Calgarians’ frustrations over outdoor water restrictions in place for more than a month are rising along with searing summer temperatures.
But on Wednesday, a city official gave no indication when those restrictions will ease, particularly given new concerns over the viability of water mains in Calgary’s northwest.
Failures in pipe reinforcing wires, the type that snapped during the initial rupture of the water feeder main in Montgomery on June 5, have been discovered this week along the network being monitored following repairs, said Francois Bouchart, the city’s director of capital priorities and investment.