Brisbane residents and visitors have reported an unusual taste in the city's tap water. While the taste is unusual, authorities assure that the water is safe to drink. The unusual taste is attributed to naturally occurring organic compounds that were released after recent heavy rains.
Locals and tourists visiting Brisbane may have noticed the city's tap water has an unusual taste, but authorities have confirmed it's safe to drink. A strange taste and smell to south-east Queensland's tap water is harmless and should begin to disappear by the weekend, the region's main water supplier says. People in parts of Brisbane, Ipswich and Logan may have noticed an earthy, grassy or musty taste and smell to their tap water this week.
Seqwater's Matthew McCahon said the taste is due to naturally occurring organic compounds that appeared after recent heavy rain. 'It's a perfect storm of really hot weather, rainy weather, lots of nutrients and lots of sunlight that have created this,' he said.The compounds are non-toxic and get filtered out through the water treatment process but can leave behind an odd taste.'It's really important to understand the water is safe to drink. 'We are seeing significant improvements in the water production from the start of this week and people should start noticing a difference in taste this weekend,' McCahon said.Seqwater is working to move large amount of water around the south-east's water grid to help distil the compound and improve the taste of the water. Parts of southern Brisbane, Logan and Ipswich are likely to feel the effects the longest because of how close they are to Mount Crosby water treatment plant, where much of the affected water is processed.While some have taken to social media to complain of gastrointestinal issues after drinking tap water, Mr McCahon said that was not caused by the compounds in the water. 'Those medical symptoms are unrelated to the water. The compounds are non-toxic and are not harmful to humans,' he sai
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