5-21-09 new smell in the Tulsa Muni water?

[Steve]

well,,, im stumped.
does the health department do brain cancer screening?

Maybe the problems are related to your house topography and all the heavy rains we have had lately.  I know the houses across the street from me on 26th St. often have backup problems during prolonged periods of heavy rain.  The storm water and sanitary sewer water mingles, causing some nasty problems.   I know the area down by your house heavily flooded during the infamous 1984 Memorial Day flood.  Fortunately for me at 4962, I have never had any backup or sewage problems.

Check all the storm drains on 26 Terrace down there by your house.  Are they all clogged with debris?  I reported all these clogged drains to the City about 2 years ago, and they came out within 2 days and cleared them out.  They may need to be cleaned again. 

[Conan71]

That smell wasn't a smell like burning rope or burning lima beans was it? 

[FOTD]

There was no sign in the demons neti pot of Guido.....

[custosnox]

was talking to my mom yesterday and sh started complaining about the water smelling funny yesterday.  I couldn't tell the differance personally.  We both live in East Tulsa.

[carltonplace]

I wonder if the vessel you are using is adding a scent or flavor? Plastics sometimes trap smells and release them back into water, styrofoam can make water taste as if you are drinking from a garden hose (as can drinking from a garden hose). Maybe your dishwasher is not rinsing completely?

[Conan71]

I wonder if the vessel you are using is adding a scent or flavor? Plastics sometimes trap smells and release them back into water, styrofoam can make water taste as if you are drinking from a garden hose (as can drinking from a garden hose). Maybe your dishwasher is not rinsing completely?

I understand that bongs will add a certain taste or flavor to water as well, that's what I'm told anyhow.

[carltonplace]

I understand that bongs will add a certain taste or flavor to water as well, that's what I'm told anyhow.

Water filtered through a bong does become pot able.

[TURobY]

Water filtered through a bong does become pot able.

Boo.... 

[carltonplace]

Boo.... 

I know but it was better than H⁴²⁰O

[Conan71]

I know but it was better than H⁴²⁰O

Clever, very clever...

[FOTD]

I understand that bongs will add a certain taste or flavor to water as well, that's what I'm told anyhow.

You're the cat in the hat Conan....quit hiding.

[custosnox]

setting up the pool for the summer and did a base test on the tap water, and seems that there are no chemicals at all (at least non that show up with pool test kits) and is very hard.  Maybe the city is saving money by just piping us water without treating it.

[patric]

setting up the pool for the summer and did a base test on the tap water, and seems that there are no chemicals at all (at least non that show up with pool test kits) and is very hard.  Maybe the city is saving money by just piping us water without treating it.

No chlorine or fluoride?

[custosnox]

doesn't test for floride, but no, no cholrine.

[cannon_fodder]

doesn't test for floride, but no, no cholrine.

It seems highly unlikely that such is the case.    It is more likely that the chlorine levels are so low that you are simply not able to detect them with your pool kit.   Tulsa's water averaged 1.8 ppm of chlorine in drinking water but a minimum level of .25 ppm might make it past your detection.  And even if NO chlorine is present, it doesn't mean it wasn't added (it dissipates of course) and there are numerous other steps in the treatment processes.   

Interesting web pages:

http://www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/water/quality.aspx
http://www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/water/treatment-process.aspx

(link to all the testing data there too)