Calgarians stay below usage threshold on first 2 days of water restrictions | CBC News
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On the first two days of the latest water restrictions in Alberta’s largest city, Calgarians managed to stay under the requested threshold.
A city news release says daily water usage for Monday was 496 million litres, just below the roughly 500 million litres officials previously outlined as the limit.
Data from the city shows usage dropped to 494 million litres on Tuesday.
For the next four weeks, the city will tighten the taps to make way for repair work on the Bearspaw south feeder main, after it ruptured in June 2024 and again last December.
The main supplies about 60 per cent of the treated water to the city’s 1.6 million residents.
City officials have encouraged residents to flush toilets only when needed, keep showers to three minutes, and only run dishwashers and washing machines on full loads.
An independent panel report examining the pipe’s rupture in 2024 found municipal water infrastructure had been underfunded and poorly maintained.