As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high

CALGARY — Calgary’s mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the city has set to keep water service going amid a conservation crisis.

Jyoti Gondek says Calgarians used 500 million litres of water on Thursday.

It is 20 million litres more than the daily limit the city says is needed to ensure enough water is available for firefighting and health-care services.

It is also the highest amount reported since the city imposed a mix of voluntary and mandatory water restrictions following a water main rupture on June 5.