CALGARY- A city-wide, mandatory outdoor water restriction was issued on Saturday morning, under the Water Utility Bylaw for the city of Calgary.
Effective immediately and until further notice, the use of tap water outdoors is suspended.
The following outdoor activities are prohibited:
Washing outdoor surfaces, exterior building surfaces, sidewalks, driveways, or walkways of any sort.
Watering of lawns, gardens, trees and shrubs by any method; also ensure that sprinklers on timers are turned off.
Using water for filling outdoor decorative features, fountains, pools or hot tubs.
Using water for construction purposes such as grading or compaction.
There are exceptions to the Water Utility Bylaw. They include:
Washing outdoor surfaces for health and safety reasons for childcare facilities, food and beverage establishments and kennel and animal care facilities.
Washing of vehicles to follow health and safety regulations.
Watering of plants, shrubs and trees offered for sale.
Businesses that have a license to operate exterior window washing services and car washes.
Calgarians can continue to use rain water captured in a rain barrel to water outdoors.
The City of Calgary continues to restrict non-essential water use for its own operations.
In addition The City of Calgary continues to request that Calgarians, businesses and regional customers in Strathmore, Chestermere and Airdrie continue to restrict indoor tap water use.
Limit toilet flushing.
Limit showers to five minutes or less and keep baths shallow.
Hold off on doing laundry.
Only use your dishwasher if absolutely necessary and you have a full load.
Turn off taps when brushing teeth or shaving.
Don’t wash your vehicle.
Calgary’s water quality remains good. There is no need to boil water as the tap water is clean and safe to drink. Water treatment plants are fully operational, however systems continue to be challenged to meet demand for water.
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