What's a Little Yellow in Your Water? FEMA Says Fort Water is Safe

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that discolored water that appears sporadically from faucets at temporary housing in Fort Monmouth is harmless and a result of monthly flushing of pipes, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press.

Daniel Connolly, who has lived in the temporary housing set in the Oceanport section of the fort since January, reported seeing "yellowish water," according to the article.

Pipes are flushed using a fire hydrant that which results in temporary water discoloration, a FEMA spokesperson is quoted as saying. The recommendation is to let the water run until it is clear.  

FEMA renovated housing units in the Oceanport and Charles Wood section in Eatontown to accommodate people displaced by Hurricane Sandy.