Why does my tap water smell like a swamp?

Taste and smell are very closely related. If the water tastes OK, I suspect an environmental cause. First, do a bit of detective work. Fill a jar partway with the water from your tap. Close it up, take it completely out of the room and away from the sink. Shake the jar, open it up, and smell the air in the jar. read more

If the water in the jar smells OK, then you're smelling something in the environment when you run the water. The most common cause of this is what we call"drain odor". Bacteria living down in the drain break down organic matter and perfume the air down in the pipe. read more

Fortunately the bacteria in the hot water heater should not be harmful to you, but it will need to be eliminated in order to remove the smell from your tap water. This sewage smell can also be the result of hydrogen sulfide. read more

swamp water is not free of Macroorganisms, microorganisms, dead animals . now as you know a dead animal or a dead body in the process of putrefaction releases gases including carbon dioxide and many other chemical components from their vital organs . the release of these gases is the major reason for the bad smell of the swamps. read more