After days of pleading from city officials, Calgarians answered the call and significantly lowered their water usage Tuesday, bringing it into the range considered ‘sustainable.’
City data indicates 481 million litres was used, just below the target of 485 million litres.
Stage 4 water restrictions were reintroduced more than three weeks ago due to repairs to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main.
The last time water use was this low — alongside bans on outdoor water usage and requests to lower indoor water use by 25 per cent — was Sept. 1, when 473 million litres was used.
The target deemed ‘sustainable’ by city officials was originally 450 litres, but was extended last week after crews successfully tested a new configuration that allowed an additional 35 million litres to move through the system.
Calgary didn’t once hit the 450 million litre target.