Kennesaw State announced on Monday, Sept. 17, that the drinking water on campus is safe to drink despite concerns about the quality of the water.
KSU Facility Services announced in an email to faculty and staff that the campus community has brought up concerns with the quality of the drinking water on campus. According to the email, many have been concerned specifically with the taste and color of the water.
The email stated that KSU’s Environmental Health and Safety department reached out to the Cobb County Water System, the system that supplies KSU with its water, to find out more about the quality of the water on campus.
The Cobb County Water System informed KSU officials that there has been a county-wide issue with the color, taste and odor of the water this month, according to the email. It determined, however, that the water is safe to drink.
According to their website, the hot and dry weather in Cobb County has caused an increase in geosmin and MIB in Allatoona Lake. Geosmin and MIB are two naturally occurring compounds found in surface water that affect taste and odor of the water, according to the website.
The Cobb County Water System announced on their website that their wholesale water supplier has since made a change to their treatment process to try to reduce the impact on the water.
“Unfortunately, the issue will probably not resolve completely until we receive consistent rain,” the website states.
