With Calgary’s drinking water system crippled by a catastrophic rupture in the Bearspaw South feeder main for the second time in less than two years, it’s natural to want someone to blame.

Some folks out there, including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, seem eager to lay everything at the feet of those in charge in recent civic administrations — and conveniently, that would include Naheed Nenshi, a former mayor of Calgary who’s now leader of the Opposition Alberta NDP.

There is limited validity to that argument.

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Despite the installation of equipment meant to catch problems before catastrophic pipe breaks, we’ve been told the gear didn’t detect any issues before the latest blowout on Dec. 30.

And until the initial spectacular water........

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