Frozen pipe statistics

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    Unless the City advises you to run your water to prevent the water pipe from freezing, you should not be running your water continuously.

Date Location of frozen water infrastructure Maximum frost
depth 3		 Average response time - City forces 4
City's
portion
of the pipe		 Property
owner's
pipe		 Internal
plumbing 1 		Other 2
As of
May 26		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
May 19		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
May 12		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
May 5		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
Apr 28		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
Apr 21		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
Apr 14		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
Apr 7		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
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Mar 31		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
Mar 24		 14 20 71 0 - Same day
As of
Mar 17		 14 17 71 0 - Same day
As of
Mar 10		 10 14 70 0 - Same day
As of
Mar 3		 8 13 70 0 - Same day
As of
Feb 24		 7 10 69 0 - Same day
As of
Feb 17		 6 10 63 0 - Same day
As of
Feb 10		 5 9 63 0 - Same day
As of
Feb 3		 4 7 52 0 - Same day
As of
Jan 27		 1 4 28 0 - Same day
As of
Jan 20		 1 4 28 0 - Same day
As of
Jan 13		 1 3 28 0 - Same day
As of
Jan 6		 1 3 27 0 - Same day
As of
Dec 30		 1 3 27 0 - Same day
As of
Dec 23		 1 2 23 0 - Same day
As of
Dec 16		 1 2 17 0 - Same day
As of
Dec 9		 0 2 17 0 - Same day

Report date: May 26, 2023

1 Full details on measures that residents can take to prevent internal plumbing from freezing are at Preventing Frozen Water Pipes

2 There may be some properties where it is difficult to determine the exact location of the freeze/cause of no water, the cause is under investigation, or the cause was atypical (e.g., an exposed portion of the pipe during an excavation).

3 This number is determined based on the best available information (e.g., water and sewer excavations). Frost depth is highly variable across the city, often differing from street to street. Some of the factors known to affect frost penetration are snow depth and density, ground cover (e.g., vegetation, concrete), proximity of adjacent infrastructure (e.g., catch basin), atmospheric pressure, exposure to sunshine, initial soil temperature, moisture content of the soil, soil type, and organic matter contained in the soil.

4 For assistance with thawing frozen internal plumbing, property owners must contact a plumber. City thawing service is not available.

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