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Published: 2012-06-27 17:28:00
Updated: 2012-06-28 17:53:53

Posted: June 27, 2012
Updated: June 28, 2012

NCSU warns against drinking campus water

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Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina State University officials said Wednesday that people should avoid drinking water on the main campus or using it for cooking until further notice.

Officials said an odor in the water was identified at three locations near Cates Avenue, and they said they want to test the water to determine the source of the odor before flushing the system and determining if the water is once again safe for consumption.

This process could take up to two days to complete, they said, and they encouraged people to bring their own drinking water to campus on Thursday and Friday.

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out of all the days of the year... dont use the water on the hottest day or... you might get sick. Wonder if any organizations on campus are pulling together to give out water bottles and promoting safety?
Click to view my profile Lamborghini Mercy
June 28, 2012 9:12 a.m.
homebrew is right.......reactor water.
satman1
June 28, 2012 8:43 a.m.
the water from that leaking nuclear reactor has to go somewhere folks! j/k
Click to view my profile homebrewer
June 28, 2012 8:21 a.m.
I never liked the taste of the water when I was at NC State. Something slightly sour and metallic to it... bleh
Click to view my profile carrboroyouth
June 27, 2012 7:56 p.m.
I hope they find out what it is quickly. There's never a good time for it, but orientation is a really bad time.

cushioncritter, their pipes are no worse than any other research university and I remember the smell of formaldehyde embedded in the rooms in the biology building when I was an undergrad at UNC.Nowadays everything seems to cause cancer if you listen to the government.
Click to view my profile Smokin
June 27, 2012 7:54 p.m.
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