The City of Calgary says tests on a repaired water main have been successful and all water restrictions in the city and surrounding communities are now lifted.
The key water main ruptured just before New Year’s Eve, forcing the city to plug the pipe for repairs and set voluntary water-use restrictions.
It’s the second fracture of the water line in the past two years and has drawn criticism of both current and former city leadership for not taking preventative action.
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The city says another pump for the Bearspaw South Feeder Main, which provides 60 per cent of the treated water used by those in the city and in surrounding municipalities, was successfully turned on Thursday morning.
The final pump was scheduled to be activated on Friday morning and if the pipe remains stable, it will take about 24 hours to stabilize the system before advancing to each subsequent phase.
The Alberta government has launched a review of Calgary’s water main ruptures and is demanding the city turn over reams of documents dating back two decades within the next two weeks.
— More to come…