Frozen pipe statistics

Should I be running my water to prevent a frozen pipe?

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	City's portion of pipe	Property owner's pipe	Internal plumbing
As of Feb 13	6	21	141
As of Feb 6	5	21	141
As of Jan 30	3	13	135
As of Jan 23	0	2	34
As of Jan 16	0	2	18
As of Jan 9	0	2	18
As of Jan 2	0	2	16
As of Dec 26	0	2	16
As of Dec 19	0	1	13
As of Dec 12	0	0	6
As of Dec 5	0	0	5

View previous years’ statistics

Internal plumbing - We have tips to help you prevent frozen internal water pipes.

Other - This includes properties where:

We can’t find the location of the freeze
We are looking into the cause of the freeze
The reason for the frozen pipe is not normal

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