Calgary water emergency: Construction on hotspots continues on track

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said on Thursday that construction on five hotspots on the water feeder main is continuing track, following its break.

“Crews continue to cut and remove segments of the pipe where the hotspots are, and that work is about halfway done," she told media.

Gondek also said sections of the pipe that have been treated are on standby and will be brought to the sites as needed.

Michael Thompson with the City of Calgary said the pipes shipped up from San Diego, Calif., are currently being sandblasted and coated.

Water use in the city continued to hold the line, but with a warm weekend ahead, Gondek said "it’s a good time to about ways to stay cool and save water."

It was also announced Thursday that members of Calgary’s construction community can access non-potable water from the Bow River at two sites in the city.

But Coby Duerr with the Calgary Emergency Management Agency reiterated that it was not safe for drinking and it was only to be used for commercial construction and landscape activities.

“The water is not currently available to the general public,” Duerr said.

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