The North Calgary Water Servicing Project (NCWS) will construct a new 22 kilometre water feeder main and multiple support facilities. The feeder main and facilities will deliver 100 million litres (ML) per day of clean, safe and reliable drinking water to existing and future communities in northwest Calgary. Flows will reach 410 ML per day once a new water treatment plant is built. The project is essential in providing adequate water supply for future population growth in the northwest area of the city while adding redundancy to our water distribution system. 

The project is in the design phase, with construction of the feeder main and some facilities set to begin in October 2025. An initial 6.5-kilometre section of the feeder main and upgrades to the Mountain View Pump Station will add an initial 30 ML per day to the City’s water distribution system. This work is anticipated to be completed by early 2027 and the entire system is expected to be in service by late 2029.

The feeder main will run west from the Bearspaw Water Treatment Plant near Stoney Trail and Nose Hill Drive, turn north along 12 Mile Coulee Road N.W. crossing under Crowchild Trail. It will continue along Rocky Ridge Road N.W. up to 144 Ave N.W. It then runs east, connecting to the Northridge Feeder Main at 144 Ave N.W. and 14^th Street N.W. The 10 support facilities span throughout the length of the feeder main.

The project involves seven linear (feeder main pipe) contracts and ten facility work packages which includes a pump station, reservoirs and control booster stations.

This project is one of several others which helps increase Calgary’s water transmission capacity which includes:

• South Calgary Watering Servicing Project (complete by 2031)
• Bearspaw South Feeder Main Improvements Project
• New water treatment plant at Bearspaw
• Crosstie Feeder Main (complete in 2029).

• This project is essential to meet water demand in northwest Calgary given recent population growth and provides adequate water supply for future residential and commercial development to take place.
• The new feeder main and facilities will increase redundancy in Calgary's water distribution system. This is an important investment as it allows us to continue to provide water service to Calgarians and customers when our existing feeder mains or pump stations are out of service in the event of emergency or planned repairs.
• Sections of the project will be completed by microtunnelling, which reduces construction impacts on traffic, parks and greenspace. This work will primarily take place under Crowchild Trail and a portion of 12 Mile Coulee Road. 

Please note all work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday with potential work on select Sundays. Completed activities will be removed from the table.