The City of Calgary is slated to provide an update on Sunday morning, regarding water restrictions brought forth by a damaged feeder main 11 days ago.
On Saturday, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek enacted a local state of emergency. Though she made it clear that the state of emergency was “not linked to the level of water in the reservoirs,” she said the difficult decision would allow City officials easier access to the feeder main sites that require repair.
This comes after an extended repair timeline revealed Friday. Rather than an estimated one-week timeline for a complete repair, it will take another 3-to-5 weeks due to further damage at five other locations of the pipeline
Additionally on Saturday, Calgary’s capital priorities and investments director Francois Bouchart said that “sufficient pipe material” has been secured to complete the remaining repairs for the critical water main break that has triggered a water supply crisis in the city.
“Three of the pipe segments are here in Calgary and the remaining two have been sourced from the U.S. and should arrive by mid-next week,” Bouchart said. “The three segments that are in Calgary are currently being prepared for installation. Within the next two days, our survey crews will complete the locates and preliminary surveys of the sites.”
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