Canmore water ban lifted, Epcor fixing leaks – Calgary | 24CA News
The ban on non-essential water use in Canmore and the encompassing space has been lifted, permitting residents to renew regular water use.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Town of Canmore and Epcor thanked residents for complying with the ban that had been in place since Friday.
Residents and companies in Canmore, Harvie Heights and Deadman’s Flats have been requested to chorus from utilizing water for issues like laundry, watering lawns, washing vehicles, washing driveways or sidewalks, or from filling scorching tubs or swimming pools.
That diminished utilization helped restore water ranges within the Grassi Reservoir, which is now as much as “appropriate” water ranges.
The utility mentioned it continues to evaluate why the consuming water system had been unable to fill the reservoir however confirmed that the provision of supply water was not a problem, peak in a single day and inhabitants calls for are manageable underneath designed system efficiency, and leaks within the system contributed to the issue. Epcor mentioned these leaks are being positioned and repaired.
The utility additionally mentioned consuming water stays protected to be consumed.
Epcor shall be offering an replace on the system on the subsequent Canmore city council assembly on June 20.
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