closed #177473
Water Quality
- Case Date:
- 9/16/2021
Water has just started tasting like dirt.
Water has just started tasting like dirt.
For the past few days our water has had a bad taste and distinctive odor. My understanding is that this currently a common issue, but we hope it can be resolved soon.
Water tastes weird and has an odor
Tap water smells and tastes like having mold or dirt.
Water smells dank and mildewy.
About a week after the taste and smell of tap water became like dirt, very organic, I began having loose stool. Last night I bought gallons of water from Kroger because the issue has only gotten worse. I've read that Lake Monroe is experiencing algal blooms, and this document by the epa indicates that this could be a problem, therefore I am reporting this for the safety of the community. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-11/documents/harmful_algal_blooms_and_drinking_water_factsheet.pdf
water smells/tastes like mold/dirt/fungus/rotting, no amount of filtration using home filter systems or boiling will get the smell out.
Starting yesterday, we started noticing an unpleasant taste and odor with our drinking water.
The smell of our tap water is atrocious. Even with a new filter in our fridge/freezer it doesn't help much. The Brita filter on the countertop pitcher definitely helps though (for whatever it filters out).
Water smells like dirt. Literally like soil. It’s been this way for at least a week, and nothing has made it better. I’ve tried bleach in the drains, thinking it was the pipes.