The Village of 亚洲天堂 Lake says the discolouration of tap water caused by manganese in 亚洲天堂 Lake is one of the most frequent complaints they receive from the public.

But apart from the water discolouration sometimes seen in 亚洲天堂 Lake, some residents are also complaining about their tap water often looking 鈥榤ilky鈥� or 鈥榗loudy.鈥� 亚洲天堂 Lake resident Jenna Durban, who lives in an apartment building on Eighth Avenue, described her tap water as 鈥渙utrageously disgusting.鈥�

鈥淚 mean, it looks like milk,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 won鈥檛 even feed my plants that water.鈥�

She recently posted a photo on social media of a cloudy-looking glass of water saying, 鈥淚f you think that鈥檚 bad, you should see the hot water.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty gross and sad that we can鈥檛 drink our own water,鈥� she added.

But although tap water in 亚洲天堂 Lake can sometimes look 鈥榤ilky,鈥� the village says residents should not be concerned.

亚洲天堂 Lake director of public works Dale Ross said the 鈥榤ilky鈥� water is caused by air bubbles, which will quickly dissipate if left to stand. He said the air bubbles can occur when there is a disruption to the lines such as flushing, line breaks or maintenance.

鈥淭here is no risk to the public due to air bubbles in the water,鈥� said Ross. 鈥淭he Village of 亚洲天堂 Lake regularly tests the water according to Northern Health guidelines.鈥�

When it comes to the water discolouration caused by manganese, the village also says that manganese has no known adverse health effects. Nevertheless, the village is currently moving forward with a water treatment project, which would filter the manganese in the village鈥檚 water systems.

鈥淐urrently, with manganese, there鈥檚 only an aesthetic problem, but we heard in informal talks with Northern Health that the standard for manganese may be up for review and could change in coming years,鈥� said Ross last year.

While the village鈥檚 original plan was to only invest in a pilot study this year, a surplus generated by the water tower project has allowed the village to speed up its water treatment project by investing in a water treatment system design in 2017.

鈥淐ompleting the design phase now will ensure we are completely shovel ready when we apply to the next available grant,鈥� said Ross.

The final phase of the project, which would involve the installation of the treatment system, could cost the village between $2 and $4 million.