AHS lifts boil water advisory in Calgary community affected by water main break
Alberta Health Services has confirmed that satisfactory water quality has been restored in Calgary's northwest community of Bowness.
"As water quality has been restored, the boil water advisory issued June 5, 2024, has been lifted, effective immediately," read a release on Monday evening.
The health agency says that all residents and businesses in Bowness can return to normal water consumption practices, and that boiling water is no longer required.
In Bowness, near the water main break, residents were ordered to boil their water before using it. Other Calgary residents were urged to limit their water use.
Stage 4 water restrictions implemented by the City of Calgary remain in place.
A break in a major feeder water main that supplies approximately 60 per cent of the city, plunged Calgary's water supply into a critical state last week.
On Sunday, mayor Jyoti Gondek apologized to Calgary residents, calling the city's efforts to communicate information about the ongoing feeder water main break "slow to come," and "confusing at times."
More to come.
