Calgary's Water Restrictions Lifted Soon

0:00It's March 30th, you're listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news. Calgary just wrapped up refilling the bear's ball south-feeder main after fixing nine critical sections of that big pipe. City crews say it could start pumping water back to homes any day now, ending the month long restrictions folks have dealt with. Right now, they're sampling and testing the water to hit all safety standards and that work runs through today. If tests check out, pumps at the bear's ball plant fire up tomorrow, with restrictions possibly lifting as early as Thursday, April 2nd, paving's already kicking off on the torn up roads from the repairs. Residents might see cloudy taps once flow restarts, but that's just temporary clears in about 24 hours, and the water stays safe to drink. Sunday's total water use hit 500 million liters, but after subtracting 12 million for the refill, household and business demand stayed. To guard against another potential break from ramped up pressure, temporary barriers

1:01went up in vowness in Montgomery, channeling any leaks straight to the bow river. Looking ahead, around April 9th, they'll send in a pipe diver tool for an internal check at the plant exit, which means a short flow, pause, drain, and retest to keep everything safe. Calgary's on track to get back to normal flows soon.