City Drinking Water Taste and Odor Update

The City of Bethlehem drinking water system is experiencing taste and odor issues caused by the seasonal turnover of our reservoirs which occurs every spring and fall.  The turnover stirs up impurities in the reservoirs that can make the water smell or taste “stale”, “musty”, or “metallic”.

With the onset of consistently colder weather, we anticipate this problem to abate in the coming weeks.

There are no harmful compounds associated with this natural turnover of the reservoirs and the water is safe to drink.