The flushing of Calgary’s recently repaired water feeder main went ahead on Saturday with no issues, mayor Jyoti Gondek said during her Sunday morning livestream update on the city’s water situation.
She said monitors picked up no areas of concern during the process.
Water samples from the flushing are now being analyzed by Alberta Health Services, she said. Once the city receives AHS approval, city workers will begin slowly turning on a series of pumps and valves to bring the feeder main back into the system.
Also on Sunday, Gondek said city water consumption levels had fallen for the second consecutive day, with 447 million litres consumed on Saturday, down from 460 million litres on Friday.
Usage had spiked up to 500 million litres on Thursday, the highest levels since the feeder main break occurred, prompting both the mayor and city officials to issue a plea during Friday’s update for Calgarians to reduce consumption.
Gondek said the Bow River Pathway has been completely reopened.
City officials will provide an update on the water main repairs Sunday at 2 p.m. MT. You can watch it live here, or on the CBC Alberta YouTube channel.