Earthy taste to Canberra drinking water no cause for concern, timeline unclear

Steve Evans
Updated August 12 2022 - 7:55am, first published 7:30am
The strange taste in water is originating in Bendora Dam. Picture: Icon Water
The strange taste in water is originating in Bendora Dam. Picture: Icon Water

Tap water in Canberra is completely safe to drink despite the earthy taste detected by some people.

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Steve Evans

Steve Evans

Reporter

Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues."

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