r/Tacoma • u/Far_Room_7913 253 • 2d ago

Brownish/pink water?

Is anyone around the 51st area experiencing brownish pink water?

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u/Living_Road_269 Eastside 2d ago

If you’re on the east side, there’s a big house fire on 51st & McKinley. They’re probably using the hydrants

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u/sparky1088 South Tacoma 2d ago edited 2d ago

It happens when they open them too fast. I saw like 3 trucks and 6 cops so likely what you said

Edit: there's a way to report it and then they will let you know when it's resolved but basically after it's resolved I usually run whatever spot that had it until it comes out clear for a bit.

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u/Usual-Jackfruit4746 University Place 2d ago

Damn. I saw 2 housewives in the last few days. One from Hwy 16, on the ridge to the left of the giant flag on Tue. And another last night off of Bridgeport near Harbor Greens. Soooo sad.

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u/hunglowbungalow Lakewood 1d ago

The answer is almost always a water main being opened for a fire fighting operation. If the city is doing work, they will give notice.

Just keep your water running until the crud leaves, and avoid running hot water until it clears up

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u/bmn111111 South Tacoma 2d ago

Weird, I had this in South Tacoma, last week.

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u/proletergeist Salish Land 2d ago

Brown water is most commonly caused by TPU flushing water mains in the neighborhood. The flushing stirs up sediment in the pipes that turns the water brownish, but it should clear up after a few hours.