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Calgarians who have been rationing water for more than two weeks could learn today when those rules may be lifted.
City officials are slated to update the timeline on ending the voluntary cutbacks this afternoon.
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Officials have been asking residents to take shorter showers and reduce toilet flushes to cut back on what they have labelled “unsustainable” water use.
A key, but precarious, water main ruptured just before New Year’s Eve, forcing the city to plug the pipe for repairs and set restrictions.
It is the water line’s second fracture in the past two years and has drawn criticism of both current and former city leadership for not taking preventative action.
The city says the water main is now reconnected to the city’s water network and will begin bringing water through from a connected treatment plant.