UPDATE 6:44 p.m.: The City of Sacramento says it will continue to take and test neighborhood water samples following an incident of contamination.
Residents of a North Sacramento neighborhood reported water that was a purplish-color on Monday afternoon.
Pravani Vandeyar is the water quality superintendent for the city.
"We do not have a sample of the purple water and that’s part of the issue with this incident," Vandeyar says. "We have samples after flushing was done in that area."
The area is south of Main Avenue, west of Norwood Avenue, east of Pell Drive and north of I-80.
The notice comes in response to reports of discolored (purple) tap water.
The area is south of Main Avenue, West of Norwood Avenue, east of Pell Drive and north of I-80.

The city of Sacramento’s Department of Utilities sent notices to residents north of Interstate 80, south of Main Avenue, east of Pell Drive and west of Norwood Avenue cautioning them not to consume tap water until further notice.
Letter sent to residents about the unsafe water alert.
But out of an abundance of caution, we’re asking people not to drink in meantime while we figure it out,” Tucker said.
The city has delivered 5,000 cases of water bottles to area schools and will send at least 2,000 more to Robla Park for nearby residents, Tucker said.
Boiling, freezing, adding disinfectants and other household treatments will not make the water safe, according to the notice. An update is expected to be released at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Tucker said.
Map of the affected area.
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The drought is over, but Sacramento wants you to reduce lawn watering permanently.
Sacramento has kept its twice weekly drought restrictions in place while other cities have eased rules.
Instead, the Department of Utilities wants to change the city’s water “culture.” “We’re transitioning between an emergency drought response to a long-term, sustainable and efficient water use culture in the city of Sacramento,” city utilities director Bill Busath said.
Drip irrigation systems that water trees, gardens and shrubs will also be exempt.
Residents would be able to wash cars any day of the week.
Busath said the department will scale back enforcement and focus on educating residents on how to use water wisely.
The city issued thousands of water use violations during the drought.
The Law and Legislation Committee is being asked to approve the new set of guidelines and forward the package to the full City Council for a future vote.
Ryan Lillis: 916-321-1085, @Ryan_Lillis Related stories from The Sacramento Bee Flood insurance rates could rise for hundreds of thousands of homeowners under proposal The water district wanted to hike rates 83 percent.
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SACRAMENTO – A proposal that would require state agencies to enforce environmental standards adopted under the Obama Administration, if those standards are rolled back under Trump, is headed for a floor vote in the Assembly by late September.
Having cleared the Senate with a substantial majority in late May, business leaders say SB 49 is loaded with concerns, including private rights of action, added costs to taxpayers for new hires needed at state agencies, and vague language open to numerous interpretations.
A policy advocate for the California Chamber of Commerce warns that if the proposal is adopted in her state, dire consequences could result.
“Two things we need are affordable housing and water in California,” said Louinda Lacey, policy advocate for California Chamber of Commerce.
Incorporating over 70 endangered species, including some insects, by the state agencies will alone require hundreds of extra hires.
What’s more, the legislation allows for private rights of action against the state agencies and businesses, with one-way attorney fee provisions attached.
“You’ll see an explosion of new cases.” On the agency side, the legislation would authorize a person to petition a court for a writ of mandate to compel a state or local agency to comply with the adoption of the Obama-era standards.
The private right of action is similar to one allowed under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), said Peggy Otum, partner at Arnold & Porter in San Francisco.
“The extra cost to the agencies with the passage of this legislation should be a disincentive to anyone to vote for it,” Lacey said.
Meanwhile, in Illinois, a nearly identical bill also is advancing – HB 1438.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Proposal to accept funds from the California Department of Water Resources.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2017-00271 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx This Public Notice announces the preliminary intent of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District to accept funds contributed by the California Department of Water Resources in order to expedite processing of their permit applications which would implement projects related to system improvements; operations and maintenance and repair, rehabilitation or replacement (O&M, RRR) of features of the State Plan of Flood Control (SPFC), and to assist in the implementation of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan and integration of its Conservation Strategy.
Written comments and/or a request for a paper copy of the notice may be submitted to project manager Michael Nepstad at email Michael.G.Nepstad@usace.army.mil or by mail at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, Regulatory Division, ATTN: Michael Nepstad, 1325 J Street, Room 1350, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922.
Comments must be received by 25 April 2017.
Regulatory Division US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District 1325 J Street, Room 1350, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922
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