When you turn on the faucet, the last thing you want is an odor coming from the water you're getting ready to consume or bathe in. However, that's been the story for people who live in Warren and nearby like Lordstown, Leavittsburg, Champion and Howland. So what's causing the issue?

"The high temperatures that we've been experiencing, what that has done is it has raised the temperature of the lake water at Mosquito Lake to record highs this year," Franco Lucarelli, director of utilities at the Warren water department said.

When the heat picks up algae breaks down in the water causing the water department to have to clear the system and It takes chemicals like chlorine to get the job done.

"You have to flush the lines out in this particular case when the water's this warm and in the city

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