The damaged section of a water pipe is shown in this handout image provided by the City of Calgary in June 2024. The Canadian Press/HO-City of Calgary
Calgary has been placed under water restrictions after the city’s largest feeder main, which also ruptured last year, broke again on Dec. 30, causing flash floods and temporarily reducing water supply.
The city was placed under Stage 4 water restrictions on Dec. 31 following a rupture along the Bearspaw South Feeder Main, the same feeder that burst in early June last year and prompted restrictions across the city and surrounding municipalities. The water main broke on 16 Avenue Northwest, east of Sarcee Trail, around 8 p.m. on Dec. 30, causing flooding that required police and firefighters to rescue 13 people from their vehicles.
