GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- People living in a southeast Greensboro neighborhood said brown water is showing up in their sinks, toilets and even ruining laundry.

This week, the city said it’s working to address the problem.

Neighbors in the Woodlea neighborhood said they’ve been dealing with this off and on for months, and a community group, Southeast GSO Coalition, met with the city water resources late last year about it.

The city said it’s not just the southeast neighborhoods seeing the brown water.

“I went to get water out of my refrigerator, and it was just completely brown. It was just dirt,” said Cheryl McIvor, a Woodlea neighborhood resident.

Neighbors said they want clearer timelines on a long-term fix. Some have switched to bottled water and said they’re anxious about health

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