"Some East Bay residents took to social media platforms such as Reddit, noting, for instance, that their coffee tasted different. "I was wondering if I'd lost my sense of taste or something," one user wrote."
"This year, people in Piedmont, Oakland, Alameda, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley and Hayward may notice a different taste because the utility district is blending more local sources with the Pardee Reservoir on the Mokelumne River, Andrea Pook, a spokesperson for the utility district, told SFGATE. "In the southern part of our service area in particular, the water is moving a little bit differently through the system. We're pulling a little bit more from local reservoirs and local water treatment plants," Pook said. "... The water is just made up of different constituents, different minerals, so it tastes different. Some people notice it, some people don't.""
"According to the utility district's website, 90% of the region's water comes from the Mokelumne River, which is located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. This shift happens regularly, Pook said, and it occurs when the water needs to be pulled from different treatment plants and local reservoirs based on operational needs."
The East Bay Municipal Utility District supplies water to 1.4 million people and is adjusting source blends, increasing use of local reservoirs alongside Pardee Reservoir. Some residents in Piedmont, Oakland, Alameda, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley and Hayward have reported changes in tap water taste and differences in beverages like coffee. About 90% of the region's water normally comes from the Mokelumne River. Source changes occur regularly on a seasonal basis and when operational needs dictate pulling water from different treatment plants and local reservoirs, altering mineral composition and taste.
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