That\u2019s left a bad taste in the mouth of Hamish McLagan after what he saw coming from his taps on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would love the judges to taste the water that came out of our tap,\u201d McLagan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issue with dirty water has been going on for years and while it is the first time it\u2019s happened in two or three years, this is the dirtiest I\u2019ve ever seen it, and it left a lot of muck behind,\u201d McLagan said.<\/p>\n
He said before 2022 they had a bad run with dirty water running from their taps every three to four months.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe water would either turn yellow-brown or you\u2019d get a huge chlorine smell out of it. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe same thing happened when we lived in Tamatea.\u201d<\/p>\n
McLagan rang the council, who told him to run the water for 20 minutes and \u201cit should come right\u201d.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt actually got worse. So we called the council again and they came down and flushed the hydrant at the end of the street for 20 minutes. Our water came right about 15 minutes after that.\u201d<\/p>\n
A council spokesperson said it received seven calls from Greenmeadows residents on Monday reporting discoloured water. <\/p>\n
\u201cCouncil crews repaired a leaking water main in the Cornwall and Guppy Rds area earlier that day and this may have caused the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
They said the discolouration was not a health risk and residents should run their cold tap until the water runs clear. If that didn\u2019t work, they should contact the council.<\/p>\n
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