The province’s engineering association is set to conduct a practice review of the City of Calgary in light of the Bearspaw water feeder main break in early June.
Meanwhile, the City of Calgary in its Tuesday update said the water system remains stable and there was no new wire snaps detected from the weekend.
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) said they would be conducting a practice review, to inquire into the city’s engineering processes and practices through its obligations under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act.
They said if the review shows unskilled practice or unprofessional conduct contributed to the failure, they said the matter would be referred for further investigation.
“APEGA’s role is to regulate the practices of engineering and geoscience. This includes reviewing the practices of our permit holders at regular intervals and when incidents, such as this water main break, occur,” said John Corriveau, P.Eng., APEGA’s deputy registrar and chief regulatory officer.
“This ensures all required standards are met to protect the public interest.”
The City of Calgary has initiated its own third-party independent review, one that will see further details revealed this week.
As that continues, the City of Calgary said that the system remains stable, while water consumption is at about 620 million litres.
“This is similar to what had been projected, the system remains stable, and we are closely monitoring for pressure changes within the water distribution system, signs of stress on the pipe and any other issues,” said Infrastructure Services GM Michael Thompson, in the pre-recorded update.
No new wire snaps have been detected since Sunday, Thompson said. Analysis continues of data they’ve received from the PipeDiver tool that was used to scan the entire length of the water main.
The City is advising citizens to try to water during the morning hours to maximize the benefit to plants and lawns.
