It was quite the shock for people living in the Fairview area of Vancouver last night as brown water started flowing from their taps.
It happened after a private water line near Oak Street and 10th Avenue failed and “caused a temporary large discharge of water through the pipe.”
Anyone else seeing brownish tap water in #Vancouver? pic.twitter.com/ZRRw8e4ofl
— Reaon Ford (@reaonford) April 21, 2022
In an email to Daily Hive, the City of Vancouver says, “The City’s emergency water crew shut off the pipe last night to allow for repairs on the private water line. The property at 985 West 10th Avenue will be without water until repairs have been completed, at which point the City will reactivate the waterline. Repairs are the responsibility of the property owner.”
Oak and 13th (with fridge water from this morning) pic.twitter.com/NceK3PZnrs
— Franz 🦪 (Top 0.01% TaskRabbit) (@franzonfilm) April 21, 2022
On social media, some people reported “brown” and “brown-ish” liquid coming from their faucets throughout the following day as well.
There was a thread last night with loads of pictures on it. Anyone know if it’s still happening. Our water was Brown, and I work construction and am badly in need of a shower when I’m home
— m fleming (@mfleming915) April 21, 2022
“The large volume of water stirred up sediment in the pipe system, a normal occurrence when excess volume makes its way through a water main,” said the email from the City. “The sediment does not pose any health or safety risks.”
Hemlock and 12th as well.
— Person A (@memaxmarz) April 21, 2022
The property at 985 West 10th Avenue where the failure originally happened will be without water until the City can reactivate it.
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Seeing water quality issues in your neighbourhood? You can report it to the City of Vancouver.