What could cause my tap water to have a rusty colour?
Fire hydrant flushing and watermain repairs can disturb sediments in watermains resulting in red or brown coloured tap water. If you detect red or discoloured water, turn on one COLD water tap for a few minutes to flush any sediment out of your pipes. While red or discoloured water is not a health concern, it can stain laundry. If your laundry is stained by this water, call the City's Call Centre at 580-2400. We will provide you with a cleaning agent to remove the stains.
What could cause my tap water to have a rusty colour?
Fire hydrant flushing and watermain repairs can disturb sediments in watermains resulting in red or brown coloured tap water. If you detect red or discoloured water, turn on one COLD water tap for a few minutes to flush any sediment out of your pipes. While red or discoloured water is not a health concern, it can stain laundry. If your laundry is stained by this water, call the City's Call Centre at 580-2400. We will provide you with a cleaning agent to remove the stains.
Toilet flushing is by far the largest single use of water in the home. Most toilets use from 15 to 23 liters of water for each flush! Without counting lawn watering, typical percentages of water use for a family of four are: