The City of Calgary ended its state of local emergency on Thursday, marking the end of daily news briefings that the City has been giving since the crisis began last month.
Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said city residents have been “good stewards” in regards to the easing of water restrictions. Gondek mentioned the feeder main is continuing to operate at 50 per cent capacity and no issues have been identified so far.
Calgary Emergency Management Agency chief Sue Henry said that outdoor water restrictions will be lifted as soon as possible and that some indoor aquatic facilities reopened Thursday.
Officials with the City said that the feeder main is flowing at 73 per cent of normal pressure and that the maintenance on the Glenmore Water Treatment Plant should be completed on Friday.
A full condition assessment on the 11 kilometre feeder main is happening today, with a robotic pipe diver collecting data from within the feeder main. Officials said the results from the inspection are expected in three to four weeks and will determine if more work is needed.
With the end of the state of local emergency, the City is ending its daily briefings but will organize briefings in the future if the need arises.
Mayor Gondek mentioned that the Calgary Stampede, which is set to officially start on Friday, will follow through with its water contingency plans, which include using non-potable water for stampede animals and watering the midway. Any treated water the Stampede uses is treated water being trucked in from outside of the City.
The City of Calgary’s fire ban and stage four outdoor water restrictions will remain in place for the time being.
