Lloydminster City Council received a report on what the city could do when facing a water shortage.
The water shortage response plan was presented at the July 15 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting. The goal of the plan is to increase preparedness and efficient management during periods of water scarcity.
The plan details priorities for water use in the situation of a scarcity with priority use being given to health and safety. The plan is activated based on reservoir levels or an unexpected malfunction with the system.
Some mitigation strategies outlined in the plan include, public education, water conservation plan, implementation of water restrictions and securing other water sources among other steps.
The plan was not brought forward by council but rather by the Government of Alberta.
“The plan was brought forward based on a request from the Alberta Government,” said Mayor Gerald Aalbers. “Our water source is the Sask river and we were in really good shape going into this plan."
Aalbers says that while Lloydminster is doing well with its water source, southern Alberta was not.
He says there have been questions regarding the pipeline after what happened in Calgary.
“The main concern I hear from the public is the pipeline,” said Aalbers. “All indications are that we are in good shape, pipeline has 75-100 years of life, it’s not that old, regular maintenance and testing is occurring.”
The Committee accepted the water shortage response plan as information.
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