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elPrimeraPison t1_j8wml0c wrote

Reply to comment by fusion260 in Is yellow 'city water' safe to drink? by [deleted]

its at a place I work at. I dont know about the 'neighbors'. I was told it happens all the time and passes, and that they have no control since it comes from the James, but it makes me really nervous about drinking it.

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fusion260 t1_j8wnsfr wrote

The water intake does come from the James, but it is absolutely treated and is clear before it leaves the facility. The yellow coloring isn’t normal, but also isn’t an indication that it is unsafe to drink; it could just be from extra iron in the water.

The color coming and going is definitely an sign that there is either frequent water main issues near your building or something is shaking the pipes and causing it to mix particles in it.

Water filters that attach to the sink or spigot, or the Brita water pitchers with the filter cartridges, clear this right up.

If the water smells, though, probably best to skip drinking it.

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Westhamwayintherva t1_j933o89 wrote

Sometimes you have to filter water extra to avoid the coloring… isnt it ironic, don’t you think?

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fusion260 t1_j9395v7 wrote

Indeed! Like running wine or coffee through a Brita filter 🫢

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Westhamwayintherva t1_j93a16a wrote

I FEel like you didn’t get my joke about water having an excess of iron.

I must be getting rusty.

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fusion260 t1_j93e6cd wrote

🤦‍♂️ Now I see it. I blame the unfiltered tequila and pot.

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masonbrit t1_j8wp7nb wrote

This might be a silly question but do you serve this to customers? And who told you this happens all the time? The manager?

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elPrimeraPison t1_j8wpnw0 wrote

I work in the kitchen, so I dont. And the manager is the one that told me

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masonbrit t1_j8wqo0h wrote

Sorry I meant does the water get served to customers by anyone?

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fusion260 t1_j8x0a7w wrote

The water that goes into soda taps/machines almost certainly has a filter on it, so it's clear when it comes out and goes into glasses. Guaranteed they are not serving brown water to customers. If they are, then customers are definitely going to complain.

If anything, their filters are going to start to get clogged much faster and they're going to be moving through them more quickly. The mix from carbonated water to syrup will be thrown off and everything will taste sweeter or "more chemically" for diet sodas and customers will also complain.

ETA: Source is that I've watched distributors and inspectors test and inspect soda machines, test the water to syrup ratio, and we would get dinged if the soda mix was off, which may have been because of clogged filters that weren't performing as expected (water flowed slower and the syrup mix was left as-is). If we received more than a handful of points, the distributor or brand (Coca-Cola at the time) would fine us and threaten pulling their products. It was usually fixed by simply replacing the filter, restoring the water pressure and returning the water-to-syrup ratio back to the intended mix.

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JustDyslexic t1_j8y3nhs wrote

I would be more worried about the water they are using for cleaning

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RVAblues t1_j8zyfyd wrote

Tell your manager that it’s utter bullshit.

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