{"id":943731,"date":"2026-10-23T21:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/943731\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T21:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:52:15","slug":"montreal-exploring-using-non-drinkable-water-for-street-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/943731\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal exploring using non-drinkable water for street cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Montreal is exploring alternatives to using drinking water for some street-cleaning and watering operations, with pilot projects potentially getting underway next year, CityNews has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal currently uses potable water for \u201cwatering and cleaning activities,\u201d a spokesperson said. This summer, the city had taken steps to reduce its water consumption following major repairs on one of Montreal\u2019s main aqueducts underneath Atwater avenue. <\/p>\n<p>Essential operations, including mechanical street sweeping, have since continued. However, the city has suspended the use of sidewalk-washing equipment and water trucks for occasional spot-cleaning on roadways.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal said it is now identifying alternative sources of water for certain municipal operations.<\/p>\n<p>One option being evaluated is the use of recovered water from splash pads for some operational activities.<\/p>\n<p>The city is also working with internal partners to explore pilot projects for 2027 that would use non-potable water for watering and cleaning streets.<\/p>\n<p>Other options being considered include collecting rainwater and using wells. <\/p>\n<p>The city said the projects are still at a preliminary stage, with officials currently assessing the technical feasibility of the different options.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Montreal as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=montreal.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792792335_477_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of Montreal is exploring alternatives to using drinking water for some street-cleaning and watering operations, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":943732,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-943731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943731","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=943731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/943732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}