Regina, Moose Jaw lift voluntary water restrictions as plant upgrades continue

Jeffery Tram · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 02, 2025 1:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

The cities of Regina and Moose Jaw person lifted their voluntary h2o restrictions arsenic of Monday.

On Thursday, some cities asked nonmigratory to bounds their h2o use. The restrictions were enactment successful spot owed to ongoing upgrades astatine the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant, which supplies drinking h2o to some cities.

Both cities confirmed successful quality releases Monday that residents and businesses whitethorn present instrumentality to mean h2o consumption. Services similar thoroughfare sweeping and the cognition of spray pads are besides resuming.

"The City sincerely acknowledgment residents and businesses for their practice successful conserving h2o during this time," the City of Regina said successful a property release. "Their efforts helped trim the City's h2o usage portion captious upgrades were underway."

While the restrictions are nary longer successful effect, Regina is encouraging radical to proceed conserving h2o wherever possible.

The Buffalo Pound upgrade task is expected to wrapper up successful 2026. In the meantime, the metropolis says it volition support monitoring h2o usage and is prepared to usage exigency wells if needed.