Brown Water

I am in westville. it is wednesday evening and the water in all of our faucets and hoses appears to be clear unitl you fill a tub or a pool and then you see a black sediment on the bottom. not good. concerned becasue we have been drinking this all day. it is not noticeable in a glass, only in larger quantities.

Better on prospect hill today as well. Lets all take this as a precaution and use common sense when using water, do not just run it to run it. Shut off the faucet when washing dishes, brushing teeth, cut back on watering your lawn etc.

I have a marine fish tank and so own a dissolved solids meter so I can test for contaminates in the tap water and then test after the water is filtered through a reverse osmosis/DE-ionize filter.
Last night, the meter read 78 parts per million of dissolved solids in the tap water. Today, it is reading 50 parts per million. Normal for our water is 45-48 PPM.

Looking better here at State & Bishop.

OK I got some more info from RWA.

They said the water's OK to drink -- let the sediment settle first. RWA hasn't seen this much brown water in 15 years.

Updated story:
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/dirty_water_alert/

I know this is not a "Katrina" situation...YET. But it does show moral if not criminal negligence on the authorities of this city and state. No one has said they have TESTED the water for safe use. It's filthy water. The authoritys say it's a personal choice to drink it , we can BUY clean water.
NOT if your poor. I am poor and disabled. I went out this morning and bought the last 4 gallons of water left at walgreens on Walley...at 8:30 this morning.
Now they say on the news that we may not have drinkable water for DAYS.
Why do I have the feeling that if the people of, oh lets say, Grenwich had no clean water-the govenor would have water tankers parked next to every Starbucks?
sorry for the bad spelling. IF it goes on for days, what will I do?
so, yes I am scared and angry.

MEDIA ADVISORY re: DISCOLORED WATER

The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority has been receiving questions from consumers about discolored water coming from their taps. The very warm weather last weekend and continuing this week has driven up demand for water. The higher flows of water through the water mains have stirred up sediments similar to fire hydrant flushings. With the hot weather likely continuing, causing high water demand, consumers may continue to experience discolored water. Running water in an attempt to flush your home system will not clear the discoloration of the water.

Consumers can help us by limiting your outside irrigation to the early morning hours. Additionally, due to widespread illegal hydrant openings contributing to the high flows of water, please call your local fire department if you see an open hydrant.

While unappealing, the water is not harmful. It is a personal choice whether or not to use the discolored water for showering, flushing toilets, cleaning floors, etc. To drink lightly discolored water, fill a container, put it in your refrigerator to cool and let the color settle to the bottom. When ready to drink, use the clear water from the top of the container. You should use caution if you wash clothes, especially light colored ones, in your washing machine. Check the condition to your water to prevent staining.

If consumers have other questions, they may call 203-562-4020.

Downtown chapel street: still a little discolored, but better than last night.