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Originally Posted by Slava
Is the water usage going to delay the repairs though? Like some of you saying we'll be boiling water all winter seem to imply that if we take too many 5 minute showers that they can't fix the pipe, which doesn't seem to make sense. I don't know much about the water system though, so maybe there's a reason I'm not aware of?
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From the CBC article yesterday:
During a media conference on Monday morning, the city's director of capital priorities and investment, Francois Bouchart, said maintaining adequate water pressure is essential for keeping Calgary's water safe to drink.
"If we consistently exceed our target of 450 million litres, this means we risk running out of water and must enter a citywide boil-water advisory," Bouchart told reporters.
"If we don't reduce our water use and demand exceeds what the system can produce, the underground water storage reservoirs will eventually run dry, leading to drop in water pressure."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...2024-1.7303572