Drought stinks and you can smell it in Cañon City’s water
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CAÑON CITY — Residents here are complaining loudly about the musty taste and smell of water flowing from their taps since late July, the result of drought conditions that let algae take hold in the city’s water system.
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CAÑON CITY — Residents here are complaining loudly about the musty taste and smell of water flowing from their taps since late July, the result of drought conditions that let algae take hold in the city’s water system.
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