Edmonton area placed under mandatory ban for all non-essential water use due to pump failure

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Epcor has put a mandatory ban on non-essential water use because of a pump failure early Monday at the E.L. Smith water treatment plant in southwest Edmonton.

Residents and businesses in Edmonton and surrounding communities, including Sherwood Park, St. Albert, Morinville, Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, Leduc, Beaumont, Fort Saskatchewan and others, are being told to eliminate non-essential water use.

Until the problem is fixed, customers may also experience lower water pressure, Epcor said in a news release Monday afternoon.

There is no impact to the quality of drinking water, the utility said.

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Around 2 a.m. Monday there was a failure in the pumping systems that move water from

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