Over the weekend, water demand dipped to 496 million litres on Saturday followed by an increase to 509 million litres on Sunday.
While Calgary officials thanked residents for their efforts in reducing water consumption, they urged Calgary water users to reduce more than they're already doing to remain below the critical water threshold.
Since the Bearspaw feeder main repairs began and level four outdoor water restrictions were instated, Calgary has issued 29 violation tickets for water misuse.
The target water demand is 485 million litres per day. Anything above 500 million litres per day means underground water storage cannot be replenished by Calgary's water system, according to Francois Bouchard, Calgary’s director of capital priorities and investment.
Progress of repairs
Repair progress remains on schedule to be completed by Sept. 23, followed by several days of flushing and an anticipated return to normal on Sept. 26. There are eight worksites along the feeder main with 21 pipe segments requiring repair over the coming weeks.
Repairs have been completed on 14 of the 21 pipe segments. Of the remaining seven repairs, Bouchard said good progress is being made with form work and installation of rebar at five locations. At two sites, excavation work is being wrapped up.
At sites one through four, backfilling and paving is taking place. At sites six through eight, excavation is complete at five of the six segments.
Additional maintenance work is being done on the feeder main, Bouchard said, but should not impact the original construction timeline.