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The City of Calgary has announced its implementation of a water reductions advisory, which will go into effect immediately as a way of encouraging Calgarians to voluntarily reduce their water usage.
City of Calgary will be implementing a Water Reductions Advisory, asking Calgarians to reduce their water use: likely Airdronians and Rocky View residents will be asked to follow suit.
The province has awarded WaterSMART Solutions, a water management consulting company, with a $350,000 contract to conduct drought modelling and figure out how to best make use of Alberta’s water supply.
Producers that use groundwater closer to southern Alberta may "have to stop producing altogether," a University of Calgary professor said.
Calgary's recent long stretch of warm dry weather is having an affect on the Bow and Elbow rivers, but officials with the City of Calgary say the water supply is in good shape.