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Calgary lifts water restrictions, Bearspaw feeder main back in service
The Bearspaw South Feeder Main supplies 60% of Calgary's treated water; restrictions on 1.6 million residents were lifted after successful repair tests this week.
- On Jan. 16, 2026, the City of Calgary said tests on the repaired water main were successful and all restrictions affecting about 1.6 million people are now lifted.
- The Bearspaw South Feeder Main ruptured, forcing the city to plug the pipe and impose voluntary water-use restrictions; it supplies 60 per cent of treated water used by Calgary and surrounding municipalities.
- Phased reactivation continued with a final pump scheduled for Friday, while repair crews worked along 16 Ave. and another Bearspaw South Feeder Main pump was turned on Thursday morning.
- Local services and residents faced cutbacks, with the Alberta government launching a review and demanding 20 years of city records while Calgarians reduced water use for over two weeks.
- Longer-Term, officials note the pipe's second break in less than two years heightens concerns, and Mayor Jeromy Farkas said the entire Bearspaw feeder line still needs replacement.
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