Upcoming work on the Bearspaw water feeder main will last until the end of September but will just be the start of a plan to rehabilitate the city’s largest water supply line.
Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek provided an overview Friday morning of repairs on 16 new spots discovered after reviewing data from the PipeDiver tool that was inserted along 10 kilometres of the troubled pipeline.
She said that beginning August 26, they will begin taking the feeder main offline, requiring citizens to go back to Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions. This will help ensure that the Glenmore water treatment plant can keep up with the water demand both in Calgary and the surrounding areas.
The Bearspaw main will be shut down on August 28 when excavation work will begin to reach the pipe along 33 Avenue NW and 16 Avenue NW.
“Once the pipe is exposed, there will be rebar and concrete that is added to the places that need additional strength, and that encasement work will provide strengthening of the pipe,” Mayor Gondek said.
