Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -- NewsChannel 9 viewer Matt Comfort noticed about a week ago that the tap water at his Pond Street home in Syracuse tasted and smelled so strongly of chlorine that he couldn’t bear to drink it. What’s happening he asks?
There’s no easy explanation on this one. City water commissioner Debi Sommers says her department hasn’t done any work in the area and a National Grid project nearby shouldn’t have had any affect on the water supply. She says chlorine levels in the city are set by the health department and the levels would never be high enough to make someone sick. However, Sommers says there may be times when the smell is stronger because of weather conditions. Chlorine doesn’t dissipate as quickly when it is extremely mild and we did have a cold snap right around the time when Matt noticed a change in his water – so the weather could be the culprit.
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