The City of North Battleford announced Sunday it is continuing mandatory measures to conserve water as oil from a pipeline break flows past on the North Saskatchewan River.
Following recommendations from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment and the Water Security Agency, city residents and businesses are prohibited from watering gardens or lawns as well as outside cleaning such as washing vehicles.
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Car washes and laundromats in North Battleford are to remain closed until further notice.
Failure to comply with measures will result in fines, according to the city.
Local residents are free to use water for drinking, food preparation and bathing.
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F.E. Holliday water treatment plant, which takes water out of the river, has been shut down. In the meantime, crews are working to ensure Water Treatment Plant 1 is operating optimally as it draws water from a groundwater well.
The pipeline break occurred near Maidstone on Thursday and resulted in an estimated 250,000 litres of Husky Energy oil leaching into the North Saskatchewan River.