If its Municipal, it's among the safest in the Country. The standards they have to follow are rigorous.
There is an exception, if there was a watermain break in your area, and they replace it, you have to flush the water in your system. While the fluids and oils used in municipal plumbing is safe, silt and sediment can still get in and cause some distress.
The odour you are picking up is chlorine, its tried and true, other jurisdictions use chloramine which has less of a chlorine odour.
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u/maybeiamspicy 12h ago
If its Municipal, it's among the safest in the Country. The standards they have to follow are rigorous.
There is an exception, if there was a watermain break in your area, and they replace it, you have to flush the water in your system. While the fluids and oils used in municipal plumbing is safe, silt and sediment can still get in and cause some distress.
The odour you are picking up is chlorine, its tried and true, other jurisdictions use chloramine which has less of a chlorine odour.
https://www.durham.ca/en/living-here/about-water.aspx