CLEVELAND — If you're a Cleveland Water customer and noticed over the last few days that your water has a strange taste or smell, you're not alone.
According to Cleveland Water, the taste and odor are due to "higher-than-normal levels of algae in Lake Erie."
The utility stated that it has made adjustments to its treatment methods to resolve the issue.
"There are no health concerns, and the water is safe to use as normal," Cleveland Water said in a Facebook post.
Cleveland Water issued the following statement about the taste and odor:
"We are prepared and fully equipped with the appropriate resources to handle treatment adjustments due to ever-changing lake conditions.
We’ve modified the amount of Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) used in our treatment process to help resolve unpleasant water tastes and odors.
We add PAC into the lake water entering our plants. The PAC absorbs organic compounds from the water and is then removed through the sedimentation and filtration processes.
We have reduced the amount of PAC in our treatment process based on the recent improvement of lake conditions."
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