Water restrictions to start Nov. 4

Calgarians can start bracing for another round of water restrictions. The city says stage four restrictions will take effect November 4th and last about four weeks as crews take the aging Bearspaw South Feeder Main out of service so they can tie in the new replacement pipe. One final push, four more weeks and we finish the job once and for all. I think Calgarians are unfortunately very well versed in what that means where we need to conserve water as much as possible. During the four weeks, outdoor watering will be prohibited. Indoor water conservation will be voluntary, but the city is asking Calgarians to cut back to limit total water use to 500 million litres per day. No outdoor water use, running dishwashers and washing machines only when full, flushing toilets only when needed, and taking shorter showers, aiming for three minutes. Calgary is hosting the Grey Cup during the restriction period. The city says it's working with organizers and doesn't expect the game will have significant impacts on water demand. Once the new pipe is connected, the city says the final step will be two to three weeks of flushing, disinfecting and testing. So if all goes according to plan, the new pipe will be operational before the end of the year. Thompson says he expects this will be the final round of water restrictions, but he won't feel comfortable until the new pipe is up running and until then there's still risk of another break. Brendan Coulter, CBC News, Calgary.