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Old 01-25-2009, 05:37 PM
 
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I just moved to McKinney from Indiana. I have lived in Florida, Cincinnati, Hartford, and PA and have never tasted or smelled water like this.
I can't stand it. I smell it in the shower, the ice, my washing machine, my filtered water from my new fridge in the restaurant water and beverages and I just hate it. I am buying gallons of water at a time from Kroger. I feel bad for the environmental issues....but just can't get past the smell of dirt in the water. Why can't something be done?????
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Old 05-12-2009, 08:41 AM
 
Location: Forney Texas
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Im into keeping saltwater aquariums so water quality is very important to me. My water in Plano is at 225 TDS. I can only use water that is 5 TDS or less for my tank. Right now I buy my water from Fish stores but I plan on using a RODI system that you can buy for about $120 and it makes unlimited amounts of water.
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Old 05-12-2009, 09:31 PM
 
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In the last 10 years, I have lived in Plano, North Dallas, Irving, Lewisville and Carrollton. To me, only Plano water tasted bad - so it might be a Collin county thing. All other places the water was perfect.
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Old 05-13-2009, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I just moved to McKinney from Indiana. I have lived in Florida, Cincinnati, Hartford, and PA and have never tasted or smelled water like this.
I can't stand it. I smell it in the shower, the ice, my washing machine, my filtered water from my new fridge in the restaurant water and beverages and I just hate it. I am buying gallons of water at a time from Kroger. I feel bad for the environmental issues....but just can't get past the smell of dirt in the water. Why can't something be done?????

That's funny. I came from Austin and really thought I was the only was besides my wife who thought the water was really bad. My father in-law came during Christmas and drank some tap water and exclaimed "That is the worst tasting water I've ever had in my life! And I've been face down in a crap infested rice paddy in Vietnam!"

I about spit my coffee out! The water is bad. I have a filter going to a filter going to the water line into the fridge which has...a filter.
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Old 05-13-2009, 08:49 PM
 
Location: Deep in the heart of Texas
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Many cities in Collin County get their water from North Texas Municipal Water District. And you are correct, it is some of the worst water I have ever tasted and I am from Mexico!
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Old 06-27-2009, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Seattle
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Just moved into the Richardson/Plano area and after eating at several dining establishments in the area I can confirm that the water here does indeed taste and smell like dirt.

I wouldn't by the BS excuse of algae or whatever they are saying either, as when you filter it it tastes just fine. It seems to me that the city's water supplier needs a new filtration system but they are likely too cheap implement it.

It even makes fountain drinks at restaurants taste like garbage! NASTY!!!
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Old 06-27-2009, 10:16 AM
 
Location: DFW
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My father bought himself a big bottle of Ozarka water when he was here at the holidays because he says our Brita water is so disgusting.

I drink the filtered water because I am now pretty used to it, but I agree with him that it still tastes pretty bad as filtered water goes.
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Old 06-28-2009, 09:51 AM
 
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Sweet! A thread I started a year and a half ago is still going!

Yes, after all this time I still think the water tastes terrible. I did not get a whole house filtration system due to the cost. We bought a fridge that has a water filter and I put a filter on the cold water tap on the kitchen sink.
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Old 06-28-2009, 02:46 PM
 
Location: North Texas
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I filter my water, I grew up here but I still think the water tastes bad.
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Old 06-30-2009, 08:33 AM
 
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i guess living here for 30+ years has made it all fine and dandy for me Although, I do notice a smell in the water at restaurants in garland.
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