From toilets to taps, this town has been beset by Flamingo PINK water

Residents of this small Iowa town were left with undrinkable water after officials warned against drinking the pink liquid from the taps.

According to Kara Robinson, a local resident, “Every time you flush the toilet, you turn the water on… pink.

“The water tastes like iron. Like you’re drinking pennies straight up. That’s what it tastes like. It’s horrible. Our kids don’t even like to use our ice cream because that’s what it tastes like.”

Shelby Water Supervisor Chad Gordon later explained that the pink color was caused by potassium permanganate in the water system.

The official said that while the water supply had been halved, the chemicals used for purification were not the cause of the unusual color.

The unique problem, which started on September 10, was resolved yesterday, but parents are still hesitant to let their children drink the water.

“Well, who’s going to give their kids bright pink water? Who’s going to use that for anything?” Robinson said KWQC.

The concerned mother also said the city’s water supply had turned brown due to high manganese levels in February this year.

“If it’s not pink, it’s brown. I think there’s a lot of hurt feelings between the citizens and the city council, and we all feel like our voices aren’t being heard.

The city’s water supply had also turned brown in February this year due to high manganese levels

Kara Robinson said, “Well, who’s going to give their kids bright pink water? Who’s going to use that for anything?”

Potassium permanganate is used to remove bacterial growth, dissolved iron minerals, toxic compounds, manganese and hydrogen sulfide in water systems

‘We are being run over. No one listens to what we say.

“There are a lot of good citizens here. And we just want the same thing; we want to be taken care of, just like everyone else,” she said.

According to WaterlogicPotassium permanganate is used to remove bacterial growth, dissolved iron minerals, toxic compounds, manganese and hydrogen sulfide in water systems.

The oxidizer is added to the system prior to standard water treatment steps and then removed by filtration and disinfection.

Sometimes residents in an area may experience pink water even though the systems remove the permanganate by flushing the distribution system.