There’s been something fishy-smelling in the water for the last couple weeks in Metro Vancouver.

Complaints of local tap water smelling and tasting mildewy, mouldy or muddy made the rounds on social media last month.

“It reminds me of algae,” said user bshell99 on Reddit. “More of a ‘green’ taste.”

“Smells like my childhood fish tank,” replied ProfessorEtc.

And Metro Vancouver Regional District, which is responsible for the region’s drinking water supply, has received similar complaints.

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Jeff Charrois, program manager for quality control, said staff have received around 60 calls about the issue over the past few weeks.

“It was quite a surprise. I think we haven’t experienced anything on this scale before at Metro Vancouver,

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