Calgary moves into Stage 1 outdoor water restrictions, allowing for more sprinkler use

Calgarians will beryllium allowed to usage their sprinklers for longer periods of clip arsenic nan metropolis moves into Stage 1 outdoor h2o restrictions.

The move to Stage 1, effective Tuesday, comes arsenic Calgary continues to retrieve from nan Bearspaw South feeder main break, which happened successful June.

Effective immediately, nan pursuing activities are allowed:

• Using a sprinkler, soaker hose aliases in-ground sprinkling strategy (including testing) for a maximum of two hours per week connected group days.
  • Even-numbered addresses whitethorn h2o connected Wednesday aliases Saturday.
  • Odd-numbered addresses whitethorn h2o connected Thursday aliases Sunday.
  • Calgarians are asked to h2o successful nan greeting aliases successful nan evening to debar nan hottest play of nan time and minimize evaporation.
• Watering gardens, plants and shrubs by a hose attached to a trigger spray nozzle/watering wand aliases drip irrigation pinch an automatic shut-off is allowed connected immoderate day/time.
• As always, group are encouraged to h2o each works slow and astatine its base, and cheque ungraded moisture some earlier and aft watering to find if h2o is needed.

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There are still immoderate restrictions nether Stage 1. Calgarians are not allowed to lavation driveways, sidewalks, windows aliases exterior building surfaces. Filling fountains and ornamental h2o features is not allowed, unless it’s a vertebrate bath.

People cannot lavation their vehicles pinch h2o successful nan driveway aliases street.

The metropolis said it intends connected turning connected an further pump astatine nan Bearspaw Water Treatment Plant connected Wednesday. The strategy will beryllium monitored for a fewer days to find whether further restrictions tin beryllium lifted, according to nan city.