Water pipe supplying 20 per cent of the region’s drinking water to be shut off for repairs [Video]

Residents in Waterloo Region are being asked to conserve water for approximately one week while an important water pipe is repaired.

The region said it supplies drinking water to approximately 20 per cent of the community.

The pipe will need to be shut off between Aug. 19 and Aug. 25 while the work is completed.

“Rather than to wait and put the community at risk, we’re choosing to do the repair now,” said Mari MacNeil, the director of water and wastewater services for the Region of Waterloo.

People living or working in Kitchener, Waterloo, northwest Cambridge, St. Jacobs, Elmira, Breslau, Mannheim, Shingletown, West Montrose, Conestogo and St. Agatha will be impacted. Residents are being asked to reduce all water use as much as possible while the work is ongoing.

A map, provided by the Region of Waterloo, showing the areas impacted by an upcoming water pipe repair scheduled for August …