Bloomington switches water sources

Posted on April 10, 2025
Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By WMBD TV

BLOOMINGTON – The city of Bloomington’s Water Department temporarily switched its water source from Lake Evergreen to Lake Bloomington on Tuesday.

The city announced the switch last week to help treat the algae bloom affecting Evergreen Lake and help further improve water quality, city spokeswoman Katherine Murphy said.

Treatment of Lake Evergreen began Wednesday. Residents can expect to notice an improvement to the taste and smell of their drinking water.

“We’re on the right path,” City Manager Jeff Jurgens said. “This is a major step toward putting our water challenges behind us and making sure everyone has great-tasting drinking water.”

The water department switched to Lake Evergreen in January due to the water levels in Lake Bloomington being too low for use. After this, many residents began to report a bad taste and smell from the water.Bloomington temporarily switching water source next week

The change in the taste and smell was determined to be caused by the amount of Methylisoborneol in the Lake. The Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority said Methylisoborneol is produced by algae and bacteria, which creates an earthy or musty smell.

The water source is expected to switch back to Lake Evergreen after about a week. More information is available here.

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