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Site update. Jan. 11, 7:00 p.m.
Work continue to make steady progress at the impacted site on 16 Avenue N.W.
Work continue to make steady progress at the impacted site on 16 Avenue N.W.
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Site update. Jan. 11, 7:00 p.m.
Work continue to make steady progress at the impacted site on 16 Avenue N.W.
Work continue to make steady progress at the impacted site on 16 Avenue N.W.
We need your help to keep our water system healthy while we repair the feeder main:
✅Use 30L less water/day
🚿Every minute counts: Keep showers to 3 min or less
🚽Every flush counts: Flush only when needed
💧Every cycle & load counts: Run full loads for laundry and dishes
✅Use 30L less water/day
🚿Every minute counts: Keep showers to 3 min or less
🚽Every flush counts: Flush only when needed
💧Every cycle & load counts: Run full loads for laundry and dishes
January 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
We need your help to keep our water system healthy while we repair the feeder main:
✅Use 30L less water/day
🚿Every minute counts: Keep showers to 3 min or less
🚽Every flush counts: Flush only when needed
💧Every cycle & load counts: Run full loads for laundry and dishes
✅Use 30L less water/day
🚿Every minute counts: Keep showers to 3 min or less
🚽Every flush counts: Flush only when needed
💧Every cycle & load counts: Run full loads for laundry and dishes
🚧 Construction update
▪️Today we are continuing to refill the pipe. This is a multi-day process. Our next steps include water quality testing and making sure the system is stable.
▪️Today we are continuing to refill the pipe. This is a multi-day process. Our next steps include water quality testing and making sure the system is stable.
January 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
🚧 Construction update
▪️Today we are continuing to refill the pipe. This is a multi-day process. Our next steps include water quality testing and making sure the system is stable.
▪️Today we are continuing to refill the pipe. This is a multi-day process. Our next steps include water quality testing and making sure the system is stable.
Jan. 11, 10:00 a.m. update.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
⚠️ On Jan. 10, our water use trended down to 493 ML, putting us in the strained zone. This is a step in the right direction, but we still need your help to save water.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
⚠️ On Jan. 10, our water use trended down to 493 ML, putting us in the strained zone. This is a step in the right direction, but we still need your help to save water.
January 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Jan. 11, 10:00 a.m. update.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
⚠️ On Jan. 10, our water use trended down to 493 ML, putting us in the strained zone. This is a step in the right direction, but we still need your help to save water.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
⚠️ On Jan. 10, our water use trended down to 493 ML, putting us in the strained zone. This is a step in the right direction, but we still need your help to save water.
Thank you for your continued efforts in conserving water, these water reductions are achievable when we all do our part. Find tips and updates at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
January 11, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Thank you for your continued efforts in conserving water, these water reductions are achievable when we all do our part. Find tips and updates at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Did you know that during a major fire, we can use millions of liters of water? That water comes from the same system you use for everyday tasks like having showers, flushing toilets and doing laundry.
Our Public Information Officer with the Calgary Fire Department, Alex Kwan explains more.
Our Public Information Officer with the Calgary Fire Department, Alex Kwan explains more.
January 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Did you know that during a major fire, we can use millions of liters of water? That water comes from the same system you use for everyday tasks like having showers, flushing toilets and doing laundry.
Our Public Information Officer with the Calgary Fire Department, Alex Kwan explains more.
Our Public Information Officer with the Calgary Fire Department, Alex Kwan explains more.
Jan. 10, 9:00 a.m. update.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
❗️On Jan. 9, our water use was 504 ML which is 19 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We are still experiencing a strain on our distribution system.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
❗️On Jan. 9, our water use was 504 ML which is 19 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We are still experiencing a strain on our distribution system.
January 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Jan. 10, 9:00 a.m. update.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
❗️On Jan. 9, our water use was 504 ML which is 19 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We are still experiencing a strain on our distribution system.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
❗️On Jan. 9, our water use was 504 ML which is 19 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We are still experiencing a strain on our distribution system.
🚧 Repair work on the roadway along 16 Ave. N.W. continues.
We still need your help conserve water while we finish our work.
Find tips and updates at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
We still need your help conserve water while we finish our work.
Find tips and updates at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
January 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
🚧 Repair work on the roadway along 16 Ave. N.W. continues.
We still need your help conserve water while we finish our work.
Find tips and updates at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
We still need your help conserve water while we finish our work.
Find tips and updates at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Our rivers change with the seasons and right now levels are especially low on the Elbow River.
The Glenmore Water Treatment Plant relies on the Elbow River and Glenmore Reservoir to keep Calgary’s water flowing, so conserving water now helps protect Calgary’s supply all winter long.
The Glenmore Water Treatment Plant relies on the Elbow River and Glenmore Reservoir to keep Calgary’s water flowing, so conserving water now helps protect Calgary’s supply all winter long.
January 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Our rivers change with the seasons and right now levels are especially low on the Elbow River.
The Glenmore Water Treatment Plant relies on the Elbow River and Glenmore Reservoir to keep Calgary’s water flowing, so conserving water now helps protect Calgary’s supply all winter long.
The Glenmore Water Treatment Plant relies on the Elbow River and Glenmore Reservoir to keep Calgary’s water flowing, so conserving water now helps protect Calgary’s supply all winter long.
🚧 Construction update
▪️ Crews continued to make steady progress today at the impacted site along 16 Avenue N.W.
▪️ Backfilling of the area around the pipe continued.
▪️ Crews have begun repairing the impacted roadway along 16 Ave. N.W.
▪️ Crews continued to make steady progress today at the impacted site along 16 Avenue N.W.
▪️ Backfilling of the area around the pipe continued.
▪️ Crews have begun repairing the impacted roadway along 16 Ave. N.W.
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
🚧 Construction update
▪️ Crews continued to make steady progress today at the impacted site along 16 Avenue N.W.
▪️ Backfilling of the area around the pipe continued.
▪️ Crews have begun repairing the impacted roadway along 16 Ave. N.W.
▪️ Crews continued to make steady progress today at the impacted site along 16 Avenue N.W.
▪️ Backfilling of the area around the pipe continued.
▪️ Crews have begun repairing the impacted roadway along 16 Ave. N.W.
Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m. update.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
🚨 On Jan. 8, our water use was 508 ML which is 23 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
🚨 On Jan. 8, our water use was 508 ML which is 23 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML.
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m. update.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
🚨 On Jan. 8, our water use was 508 ML which is 23 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
🚨 On Jan. 8, our water use was 508 ML which is 23 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML.
️🧰 Crews have begun repairing the impacted roadway along 16 Ave. N.W.
Work is moving in the right direction, but we still need Calgrians to continue to conserve water. Small actions make a big difference. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
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Work is moving in the right direction, but we still need Calgrians to continue to conserve water. Small actions make a big difference. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
️🧰 Crews have begun repairing the impacted roadway along 16 Ave. N.W.
Work is moving in the right direction, but we still need Calgrians to continue to conserve water. Small actions make a big difference. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
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Have you ever wondered where Calgary’s water comes from?
Our Manager of Drinking Water Distribution, Chris Huston explains how the Bow & Elbow River watersheds play such an important part in our water supply.
Help us conserve water today.
Learn more at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Our Manager of Drinking Water Distribution, Chris Huston explains how the Bow & Elbow River watersheds play such an important part in our water supply.
Help us conserve water today.
Learn more at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Have you ever wondered where Calgary’s water comes from?
Our Manager of Drinking Water Distribution, Chris Huston explains how the Bow & Elbow River watersheds play such an important part in our water supply.
Help us conserve water today.
Learn more at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Our Manager of Drinking Water Distribution, Chris Huston explains how the Bow & Elbow River watersheds play such an important part in our water supply.
Help us conserve water today.
Learn more at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
🚧 Construction update
▪️ Crews made great progress last night at the impacted site along 16 Avenue N.W.
▪️ The new segment of pipe was put into place and welding of the new section to the existing pipe was completed on Wednesday.
▪️ Back filling of the area around the pipe has begun.
▪️ Crews made great progress last night at the impacted site along 16 Avenue N.W.
▪️ The new segment of pipe was put into place and welding of the new section to the existing pipe was completed on Wednesday.
▪️ Back filling of the area around the pipe has begun.
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🚧 Construction update
▪️ Crews made great progress last night at the impacted site along 16 Avenue N.W.
▪️ The new segment of pipe was put into place and welding of the new section to the existing pipe was completed on Wednesday.
▪️ Back filling of the area around the pipe has begun.
▪️ Crews made great progress last night at the impacted site along 16 Avenue N.W.
▪️ The new segment of pipe was put into place and welding of the new section to the existing pipe was completed on Wednesday.
▪️ Back filling of the area around the pipe has begun.
Jan. 8, 10:00 a.m. update
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 7, our water use was 507 ML which is 22 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We continue to ask Calgarians & businesses to take urgent action to reduce their water consumption.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 7, our water use was 507 ML which is 22 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We continue to ask Calgarians & businesses to take urgent action to reduce their water consumption.
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Jan. 8, 10:00 a.m. update
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 7, our water use was 507 ML which is 22 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We continue to ask Calgarians & businesses to take urgent action to reduce their water consumption.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 7, our water use was 507 ML which is 22 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We continue to ask Calgarians & businesses to take urgent action to reduce their water consumption.
Ask our Water Expert: How long do we need to conserve water?
Until repairs are completed. Our goal: 600 million litres/day in storage. Please keep saving water.
🚿 3 min showers
🚽 Flush only when needed
💧Full loads for laundry & dishes
Small choices, big impact.
➡️ calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Until repairs are completed. Our goal: 600 million litres/day in storage. Please keep saving water.
🚿 3 min showers
🚽 Flush only when needed
💧Full loads for laundry & dishes
Small choices, big impact.
➡️ calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
January 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Ask our Water Expert: How long do we need to conserve water?
Until repairs are completed. Our goal: 600 million litres/day in storage. Please keep saving water.
🚿 3 min showers
🚽 Flush only when needed
💧Full loads for laundry & dishes
Small choices, big impact.
➡️ calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Until repairs are completed. Our goal: 600 million litres/day in storage. Please keep saving water.
🚿 3 min showers
🚽 Flush only when needed
💧Full loads for laundry & dishes
Small choices, big impact.
➡️ calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
🚧 Last night the replacement pipe was put in place and we have begun attaching it to the existing pipe.
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
🚧 Last night the replacement pipe was put in place and we have begun attaching it to the existing pipe.
Jan. 7, 9:00 a.m. update
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 6, our water use was 511 ML which is 26 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We continue to ask Calgarians & businesses to take urgent action to reduce their water consumption.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 6, our water use was 511 ML which is 26 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We continue to ask Calgarians & businesses to take urgent action to reduce their water consumption.
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Jan. 7, 9:00 a.m. update
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 6, our water use was 511 ML which is 26 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We continue to ask Calgarians & businesses to take urgent action to reduce their water consumption.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 6, our water use was 511 ML which is 26 ML above the sustainable level of 485 ML. We continue to ask Calgarians & businesses to take urgent action to reduce their water consumption.
In 2025, 38 Calgarians lost their lives in fatal collisions on Calgary roads – a near 20-year high. Collisions don’t just affect victims – they impact families, friends, teachers and entire communities.
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
In 2025, 38 Calgarians lost their lives in fatal collisions on Calgary roads – a near 20-year high. Collisions don’t just affect victims – they impact families, friends, teachers and entire communities.
Ask our Water Expert: How to save 30L of water a day?
🚿 Cut shower time: Aim for 3 min.
🚽 Flush less: each flush = 6L. Skipping 2 to 3 saves 18L.
💧Turn off the tap: saves 6 to 8L per min.
Small choices, big impact.
Learn more: calgary.ca/watermainbreak
🚿 Cut shower time: Aim for 3 min.
🚽 Flush less: each flush = 6L. Skipping 2 to 3 saves 18L.
💧Turn off the tap: saves 6 to 8L per min.
Small choices, big impact.
Learn more: calgary.ca/watermainbreak
January 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Ask our Water Expert: How to save 30L of water a day?
🚿 Cut shower time: Aim for 3 min.
🚽 Flush less: each flush = 6L. Skipping 2 to 3 saves 18L.
💧Turn off the tap: saves 6 to 8L per min.
Small choices, big impact.
Learn more: calgary.ca/watermainbreak
🚿 Cut shower time: Aim for 3 min.
🚽 Flush less: each flush = 6L. Skipping 2 to 3 saves 18L.
💧Turn off the tap: saves 6 to 8L per min.
Small choices, big impact.
Learn more: calgary.ca/watermainbreak
🚧 The new section of pipe has been delivered to the site and installation of the pipe will start after an inspection is completed.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
🚧 The new section of pipe has been delivered to the site and installation of the pipe will start after an inspection is completed.
Jan. 6, 8:30 a.m. Update
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 5, our water use reached 514 ML which is 29 ML higher than our sustainable level – where our treatment plants can provide each day while repairs are made.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 5, our water use reached 514 ML which is 29 ML higher than our sustainable level – where our treatment plants can provide each day while repairs are made.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Jan. 6, 8:30 a.m. Update
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 5, our water use reached 514 ML which is 29 ML higher than our sustainable level – where our treatment plants can provide each day while repairs are made.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 5, our water use reached 514 ML which is 29 ML higher than our sustainable level – where our treatment plants can provide each day while repairs are made.
Please continue to save water and keep a respectful distance from crews and give them space to work safely.
More info: calgary.ca/flushing.
More info: calgary.ca/flushing.
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Please continue to save water and keep a respectful distance from crews and give them space to work safely.
More info: calgary.ca/flushing.
More info: calgary.ca/flushing.
Remember, every drop you save helps. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Remember, every drop you save helps. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Remember, every drop you save helps. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
January 6, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Remember, every drop you save helps. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.