connected to pipes carrying treated sewage

[Ret10Echo]

Wow....

Chula Vista center connected to pipes carrying treated sewage
By Anne Krueger
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
August 22, 2007

Shop owners in a Chula Vista business park knew something was wrong with their water. It tasted bad, smelled funny and had a yellowish tint.
“You would flush the toilet, and it looked like it wasn't flushed,” said Amy Wise, co-owner of the Candy Bouquet, which sends out candy arrangements.
The Otay Water District assured the merchants that the water was fine, but the merchants weren't convinced. The park's property manager sent a water sample to a private lab and got some shocking news Friday.
For two years, occupants of the 17 businesses in Eastlake's Fenton Business Center have been drinking and washing their hands in treated sewage water.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...-1n22otay.html

[Pete]

I was wondering why it took them two years to notice but then read the water provider went from the blend to the 100% in May. Thats when the water turned yellow and the smell showed up - and they started complaining.