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Calgary still on track for July 5 water repair target, mayor says

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the July 5 target for completing water repairs is “still very much in play,” as crews continue to work on replacing damaged sections of pipe on the city’s feeder main. 

In a briefing update Saturday morning, Gondek said the cutting and removal of the damaged sections of pipe is now complete.

“This is a significant milestone and it begins our transition from pipe removal toward pipe installation,” she said. 

Most materials required for the repairs are either on site or in transit, including two key pieces of pipe that arrived from San Diego earlier this week, she said.

Welding of the new pieces of pipe and the adapters needed to connect them to the old infrastructure began on Friday, and any sections of pipe that have been removed are being stored so that they can become part of an independent incident review, Gondek added.

The mayor announced the city’s intention to carry out the review, which is set to be guided by members of the water industry, as well as academia, on Friday. Gondek also promised to conduct a wide-ranging examination of the city’s underground infrastructure. 

Repairs on multiple sections of the water feeder main that transports the majority of the city’s water have been underway for over two weeks, since an initial catastrophic break occurred on June 5.

Gondek said city water consumption came in at 462,000,000 litres on Friday. She reminded Calgarians that water restrictions are still in place despite the warm weather forecast this weekend. 

“I’m sure that the last thing you are thinking about is how to save water … But with the outdoor watering ban still in place, running sprinklers or filling pools is not something you should be doing, and you could have a visit from bylaw [services] if you participate in using outdoor water.”

Officials will provide another update Saturday at 2 p.m.

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