Due to required emergency aqueduct repair work, Montréal is requesting a collective effort to reduce drinking water consumption over the next few weeks.  

Upon inspecting and monitoring a watermain located beneath Avenue Atwater, a watermain was found to require repairs as soon as possible.  Therefore, the city will undertake work to recondition the conduit during the next few days. 

In order to carry out the necessary work, the watermain will be shut down for a period of several weeks. In addition to this situation, two other watermains, located elsewhere, are also currently shut down for construction or reconditioning work.  

Since this new closure occurs as the summer season begins, at a time when water demand is at its yearly peak, Montréal’s drinking water production infrastructure will be under very high pressure.

As we face this exceptional situation, it is essential to reduce drinking water consumption across the city.  

In this regard, Montréal and its boroughs will take the following measures: 

Residents are invited to contribute to the effort in the following ways:  

Water-saving measures promoted by the government of Québec are listed here (in French).

As the situation unfolds, additional reduction measures, such as a watering ban, may be imposed.