Calgary mayor says brief shutdown of water main coming in September

Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas has announced a brief shutdown of a water main in September. The Bearspaw feeder main will be closed for less than a week, as part of electrical work on a new pumping station. The closure is not due to a water shortage, but rather planned maintenance. The feeder main supplies 60% of treated water for Calgary's 1.6 million residents and surrounding areas.

Residents may be asked to restrict outdoor watering during the shutdown, which could depend on weather and current water usage. Farkas expects restrictions to be less severe this time, with some outdoor water use still allowed. The final work on the feeder main is scheduled for October, with an additional four weeks of water restrictions.

Farkas emphasizes that this is the fastest replacement of its kind in Canada and likely North America.