The City thanks residents and businesses for strong water conservation as Bearspaw South Feeder Main work continues

We are now four days into the planned reinforcement work on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main and corresponding Stage 4 water restrictions.

People across Calgary, Airdrie, Chestermere, Strathmore and Tsuut’ina Nation are successfully keeping water demand below 500 million litres, with yesterday’s water use at 489 million litres.

Since restrictions came into effect on Monday, water use has stayed in the green zone every day. Thank you for helping us meet daily water demands and reduce risk to our system while the feeder main is out of service.

We know this is just the beginning. The feeder main will remain shut down for about three and a half more weeks while reinforcement work continues.

Small actions add up. Together, we are working toward saving 25 litres of water per person each day, which is as simple as:

• Flushing toilets only when needed.
• Keeping showers to three minutes or less.
• Running dishwashers and washing machines only with full loads.

Our water demand numbers show that our community is full of water heroes. Please keep up the great work and spread the word about the steps you are taking to save water.

Construction update

Crews continue to make steady progress on the planned reinforcement of the Bearspaw South Feeder Main.

We are reinforcing nine pipe segments:

• Six segments along 16 Avenue N.W. near Sarcee Trail.
• Three segments at Point McKay Park. 

Construction remains on schedule. We are continuing to drain water from the final section of pipe and excavation is underway across all work areas. Crews are currently preparing the exposed sections of pipe for reinforcement work.

At the same time, additional feeder main work is being completed along 33 Avenue N.W. to repair valves and prepare for the future connection of the new steel feeder main. Valve repairs began today and are expected to take approximately 10 days.

To support this work, the following traffic changes are in effect:

• The intersection of 83 Street and 33 Avenue N.W. will be partially closed, and lane reductions will be in place.
• Temporary traffic lights and traffic flaggers will help direct vehicles during peak hours.

Message to businesses

We have been hearing many inspiring stories of how businesses and organizations across the region are taking steps to conserve water by adjusting their operations.

We are asking all businesses to:

• Review operations for unnecessary water use.
• Fix leaks and adjust processes where possible.
• Share water‑saving ideas with staff and customers. 

A new, downloadable save water poster is available for businesses to share with customers and staff which can be found on calgary.ca/savewater along with the latest updates, practical tips and resources.