The water main break that’s impacted Calgary, and the voluntary water use reductions that have followed, has been a wake-up call for many cities and Canadians across the country.
While water shortages in Canada are nothing new, the scale of the shortages in such a populated area of southern Canada is unprecedented and an important reminder of just how much we depend on having healthy water flowing from the tap.
Most Calgarians are still being asked to reduce their water use by at least 25 per cent. But a few days after the water main break, the city signalled that water use was starting to creep back up, raising concerns that water may run dry.
