Water is especially scarce during our normally arid summers when only 23 percent of our annual rainfall occurs. Unfortunately that's when everyone is watering lawns and washing cars. Small changes add up to big savings in both water and money. For more information about water conservation see the Conservation page . Do your part, be water smart.
Water taken from the ground can naturally take on some taste and odor of the surrounding ground.
The odor similar to rotten egg smell is due to dissolved hydrogen sulfide gas in the water. You smell the gas as the water is aerated and the gas is released into the air. The smell of chlorine may be noticed when your water has been treated with chlorine. Chlorine is a common treatment chemical used to disinfect water to insure that bacteria are not present in the water. Metallic taste in the water may indicate that your water has elevated concentrations of iron or manganese, which are common mineral contaminants, found in groundwater.