DC Tap Water tastes like mold

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean DCUMers worry about organic this-and-that, unhealthy school lunches, consuming sugar & additives, and GMOs - but you're still drinking tap water?

You do realize that bottled water is just tap water repackaged and sold back to you at an enormous markup, right? Albeit, the water is likely not from DC, but it's still just tap water.

Yes, but if you have ever lived anywhere else, you would know that in some places, the tap water is quite good.

[Anonymous]

Currently, some customers may notice a musty odor and taste, which is caused by algae byproducts that appear seasonally in the Potomac River and drinking water reservoirs. The concentrations of these byproducts are extremely low and are not harmful to human health. The odor and taste should subside in the next few weeks with colder temperatures. In the meantime, a carbon filter may minimize the taste and odor.

John Lisle
DC Water

[Anonymous]

I can even smell it in my tap water when I turn on the shower or brush my teeth. Gross. Have also noticed that it's in every restaurant tap water I've tasted since August. Algae and mold two different things. How does one get the city to address this?

[Anonymous]

I think DC water tastes like dirt but I use a Brita filter and that cuts it down.