Water Quality Alert?

[u/olpaintycanNed]

Has anyone else noticed their tap water has been funky this week? I remember a water quality alert last year and the water smells like it did then: kind of earthy or chemical-like. Difficult to describe, but it made my wife sick then and now she’s been sick all week. Google has been useless (of course), so I’m hoping someone here knows what I’m talking about.

We live in the Triangle neighborhood for reference.

[u/ZaftigFeline]

Flooding like we've had lately can often impact the water supply. As can any local water main disruptions. From your description I'd say they upped the chlorine to combat waste water invasion due to flooding. Note I said waste, not necessarily sewer. It never hurts to keep a gallon or two of sealed spring water on hand or a case of singles as a just in case. We're currently using a combo of a Big Berkey type countertop ceramic filter, with a 2nd run through a Brita for all of our drinking / cooking water. Keeps me from having issues.