If water use in Calgary keeps rising, the city may have to enforce mandatory indoor water restrictions, Mayor Jyoti Gondek warned Friday, calling the situation "urgent and catastrophic." Gondek made this announcement during an update on the recent water main break, urging residents to conserve water. "We don't know what mandatory restrictions would look like, and I hope we don't get there," Gondek said. "But if we can't reduce water usage together, we might have to impose restrictions." The Bearspaw south water main, 11 kilometers long and up to two meters wide, broke on June 5, leaving hundreds of homes and businesses in the city's northwest without water. This led to a fire ban and mandatory outdoor water restrictions. Water use has been increasing daily since Saturday, three days after the break. On Thursday, the city used 480 million liters, the sustainable limit. This was slightly less than the previous day's use, but still not enough, according to the mayor. "If our water use keeps increasing and we can't keep up, taps will run dry eventually," Gondek said. There's no timeline for when this might happen or how many days of water supply remain, but the mayor emphasized the urgency. "The more water we use, the sooner we run out," Gondek said. "We can't stop our conservation efforts now. We must do better." Work on the water main paused overnight Wednesday when two workers were injured. Repairs resumed Thursday afternoon. The delay has pushed back the timeline for fully restoring water to the city. On Thursday, Francois Bouchart, director of capital priorities and investment with the city's infrastructure services department, reported progress on the repairs. Crews are also investigating the cause of the break. The main priority remains to restore full water service.
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