Calgary tap water could be cloudy over the weekend [Video]

Calgarians may notice some cloudy – but safe to drink – water coming from the tap over the weekend as the city works to reconnect the Bearspaw feeder main to the water network.

Crews completed filling the recently repaired pipe on Thursday night. Now, water quality samples have been sent off to the lab for analysis.

Once the water is confirmed to be safe, the city will begin stabilizing the water network.

“We are taking steps during the stabilization process to reduce turbidity or cloudy water. However, as we reconnect the feeder main to the system, it is likely that some people will experience cloudy water in their taps or notice that their water has a chlorine smell.

“Both of these are expected, and I want to stress that the water is still safe to drink,” Francois Bouchart, the city’s director of capital priorities and investment, said Friday.

That stabilization …