Outdoor watering restrictions for Calgary eyed to begin this summer. Water flow in the Bow River in 2022 was the lowest since records were first kept in 1911, while the velocity of the Elbow River — Calgary’s other source of drinking water — was at a 23-year low last year.

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1. Calgarians should be limited to two days a week of outdoor watering starting this summer in an effort to conserve dwindling water supplies, say city administrators.

   That’s one of the recommendations being made to the city’s executive committee on Tuesday, and one that precedes the current water supply crisis stemming from a ruptured feeder main.

   It comes following years of drought and expectations climate change will lock in that trend.

   “Our water supply is changing and river flows will be very different in the future because of a changing climate,” states the administration report.

   “Administration’s efforts to prepare and respond to drought risks have underscored a need for additional water conservation tools to proactively reduce community-wide water use and enhance community preparedness.”