Calgarians Are Coping With Water Crisis, but Questions Remain as City Plans Review

The City of Calgary has been doing daily updates on its water crisis that began June 5, when a leak in one of the city’s main feeder lines was discovered. Since then, outdoor water use has been banned, outdoor fires are prohibited due to fire risk, swimming pools are shuttered, and people are being asked to conserve water any way they can. One of the few bright spots has been the response of Calgarians to the situation. “Since the start of this water crisis two weeks ago, you have managed to save over 600 Olympic swimming pools’ size of water usage. … That’s what you’ve saved in terms of water, and that is absolutely a gold medal effort,” Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said in an update on June 19....