N.B. still looking at end of month to ease water restrictions
Administrators at the City of North Battleford hope water restrictions will be eased by the end of the month, but say the weather could spoil the target date.
Work continues on the first two wells in progress. At Monday’s city council meeting, it was revealed pumps are not connected yet. Today, Aug. 19, city spokesperson Susanne Abe said work is ongoing with two more wells planned, but weather-related delays are creating uncertainty.
“Right now it depends on the weather. If that all falls into place and we don’t have a lot of thunderstorms anymore, then we can go forward with the drilling of the wells,” she said.
Even after the pumps are connected, the water must go through a testing process before it can be added to the system. The additional wells will mean the ground water treatment plant can be used to its full capacity, helping replace the portion of the water supply normally sourced from the North Saskatchewan River.