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Old 06-17-2018, 08:56 PM
 
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This isn't a huge deal, but holy cow, does all of Irving's water have a horrible smell?

My daughter went to a GS camp in S. Irving near downtown. They had a few splash activities and I have never smelled anything like that. My car smells. The laundry room of our home where they came in smelled. I just did a load of laundry that had one wet item from the camp and the entire load is coming out of the drying smelling horrendous--I used soap, oxy clean, and fabric softener!
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Old 06-17-2018, 10:37 PM
 
Location: "The Dirty Irv" Irving, TX
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Yeah our water kinda sucks lol
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Old 06-17-2018, 11:01 PM
 
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This isn't a huge deal, but holy cow, does all of Irving's water have a horrible smell?

My daughter went to a GS camp in S. Irving near downtown. They had a few splash activities and I have never smelled anything like that. My car smells. The laundry room of our home where they came in smelled. I just did a load of laundry that had one wet item from the camp and the entire load is coming out of the drying smelling horrendous--I used soap, oxy clean, and fabric softener!
Were the kids in fresh water out of a hose or treated water like in a pool or similar - something circulated?
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Old 06-18-2018, 05:19 AM
 
Location: DFW
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Nothing out of my tap that smells. As EDS asks, was it a splash park or city pool?
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Old 06-18-2018, 07:59 AM
 
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Were the kids in fresh water out of a hose or treated water like in a pool or similar - something circulated?
I'm pretty sure some was from a fire truck. The rest would have been water available at the park. I'm pretty sure it is a sulfurous smell. I'm just impressed at how it lingers!
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Old 06-18-2018, 08:21 AM
 
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I'm pretty sure some was from a fire truck. The rest would have been water available at the park. I'm pretty sure it is a sulfurous smell. I'm just impressed at how it lingers!
That makes more sense. If Irving tap water smelled horribly there’d be an outcry.

While the smell could be sulfer related.....I’d bet the root cause is bacteria. I’d wash/shower the kids and wash the clothes in colorsafe bleach pronto.
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Old 06-18-2018, 08:25 AM
 
Location: DFW
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That makes more sense. If Irving tap water smelled horribly there’d be an outcry.

While the smell could be sulfer related.....I’d bet the root cause is bacteria. I’d wash/shower the kids and wash the clothes in colorsafe bleach pronto.
Wonder if Borax or Vinegar would help also.
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Old 06-18-2018, 09:09 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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That makes more sense. If Irving tap water smelled horribly there’d be an outcry.

While the smell could be sulfer related.....I’d bet the root cause is bacteria. I’d wash/shower the kids and wash the clothes in colorsafe bleach pronto.


Agreed. Maybe the fire truck source was from a pond or something similar. I believe Irving's water comes from Dallas Water Utilities, just like Coppell (probably the same plant, most likely Elm Fork WTP), so we would probably see issues broader than just Irving if there were problems at that plant.


Having said that, there are certainly times in DFW when the algae from the surface water sources can result in changes in taste/smell of the water. Usually in the summer too. I haven't noticed anything yet this year though.
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Old 06-23-2018, 07:29 PM
 
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Mystery solved--they put sulphur on the kids as a bug repellent.
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Old 06-26-2018, 08:13 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Mystery solved--they put sulphur on the kids as a bug repellent.
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