It is not the sight Kathleen Wasik was hoping would greet her when she turned on the bathroom sink on Wednesday morning.

“I went to brush my teeth and the water was brown,” Wasik said. “And then I started to cry.”

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That is because the Bridgewater resident of nearly 50 years knew she would be hosting family for Thanksgiving just 24 hours later.

While the timing could not be worse, Wasik said it was nothing new. The brown water often forces her and her husband to rely on bottled water for basic daily activities.

On Thanksgiving, the headache motivated her to contact NBC10 for help.

“I just want to turn on my tap water and be able to brush my teeth, be able to wash my clothes, be able to water my garden,” Wasik said

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