‘Incredibly Impressed’: Calgary Mayor Applauds Reduced Water Use After Pipeline Break

Published on June 10, 2024

Calgarians stepped up over the weekend to reduce their water use after a major water main break last week. Mayor Jyoti Gondek said on June 10 the city used about 30 percent less water than it did before the break happened. “I’m incredibly impressed at how well Calgarians have done,” she said. Calgary was put under a water emergency after the major feeder main in the city’s northwest fractured Wednesday night. On Sunday, the city of 1.6 million used 457 million litres of water. On Wednesday, before the break, it used 650 million litres. That’s an even steeper cut than the 25 percent Ms. Gondek called for last week....

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