Sydney Tap Water Tastes Foul This Week

peterpeterpumpkin on 08/10/2021 - 02:25
Last edited 09/10/2021 - 02:26

If you live in parts of Sydney and your tap water suddenly tastes and/or smells like dirt it's a known issue: https://www.sydneywater.com.au/SW/water-the-environment/how-…

"Customers in parts of west and north-western Sydney may be experiencing slight changes in taste and odour in their water supply. Sydney Water advises that the water still meets Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and remains safe to drink. Recent high-winds in the Warragamba catchment area have impacted raw water supply and we are working closely with Water NSW to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Sydney Water apologises for any inconvenience and thanks you for your patience while we work to resolve the issue."

Today I learned that Geosmin and Methylisoborneol (MIB) are naturally occurring compounds produced in some organisms (esp. algae) that have an earthy taste and odour at very low concentrations and together are responsible for the majority of foul tasting town water. You may already know geosmin for being a component in "the smell of rain". Apparently they're harmless but some smell sensitive people may get nausea and headaches.

It seems I taste these chemicals whenever I leave the capital cities.

Update:
Sydney Water interviewed on ABC
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/drive/why-does-…

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Comments

  • elgrande on 08/10/2021 - 06:35
    +11

    I find flushing before I drink from the bowl assists with improving the tsste and odour of the water.

  • skid on 08/10/2021 - 08:09

    coffee masks the taste

  • Archi on 08/10/2021 - 08:39

    you are still alive to make this post… so i guess it wasn't that bad.

  • Neilzy on 08/10/2021 - 08:55
    +3

    Bruz Barilarro took one final dump on Sydneys waterways as a departing gift

  • Duckie2hh on 08/10/2021 - 09:08

    It's because you don't live in Melbourne.

  • cameldownunder on 08/10/2021 - 09:26
    +2

    And that's why I Installed an under-sink water filter. In a former life I lived up on a mountain, and the water was coming out of the mountain and collected by council in a reservoir of 20KL. That water is the best I ever had, better than Pellegrino or Evian. The water filter does a good job, and the taste is close to the one in the mountain.

    • orangetrain on 08/10/2021 - 10:10

      What a #tool can change all that https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S3HTDChrecE

      That hasn't started yet though

      • cameldownunder on 08/10/2021 - 11:05

        Bathurst: 200Km from Sydney, and …… 3 Hours by car ? Driving through villages, stopping at red light because old ladies crossing, slowing down to 40km/h during school hours. That's a JOKE !. Should be ~ 1 1/2 h ( would love a sped limit of 130 km/h )

        Train even a bigger joke ( ~5 hours ), it takes less to go from Paris ( FR ) to Birmingham ( UK ), and that includes crossing the channel.

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 08/10/2021 - 11:04
    +4

    So many unpublished posts….what fun did I miss out on?

    • Archi on 08/10/2021 - 11:11
      +2

      yada yada yada, some dude thought it was a good idea to make unprovoked personal attacks, turns out he didn't know what he was talking about and was a tool and was afraid of fluoride in the water,
      @sbob + @mskeggs

      • SBOB on 08/10/2021 - 13:21
        +2

        And based on the ban reason, I think pointing out that it was suspiciously like a previous anti-vax'r in the penalty box might have been accurate.

  • Archi on 08/10/2021 - 12:24
    +1

    and for the OP

    LINK

    • fiveferrari on 08/10/2021 - 14:30

      Hey please don't spoil my narrative of Tap water is bad.

      /S

  • uzz30 on 08/10/2021 - 13:26
    +2

    It's the new COVID test people!

    If you can taste the water, you don't have COVID

    NSW leading the way

  • Drakesy on 08/10/2021 - 15:13
    +1

    It's the mind control additive to get you to vaccinate, why do you think their vaccine rates are so high!? /s

  • Ghost47 on 08/10/2021 - 20:46

    Sydney tap water always tastes foul.

    • Borg on 08/10/2021 - 23:06

      I disagree. Water tastes decent enough usually. It's very earthy right now though over the last three days.

  • Caromi on 10/10/2021 - 19:50

    Yeah, it's pretty bad today.

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