Sooke water main repair affecting 13,000 will take ‘days’: CRD [Video]

About 13,000 people on Vancouver Island are being asked to avoid using more water than absolutely necessary following a water main break near Sooke, B.C. 

Alicia Fraser, manager of water services for the Capital Regional District, says a break in the water supply main was found early Friday morning, and they need residents to scale back water usage in order for repairs to move ahead.

“The next 24 hours will be critical for us,” she said in an interview with CBC All Points West host Jason D’Souza just after 3 p.m. PT Friday afternoon.

Fraser said the district has all the equipment and personnel needed to make the repairs, so she expects the work to be done in a matter of “days, not weeks,” but warned it would still take time for the full extent of the damage to be realized.

She said initial reports indicate a fallen tree caused the break, but …