City of Boulder: foul-smelling water okay to drink

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Web Staff - FOX31 Denver


BOULDER, Colo. -- Boulder officials are trying to assure water customers in the eastern part of the city that a change in the odor and taste of their drinking water is nothing to be alarmed about.

“The difference in taste and odor does not adversely affect the quality of the water,” the city’s Public Works department said in a press release Thursday. “The water conforms to all applicable Safe Drinking Water Act standards.”

A canal that distributes water to Boulder Reservoir has been shut down for several weeks due to a lack of water calls to downstream farms. Due to high temperatures and a lack of new flow into the reservoir, the taste of Boulder Reservoir water is more noticeable than usual, the City says.

The change in taste is due to algae in the reservoir.

“The canal that feeds the reservoir is expected to come back online in approximately two weeks. At that point, water customers should notice an improved taste."

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