Montreal adds Lachine to list of boroughs affected by water consumption reduction

As the City of Montreal makes major repairs to a key water main, fountains will be shut off.

The City of Montreal has added Lachine to the list of boroughs and affiliated towns asked to reduce water consumption.

This is due to work that will be carried out on three main water distribution lines. The city requested that several boroughs and affiliated towns reduce water consumption at the end of May.

The boroughs now affected are:

• Ahuntsic-Cartierville
• Anjou
• Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
• Lachine
• LaSalle
• Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
• Le Sud-Ouest
• Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
• Montréal-Nord
• Outremont
• Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles
• Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie
• Saint-Laurent
• Saint-Léonard
• Verdun
• Ville-Marie
• Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension

As well as the following affiliated towns:

• Côte-Saint-Luc
• Hampstead
• Montreal-East
• Montreal-West
• Mount Royal
• Westmount

To help reduce water consumption, the city says it will suspend continuous pipe flushing, preventive flushing of pipes, and suspend or limit certain activities, including limiting decorative fountains and non-essential watering.

The city says they are also promptly repairing any leaks that might occur in the system to minimize water loss.

Residents are urged to comply with the city’s bylaw on the use of drinking water by reducing watering and avoiding using water for outdoor cleaning.

‘Requires immediate attention’

The city has previously noted that the inspection and monitoring of a main distribution line under Atwater Avenue “requires immediate attention.”

“To carry out this work, the conduit will need to be shut down for several weeks, while two other lines, located elsewhere in the system, are already shut down for reconstruction or rehabilitation work,” the city stated.

“Since this new shutdown comes at the start of the summer season, when water demand is at its highest for the year, there will be significant strain on the drinking water production infrastructure.”

Additional measures may need to be implemented, including a watering ban, according to city officials.