Viral Tap Water in Batam Turns Pitch Black with Small Worm-like Creatures

"Viral Tap Water in Batam Turns Dark Black with Small Animal Resembling a Worm"

"Dream - A video showing black tap water that went viral on social media. The video was shared by a netizen who is believed to live in Batam. The video was uploaded on the Instagram story of the account @nilamnilss and re-uploaded by @semuatentangbatam. The person recording the video shows the tap water in their home is dark black, resembling polluted river or ditch water. After a while of being turned on, the tap water that flows directly to the floor appears to change to a browner color."

Viral Tap Water in Batam Turns Pitch Black with Small Worm-like Creatures

Another video shows the moment when the tap water is collected in a red tub in the bathroom. The collected water looks very murky, and even light can reflect off it.

"“I have lived in Batam for 27 years and have never experienced the water running out until I got sewer water, at most it’s just yellow water,”"
The translation of "tulis dalam postingannya." to English is "write in his/her post."

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"Due to its darkness, the video uploader stated that the tap water in their house resembles squid ink.

“We were really shocked. We thought only squid produced black ink, but it turns out tap water can too,”

they wrote."

"In the upload description, it is written that the video was recorded on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Melati Residence Cluster, Tiban, Batam."

Other posts mention that the water in the Kampung Panglong Batubesar area, Batam, was murky on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. In the video, a filter appears to be installed under the faucet. In the filter, there are small animals resembling worms that are suspected to be flowing along with the tap water.

In response to this, PT. Air Batam Hilir (ABH) SPAM Batam stated that the blackened water is due to a pipe leak in 3 (three) areas located in Tiban 1, Tiban Princess, and Tiban Diamond, Batam City.

“Because there is a broken pipe in the Tiban area. This has caused disruptions in the supply and quality of water in Tiban and its surroundings,”

Ginda said, Corporate Communication of the Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) Batam PT. Air Batam Hilir, to bataminfo.co.id, on Sunday, December 31, 2023, afternoon as quoted from bataminfo.co.id.

Ginda explained that the repair of the leak has been completed, the water quality has returned to normal, and most of the affected areas have been addressed by this work. “The pipe repairs are finished, and the supply conditions are normal. However, some areas are still experiencing low water flow because they are still in the process of gradually normalizing the water supply,” he said.

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"Viral Tap Water in Batam Turns Dark Black with Small Animal Resembling a Worm"

"“I have lived in Batam for 27 years and have never experienced the water running out until I got sewer water, at most it’s just yellow water,”"The translation of "tulis dalam postingannya." to English is "write in his/her post."

“Because there is a broken pipe in the Tiban area. This has caused disruptions in the supply and quality of water in Tiban and its surroundings,”

"“I have lived in Batam for 27 years and have never experienced the water running out until I got sewer water, at most it’s just yellow water,”"
The translation of "tulis dalam postingannya." to English is "write in his/her post."