{"id":452827,"date":"2026-10-01T04:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/452827\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T04:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:44:16","slug":"why-some-river-oaks-residents-are-seeing-brown-or-yellow-water-from-their-faucets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/452827\/","title":{"rendered":"Why some River Oaks residents are seeing brown or yellow water from their faucets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>City leaders said the discoloration does not mean the water is unsafe.<\/p>\n<p>RIVER OAKS, Texas \u2014 Turning on the faucet and seeing brownish or yellow-tinted water can be alarming.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what several River Oaks residents say they have experienced recently, with multiple people sending photos of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/weather\/severe-weather\/texas-faces-growing-flood-threat\/507-2af769a4-417f-43f6-ac78-e945968467b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">discolored water<\/a> to WFAA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you see something like that, it is off-putting. You don\u2019t want to see that,\u201d said John Paul Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riveroakstx.com\/m\/newsflash\/Home\/Detail\/57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">River Oaks\u2019<\/a> chief water operator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/arrow-circle-down.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                This story continues below.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Jones said the city gets its water from Lake Worth, and that the discoloration does not mean the water is unsafe.<\/p>\n<p>He said recent extreme heat can contribute to the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Tiny particles can accumulate inside water pipes over time. When the temperature or water flow changes, those particles can become dislodged and enter the water, causing the temporary discoloration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever there\u2019s a change in that temperature, a change in flow, those little particles that have accumulated over time can be released back into the water,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>Jones said the discoloration is typically just a slight tint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>River Oaks City Manager Marvin Gregory said the discolored water is safe to drink and use. He said the city has responded to about 25 reports of discolored water over the last month and a half.<\/p>\n<p>City officials say residents who notice an issue should contact the city rather than ignore it. Reports help officials determine where discoloration is occurring and whether the system needs to be flushed.<\/p>\n<p>And Jones said residents may notice the water clear up on its own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you sit there for a while, you\u2019d see it totally clear up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So while brown or yellow water coming from the faucet may be unsettling, River Oaks officials say the temporary discoloration is not a reason for residents to panic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"City leaders said the discoloration does not mean the water is unsafe. RIVER OAKS, Texas \u2014 Turning on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-452827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}