Overview
- Repairs are complete and, after AHS cleared water quality, the city began staged pump activations with the final pump planned for Friday and a 24-hour stability period before considering lifting restrictions.
- The feeder supplies about 60% of Calgary’s water, and the city has leaned on the Glenmore system as daily use hovers around 499–501 million litres, still above the 485‑million‑litre conservation target.
- Officials say the pipe remains fragile and will operate at reduced capacity until it is replaced, with monitoring detecting non‑critical wire breaks in an older concrete section during refilling.
- Emergency and city crews are on standby near the repair site, and 16 Avenue NW is reopening in phases with some short‑term closures expected in nearby communities to support return-to-service work.
- Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams has launched a formal review under the Municipal Government Act, seeking records back to 2004, including closed‑meeting materials, and the city says it will cooperate.