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Can You Drink The Yellow-ish Water? Yes, But That’s The Least Of Fort Lauderdale’s Problems.

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Workers used a tree limb to temporarily plug a hole during a massive water main break in Fort Lauderdale in July 2019.

The yellow tinge to Fort Lauderdale’s drinking water won’t be going away anytime soon.

A proposed solution would be too expensive to operate and probably wouldn’t produce satisfactory results, officials said Wednesday. And anyway, the water is fine to drink despite the color.

But all things considered, it’s among the least of the problems the city faces when it comes to its water system.

Read more at the Sun Sentinel.

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