{"id":10977,"date":"2024-06-09T09:33:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T09:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=10977"},"modified":"2024-06-09T09:33:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T09:33:15","slug":"calgary-risks-running-out-of-water-after-massive-line-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/10977\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary risks running out of water after massive line break"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0Residents of Calgary, the largest city in Canada’s main oil-producing province of Alberta, face running out of water and need to urgently cut their use after a critical water main break, city officials said on Friday.<\/p>\n

A key pipe that carries supplies water to 1.2 million people ruptured on Wednesday evening, flooding streets, playing fields and a section of the TransCanada highway, the country’s main east-west route, which remains closed.<\/p>\n

“This critical water transmission line has severely impacted the supply in Calgary’s reservoirs and the ability to move water across the city,” city officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Calgary is currently using more water than it can produce. If Calgarians do not reduce our water use, we are at risk of running out.”<\/p>\n

Downtown Calgary is home to the vast majority of Canada’s oil and gas companies.<\/p>\n

Crews have not yet been able to reach the damaged section of pipe, known as a feeder main, to start repairs and determine what caused the break but are “hopeful” that will happen later on Friday, the statement said.<\/p>\n

The community of Bowness is under a boil water advisory and businesses have been told to stop using water for all nonessential services.<\/p>\n

Outdoor watering is banned and residents have been asked to delay using dishwashers and washing machines and limit shower times.<\/p>\n

The 11-kilometre pipeline, known as a feeder main, was installed in 1975 and is one of the most important and largest water supply arteries in Calgary.<\/p>\n

“You can literally drive a truck through the feeder main that is broken,” Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek told a news conference on Thursday. “It’s a pretty significant piece of infrastructure.”<\/p>\n

Gondek said crews were working around the clock, and repairs should happen within a day or two of the break being reached.<\/p>\n

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