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Not loving the dirty water

By karenz on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:24pm

Anyone else getting this yellow-brown tinged water in their homes? We got some yesterday and it's still here today. I'd worry that it was something with our building in Jamaica Plain but I got the same creepy water yesterday at work in Brighton. I'm assuming (hoping) the water is still safe to drink and a result of the rain or something else seasonal that is going on. Any ideas or suggestions?

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By anon on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:29pm.

i noticed the water in all the toilets at work yesterday had that "grey-water" look... down in the theater district...

By Kaz on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:37pm.

I had clear water at home in Brighton (near St. Elizabeth's) this morning. No ideas as to what's going on with your water. Run it for a while and see if it clears out. They might have done two somethings coincidentally near both your house and work and disturbed the water mains.

By Stevil on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:43pm.

We had that problem a couple of years ago - turns out the water heater was about to go. Rust/silt junk builds up and causes water to come out brown - maybe?

By HenryAlan on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 4:00pm.

Yeah, that kind of thing is almost always an issue with the facility rather than the water supply. We got all new pipes in my neighborhood last year, so that would probably be the last thing I'd think about with strange water. As things stand, everything is clear and tastes good.

By John Overholt on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:49pm.

It's probably something similar to the hydrant flushing described here.

By anon on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:52pm.

There's been a bunch of pipe work in JP. For example, a bunch of streets off of S. Huntington, near the VA medical center.

By anon on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 4:16pm.

South End had it too

By anon on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 5:18pm.

I had it in JP (Forest Hills) too - I only noticed it in the toilet system though - no my other water supplies. It was gone today.

By Rob on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 6:10pm.

Did you call City Hall and/or the Boston Water & Sewer Commission to find out?

By tape on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 6:25pm.

here in Savin Hill, the water in my toilet had the very slightest grayish tint. I didn't think much of it.

By Eighthman on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 11:37pm.

Been a lot of them lately too. Stir up the pipes and you get all the junk that's settled.

Or, could be an insidious plot.

By karenz on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 1:27am.

Thanks for all the helpful feedback! I'm about a mile south of Forest Hills. The water seems to be more normal now but it was a brownish-yellow color. Will keep the City department in mind to contact if it comes back. Hopefully it won't!

Karen Zgoda
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