From Global News.

Calgary officials are expected to provide a Saturday afternoon update regarding the city’s water supply, after Mayor Jyoti Gondek announced that the city has declared a local state of emergency on Day 10 of a crisis that was triggered by what officials have described as a “catastrophic” water main break.

“This is an all-hands-on-deck situation,” Gondek told reporters at the news conference, adding that she has been in contact with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and other provincial cabinet ministers about what comes next.

The announcement came on Day 10 of the crisis, and one day after crews found “significant” additional damage on a crucial feeder main that shifted the expected timeline for restoring normal water service to three to five weeks from now.

Gondek said declaring a state of emergency will help the city “expedite things,” and most importantly will help allow crews to access private property should they need to address the multiple damaged areas of the water system that have now been identified.

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