows, but it's still not at the target officials say will prevent critical issues with Calgary's water supply.

According to the City of Calgary's website, 494 million litres of water was consumed on Wednesday, still 44 million litres above what officials want usage to be at.

It's the third straight day of excessive water use since restrictions were brought in at 12:01 a.m. on Monday.

On Tuesday, 497 million litres were used while Monday's total usage was 533 million litres.

Another update from city officials about the progress to repair Calgary's Bearspaw feeder main is expected on Thursday afternoon.