ST. HELENA, Calif. - Residents in St. Helena are frustrated with the brown tap water coming from their faucets, a problem that has persisted intermittently for years.

Recently, the problem has resurfaced with a lingering odor, and residents received a notice about bacteria levels and the city's violation of chlorine standards.

"It smells like dirt," said Virginia Freeland, a St. Helena resident. "I moved here about 10 years ago, in 2015, and off and on we've had brown water...You look in the toilet, and it's like someone hadn't flushed because it's so brown."

Freeland is not alone. On her neighborhood messaging app, she says there's a constant flow of comments about the water quality.

"The water is brown. I wash my white sheets and they come out brown," said Rachael Clark, another S

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