Town officials say a chemical used during routine maintenance caused turned the community's water pink. (Facebook)The Town of Onoway is apologizing to its 1,000 residents after drinking water from taps started running bright pink. Residents of the town, 60 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, were puzzled and perturbed by the bright pink water, and took to social media to share their concerns. "While it is alarming to see pink water coming from your taps, potassium permanganate is used in normal treatment processes to help remove iron and manganese and residents were never at risk." Although not highly toxic, concentrated solutions of potassium permanganate can be harmful to the skin.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2017 19:52 UTC