It Looks Cute,

but would you drink it?

well residents in in Coal Grove, Ohio, are told they can, authorities assured everyone that the water was safe to drink, but could stain laundry, local authorities issued a statement apologizing for the situation and explaining that the unusual water coloration was the result of a pump malfunction at the water treatment plant which resulted in too much Sodium Permanganate being released into the distribution tank, they also assured people that the water was safe to drink, as laboratory samples showed that the sodium permanganate levels were below the health risk guidelines of the EPA, well that's alright then,

while only about seven pounds of sodium permanganate is used daily, more than 100 pounds of it went into the system in a very short time span, causing the water to turn pink, a water treatment plant operator for Coal Grove told WSAZ, still, he insisted that even in such large quantity, the chemical was not dangerous, “No, once it dilutes out, it is not dangerous at all,” Stephen Burchett said, Sodium permanganate is used to remove the iron and manganese from the water. By oxidizing them, it turns them into larger particles that can be caught by filters, before the water is sent through the pipelines, photograph WSAZ screengrab,

despite officials’ assurances that the pink water was safe to consume, most residents said they’d rather stick to bottle water until everything goes back to normal, “There’s no way I could drink that,” one Coal Grove woman said, “I’d drink the pool water before I drink this.” quiet so, at least the pool water will be chlorinated!