ITUNA, Sask. – A small Saskatchewan town has to borrow water after a water main break dried up its reservoir.
Ituna’s water reserves dried up after the break happened sometime between Saturday night and Sunday.
Mayor Joe Garchinski says after the break was repaired, they turned the pumps back on, but then silt and sand started coming into the water treatment plant.
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The debris plugged up the filters in the plant, so Garchinski said a decision was made to shut down the system and start trucking water in from nearby Melville.
While a contractor arrived in the town Tuesday to start fixing problem, Garchinski admitted it could be three or four days before the water system can be turned back on.
Ituna is 165 kilometres northeast of Regina.
The town intends to turn the water on for one hour per day to let people collect and use what is available. There is also a boil water advisory for any water people intend to consume.
In the meantime, two trucks are continuously bringing water from the City of Melville, with approximately 30,000 litres arriving every two hours.
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