Starting today, your D.C. tap water might start smelling a little bit like a swimming pool. That’s OK.

So long, bleachy-smelling drinking water: D.C. Water has announced that the city’s annual switch to a chlorine water disinfectant ends today.

Spring has arrived, and with it comes the time when Washington’s water supply smells slightly like chlorine. It’s time yet again to clean out the city’s pipes — today, D.C. Water switches its disinfectant from chloramine to chlorine. This year’s chlorine treatment, which occurs every spring before the temperatures begin to warm up, will continue through May 2.

Photo by Tracy Clayton Sick and tired of the strong taste and smell of this year’s extra-long water chlorine treatment cycle? The Washington Aqueduct will at last be returning to chloramine instead of chlorine starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18. The aqueduct switches its disinfectant from chloramine to chlorine on an annual basis, usually for about a month, in order to ensure water mains are free of potentially harmful bacteria. This year,…

This morning’s tap water advisory for large sections of Northwest D.C. has been canceled as of about 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. DC WASA officials say tests conducted over the past several hours confirm water in the affected area is now safe for drinking, bathing, cooking and cleaning. The advisory was issued this morning due to a temporary spike in chlorine levels. As an added precaution, WASA recommends that residents inside the affected zone discard any…

DC WASA is asking its customers in a large section of of Northwest D.C. not to use their tap water until further notice due to a temporary spike in chlorine levels. The boundaries of the affected area are MacArthur Blvd. NW to the west, Western Ave. and Eastern Ave. NW to the north, the Amtrak railroad tracks to the east, Upshur St. NW to the south on the east side of Rock Creek, and Calvert…

Photo by Paul Frederiksen A reader writes in to the DCist tip line:I know DC adds chlorine to the year this time every year, but has it seemed especially bad to anyone else this week? I smell like a pool (after showering, of course). Any word on when they’ll reduce the chlorine levels again?Most of you are probably aware that once a year, the Washington Aqueduct switches the disinfectant used in its water treatment…

It’s that time of year again, D.C.! The magical season of chlorine-scented and flavored tap water is back. The Washington Aqueduct announced yesterday that it will temporarily resume the use of chlorine next week to treat our drinking water, and warned that the special odor and taste we’ve all come to know and love every spring will be back for at least a month. The water is still safe to drink, the Aqueduct was sure…