In Den Bosch, residents of an apartment complex on the Admiraltylaan brown water see coming from their cranes. According to Brabant Water, this is because more water is used on this hot day. Things in the pipes can then come along, which provides brown water. The tap water should be clear again on Wednesday morning.
According to a spokesperson for Brabant Water, the water can just be drinked, but he understands that it does not look attractive. “In drinking water there are always substances that naturally occur in water. These substances sink in the pipes and remain behind. Nobody sees it. If there is an extremely amount of water, such as on a hot day as today, and also during the usual evening peak, this sediment can come loose. You get brown water from your tap.”
Leakage
Another possibility would be that there is a leak somewhere in the water supply, but the chance of this considers the spokesperson for Brabant Water to be very small. “On Wednesday morning, clear water comes out of the tap again,” says the spokesperson convinced.