Despite recently having an “earthy or musty” smell and taste, tap water in Durham is safe, assures the“Taste and odour episodes are caused by seasonal biological changes in Lake Ontario and typically occur in the late summer or early fall,” Durham Region said in an Aug. 11 news release.
The regional municipality said it is “difficult to predict” when the water will return to normal, but indicated that “taste and odour episodes will generally fade away after the lake water temperatures decrease.” In the meantime, municipal officials are advising residents to refrigerate a jug of water or add ice cubes or a few drops of lemon juice to a glass of water to “reduce the taste and odour.”
Have you noticed a change in the smell or taste of your water? This is caused by seasonal changes to Lake Ontario. Our
They claim it to be 'safe' or is it something along the lines of 'within acceptable limits of contaminants' even if it contains heavy metals? I had to buy bottled water when I noticed my water filter had some blue and green specks in it and the water smelled overly chlorinated
Musty always smells completely over chlorinated to me!
Lovin that musty flavour
York region FTW
Brita filters be like..
Don't drink it! No town should sell earthy or musty water to their people.
Right… 😉
If you know this happens every year, find a solution not an excuse.
It’s always bad
Remember Walkerton? Mike Harris was Premier. Today Durham! Doug Ford is Premier. Notice any connection? Hmmm.
Regardless of what they say, get your Reverse Osmosis system and C7 Pitcher today!! HOPEWELLNESSIN3
I haven't noticed that, though I generally don't drink straight from a tap. Musty water sounds pretty gross though lol
😬
So.... Follow-up on 'safe'... My constipation is gone, but my toilet is my office for now...
ya i agree smells like dirt .. so why .. cuzz it doesnt smell like chlorine
Maybe if fordnation and NestleCA stop pumping our watersheds dry for $ we wouldn't have this issue.
Lol.... Uh huh
Im happy that there is a water store just a few blocks from me.
As safe as the vaccines
Musty? You mean like a chlorinated pool. No wonder my dog refuses to drink...even Brita filtered isn't cutting it
I was wondering about this.
Staying home is safe, mining is also safe. Just the standard is bit different.
safe
6months later..... Tap water unsafe in Durham.
It always smells and tastes like that in Port Perry unless you spend thousands on a softener & a reverse osmosis system. So yeah why am I paying for water? 🤷🏻♀️
Safe and effective 😉
Ya ok. And then there's an outbreak of cholera, TB, ecoli etc. Can't trust anything these people say
I just don’t believe tab water is safe to drink.
The sun doesn’t burn you either….
Jane and Finch water is smelling fishy 🥴
Tbh it just smells too chlorine-y
They said it was safe in Walkerton at first as well…
My Girlfriend uses those exact same words but shes not talking about the tap water when it comes to tasting and also assures me its safe
No nuclear poison either, safe
Covid in sewage smells earthy 😂
Ewww
Bramptons tap water smells like straight up chemicals
It's just the dead possum floating in the reservoir
None of our tap water is “safe”, it’s full of fluoride
wtf
Mmmm... dirt!
Same problem here in Scarborough
🤔🤔🤔
I’ve been smelling that and no way am I drinking it
Safe and effective!
Lmao buy your own RO filter.
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