Jordon
04-04-2013, 07:46 PM
Hey guys, I noticed this myself the past few days. I guess I am "sensitive" to these smells... I googled it and it seems it's normal for this time of year with runoff.
I assume they have increased Chlorine/Chloramines in the water supply, so keep that in mind for your next water change for those who are using Tap and aren't using RO/DI.
EDMONTON – If you’ve noticed an odd smell or an off taste to your tap water in the past couple days, you’re not alone. But you don’t have to worry.
EPCOR says there is no health risk, and the change is simply the company responding to spring run-off, which is a temporary condition caused by vegetation, sediment and other material being washed into the river by melting ice and snow.
Tim le Riche, media specialist for EPCR, says it always happens around this time of year. He assures the public that the water is regularly tested and safe to drink.
Hopefully when I do my water change, this will be over with. They estimate a few days.
“This is purely an aesthetics issue, an odour issue, a taste issue. For some people , they don’t even notice it..but we do know that there’s a lot of people out there who do seem to be sensitive to the odour and taste of the water.”
He adds that he expects the odour issues to dissipate over the next few days. Until then he has the following advice:
“Simply fill up a jug of water, put in some sliced lemon or some sliced lime, put it in the fridge overnight and in most cases that’ll help resolve the issue.”
SOURCE (http://globalnews.ca/news/455981/water-worries-why-edmontons-tap-water-seems-a-bit-off/)
I assume they have increased Chlorine/Chloramines in the water supply, so keep that in mind for your next water change for those who are using Tap and aren't using RO/DI.
EDMONTON – If you’ve noticed an odd smell or an off taste to your tap water in the past couple days, you’re not alone. But you don’t have to worry.
EPCOR says there is no health risk, and the change is simply the company responding to spring run-off, which is a temporary condition caused by vegetation, sediment and other material being washed into the river by melting ice and snow.
Tim le Riche, media specialist for EPCR, says it always happens around this time of year. He assures the public that the water is regularly tested and safe to drink.
Hopefully when I do my water change, this will be over with. They estimate a few days.
“This is purely an aesthetics issue, an odour issue, a taste issue. For some people , they don’t even notice it..but we do know that there’s a lot of people out there who do seem to be sensitive to the odour and taste of the water.”
He adds that he expects the odour issues to dissipate over the next few days. Until then he has the following advice:
“Simply fill up a jug of water, put in some sliced lemon or some sliced lime, put it in the fridge overnight and in most cases that’ll help resolve the issue.”
SOURCE (http://globalnews.ca/news/455981/water-worries-why-edmontons-tap-water-seems-a-bit-off/)