No more water conservation efforts needed after feeder water main repair

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C.— Water conservation efforts are no longer necessary in Fort St. John after repairs on the feeder water main were completed over the weekend. 

According to a Facebook post uploaded to the city’s page, the city thanked the community for saving water where possible. 

This comes after the city discovered a leak in the feeder water main, an 18-inch steel pipeline which is used to transport raw water from the city’s five shallow wells near the Peace River to the water treatment facility, which required repairs. 

On February 2nd, the city asked residents to conserve water to ensure enough water remained available in the reserve tank for essential services such as fire protection. For example, delaying laundry and dishwashing and taking shorter showers.

 The bulk water dispensing stations were also closed during the repairs.  

The city said it was able to complete repairs to the feeder water main on February 7th, without requiring any extensions to the repair period. 

The bulk water dispensing stations have also been reopened as of February 9th.