Calgary mayor warns against excessive daily consumption as end of water restrictions nears
Calgary’s mayor says residents have exceeded the city’s daily threshold to maintain water service amid a conservation crisis.
Jyoti Gondek says Calgarians used 500 million liters of water on Thursday.
That’s 20 million liters more than the daily limit the city says is needed to ensure enough water is available for firefighting and health care services.
It’s also the highest amount reported since the city imposed a mix of voluntary and mandatory water restrictions following a water main break on June 5.
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Gondek says Calgarians must continue to reduce their water consumption by 25 per cent to prevent supplies from running out.
The ruptured pipe, which supplies 60 percent of the city’s water, has been replaced and if tests go well, water restrictions should be lifted as early as Monday.
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