Calgary’s water woes a ‘wake-up call’ for all of Canada, engineers warn | Page 888 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: January 17, 2026 - 05:30

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Calgary’s water woes a ‘wake-up call’ for all of Canada, engineers warn

January 17, 2026

In most major cities, water transmissions lines are wide enough to drive a truck through. They carry as much water as a small river and can reach internal pressures of 200 pounds per square inch, about five times more intense than a car tire.

When they fail, they fail spectacularly.



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