Calgary water use sitting in red zone; officials urge residents to cut back

It’s the wrong kind of water use streak, Calgary officials say. (Pexels/Diva Plavaaguna)

It’s the wrong kind of water use streak, Calgary officials say.

Calgarians went through 506 million litres of water Monday, city officials say, up from 504 million litres Sunday.

While Sunday’s bump up was the city’s doing as it refilled a section of feeder main, it’s now been two days since Calgary’s hit its 500-million-litre-or-less target.

“Let’s get our green streak back,” the city said Tuesday.

Water restrictions remain in place as reinforcement of the aged and ailing Bearspaw South feeder main continues in the city’s northwest.

Restrictions are expected to remain in place until early April.

The feeder main is being reinforced so it can last until a new line is completed to take over.

It’s asked people “flush toilets only when needed, keep showers to three minutes or less and run dishwashers and washing machines only with full loads.”