Still Waters Posted March 8, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Residents of a small Canadian town were left puzzled this week when their tap water starting running an "alarming" bright pink. The water started running a bright fuchsia colour on Monday night after a problem at the water treatment plant at Onoway, a town of 1,000 people in Alberta province. "My water is broken. Thanks Town of Onoway," resident Trevor Winfield wrote on Facebook. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-08/pink-water-in-canadian-town-no-risk-to-public-safety/8337426 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerin1905 Posted March 8, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 8, 2017 maybe the water is trying to make people aware of breast cancer awareness day? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted March 8, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) Wow, that's some scary stuff. Even after it's clear again I would be worried about using it for a while I think. At least the toilets are prettier Edited March 8, 2017 by OverSword 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsec Posted March 8, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Did the mayor drink a nice huge glass of pink water, just to prove that it's indeed harmless? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted March 8, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2017 My son-in-law uses a water softener at his home. He claims the water turns pink if he doesn't. I wonder if it's a similar issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essan Posted March 8, 2017 #6 Share Posted March 8, 2017 37 minutes ago, paperdyer said: My son-in-law uses a water softener at his home. He claims the water turns pink if he doesn't. I wonder if it's a similar issue. How can it turn pink if he doesnt add something to it? Either it is pink to start with, or adding something to it turns it pink. Or does he mean it turns pink on exposure to air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted March 8, 2017 #7 Share Posted March 8, 2017 @Essan I really don't know when it turns pink as the water softener is always running when I visit. I thought he meant right out of the tap which sounds like the issue from the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted March 8, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Mystery solved! In a statement posted to its Facebook page at 10 a.m. Tuesday, the town said the strange colour was caused by a chemical used during routine flushing of the lines and was not a cause for concern. "Yesterday, during normal line flushing and filter backwashing, a valve seems to have stuck open allowing potassium permanganate to get into the sump reservoir," reads the statement. "The reservoir was drained, however some of the chemical still made it into the distribution system. "While it is alarming to see pink water coming from your taps, potassium permanganate is used in normal treatment processes to help remove iron and manganese and residents were never at risk." Alberta Environment inspected the water lines Tuesday afternoon and the town hoping to complete all necessary repairs and maintenance by the end of Tuesday. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/onoway-water-chemical-pink-1.4013808 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclopes500 Posted March 8, 2017 #9 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Be careful with potassium permanganate. Mixed with Glyceryine it bursts into flames. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclopes500 Posted March 8, 2017 #10 Share Posted March 8, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA12Y-B-U08&app=desktop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted March 9, 2017 #11 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Excessive? I can just picture Steve Martin saying, "Do you think so?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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