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T O P I C     R E V I E W tam555 Where does Allen get there water from? I have been asked this question a lot lately and I was not sure if it was Lake Lavon or somewhere else. Does anyone know? richardb Lake Lavon, Cooper Lake and Lake Texoma. Water is purchased from the North Texas Municipal Water District, for which we are a member. The NTMWD has a board of which Allen has two sitting members. scallb Is there anything that can be done to improve the taste (and smell) of Allen water? zeno Sparkletts, Ozarka, etc. . . Keyser_Soze To improve the taste and smell, put some Jack Daniels in it! Gary The taste of Allen's water is much better than Bedford or Hurst. If you think Allen's water tastes bad, try drinking the water from Midland (yuck!) c3lost You could get a filter like Brita or Pur. It seems to help with the taste. cc Gary is right! The water here in Allen is like Evian compared to the water from West Texas. That water usually smells like either oil or fish...you can actually see the organisms swimming around in the water! Yuck!!! vrs Just as water flows to find its own level, it also flows to equalize temperature throughout. When the surface temperature of the water in a lake varies significantly from the bottom temperature, convection currents are set up that bring up water from the bottom and send surface water down. The expression I've heard most often to describe this phenomenon is that "the lake turns over." When the lakes "turn over," you get "fish water." In this climate, that happens about twice a year. It is no surprise to me that the first post on this topic was in the hottest part of August. You can also get artificial convection currents set up by things such as sustained high wind. The good news is that the really bad part of "fish water" is usually only temporary. I'm thrilled that the city has done as good a job as it has with the water supply, even in our rapid growth. Allen has not had the rationing that neighboring communities have endured in recent dry years. We all need to conserve, because we all draw from the same reservoirs, but the City of Allen has certainly done its part to maintain supply. [This message has been edited by vrs (edited November 23, 2001).] mwhatley The water here seems to taste pretty good compared to many other places I've lived, including Dallas.