City of Calgary Declares Local State of Emergency – updated June 15, 2024

As of 8:00 AM June 15th, the City of Calgary has declared a State of Local Emergency. This allows The City to direct City resources for additional coordination of action to assist with critical feeder water main repair.

“The decision to declare a State of Local Emergency was not taken lightly, and it was done to ensure we are prepared for all eventualities in the drive to have this water feeder main restoration work done as quickly and safely as possible,” said Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. “I am grateful to the Government of Alberta for endorsing this approach and offering their support as we address this critical water situation.”

Calgary Emergency Management Chief Susan Henry said the declaration is another sign of The City’s commitment.

“Under the State of Local Emergency, it allows for even more coordination of action, and is an indicator of the aggressive approach we are taking to restore full water service for all customers as soon as humanly possible,” said Henry.  “This work is our top priority and we are bringing every tool in the toolbox to advance and support this massive construction effort, and to continue to ensure we have enough water for those critical life-safety needs.”

On June 5, Calgary Emergency Management enacted its Municipal Emergency Plan and the Emergency Operations Centre to deal with a water feeder main break impacting the City’s water supply. Following further assessment of the impacted pipe, five other vulnerable spots of concern were identified and a decision was made June 14 to address those trouble spots, resulting in a three-to-five week impact to the City’s water supply.

Conserving water for Calgarians remains of utmost importance.

“We are asking our citizens, businesses and partners to stay with us – to do what we know we must do – until we are back to regular service,” said Henry.

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The City is asking all construction sites to carefully consider all water use and reduce consumption as much as possible. We will continue to provide you with updates as soon as they are made available. We advise members to continue to monitor the City of Calgary Newsroom

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Article by Lena Hogarth
June 15, 2024

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