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In an e-mail sent out on September 24, Yonkers water department explained the water as polluted with "sediment of pipes and perhaps iron."As the continuous COVID-19 pandemic makes individuals worry about venturing outside and look for security in their own homes, it's necessary that drinking and bathing water stay clean. September 24 isn't the only day this strange brown water has actually run through the pipelines.

Lilian Brendlinger '24 keeps in mind polluted water draining of her bathroom faucet again on October 8. Cameron Rivers '24 and Skyler Dale '24 both mentioned that they experienced "yellowish/brown shower water" on October 15. An agent of the Yonkers Water Department fasted to assure that the brown water never includes germs or lead.

Nonetheless, Mo Gallagher, the head of centers at Sarah Lawrence College, stated that when the water is brown on campus: "We still do not advise drinking it or doing laundry." Many trainees residing in Hill House revealed disappointment at Sarah Lawrence's administration for their absence of communication about the brown water.

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Nevertheless, there was no e-mail sent out to the campus about the brown water, an issue that troubled lots of students. Kawexki-Muonio recalled questioning: "Why didn't anybody interact with us about what was going on? How were we supposed to understand if the water was safe, or if it was a campus issue or a Yonkers issue?""There was no official notification about it; all of us needed to learn on our own," stated Elizabeth Dale '24.

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Sophie Ham '24 discussed that she travelled across campus to acquire water bottles. "I ended up having to walk all the method to the vending maker in Bates to get water since the ones in Hill House were empty," she stated. Kennedy Cannon '24 stated that "To this day, I will not consume the water or even captivate that idea, mineral water is the most safe alternative to me." Ham doesn't feel safe drinking the brown water "not level of my Brita filter."  Key Reference  and Elizabeth Dale frequently refill their empty water bottles with clean water out of preparation for another brown water break out, while other trainees like Koonce stock up on water bottles from the dining halls.