{"id":571542,"date":"2026-03-30T21:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/571542\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:42:11","slug":"testing-underway-on-feeder-main-as-calgary-eyes-lifting-restrictions-discoverairdrie-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/571542\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing underway on feeder main as Calgary eyes lifting restrictions &#8211; DiscoverAirdrie.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgary.ca\/home.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">City of Calgary<\/a> says water testing is now underway on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main as crews prepare to restart the system as early as Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city said the pipe began refilling Friday and that step was completed Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Water sampling and testing are ongoing to ensure drinking water meets regulatory standards.<\/p>\n<p>If test results confirm the water is safe, the city said crews plan to begin opening valves and restarting pumps at the Bearspaw Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Customers across the system may notice cloudy water once pumps restart, but the water will remain safe to drink and the cloudiness will be temporary.<\/p>\n<p>The city said it will continue monitoring the pipe and water system throughout the restart process.<\/p>\n<p>Water restrictions could be lifted once the system is stable, as early as Thursday, April 2. The city said work will pause if any issues arise.<\/p>\n<p>Reinforcement work improved stability in nine pipe segments in the worst condition.<\/p>\n<p>The feeder main remains in poor condition and at risk of another break, particularly during pressure changes such as pump restarts.<\/p>\n<p>Precautionary measures remain in place in areas closest to the feeder main in case of another break.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the city removed two segments of flood barrier along Montgomery Boulevard N.W. to allow water from a potential break to flow to the river.<\/p>\n<p>Temporary barriers near the Bow River pathway by Parkdale Boulevard N.W. remain in place.<\/p>\n<p>Catch basins and river outflows have been cleared and drainage improvements made ahead of restarting pumps.<\/p>\n<p>Pumps and equipment are prepared for rapid response, and crews are working with first responders.<\/p>\n<p>Water use remains within the \u201cgreen zone,\u201d with 500 million litres used Sunday, including about 12 million litres needed to finish filling the pipe.<\/p>\n<p>An inspection of the feeder main is scheduled for April 9 to 11 using a device known as a pipe diver.<\/p>\n<p>The tool will travel through the pipe and require a brief shutdown of water flow for removal, followed by additional testing before pumps restart.<\/p>\n<p>The city said it does not expect additional water restrictions will be required if the inspection proceeds as planned.<\/p>\n<p>No further restrictions are planned until fall, when another shutdown will be needed to connect a new pipe to the system. The city said the risk of a break remains until that work is complete.<\/p>\n<p>The city said continued water conservation remains critical as crews complete the final stages of the work.<\/p>\n<p>DiscoverAirdrie encourages you to get your news directly from your trusted source by bookmarking this page and downloading the DiscoverAirdrie app<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of Calgary says water testing is now underway on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main as crews&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571543,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-571542","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}