Maybe they were honoring the late Prince.
Without reading the article, it seems to bring back high school chemistry and permanganate - probably got the water treatment formula a bit off.
Looks like potassium permanganate or another manganese salt.
permanganate is a strong oxidizer so was it used in cleaning the water treatment equipment?
Purple rain.
I wonder if any guys hung-over from the night before, drowsily use the facilities, and then catch a glimpse of the swirling purple water ended up calling their doctors?
“Hey doc - I went back to some girl’s place. She had purple hair. Can you get....?”
If your permangenation lasts more than 4 hours.....
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Purple Drain, Purple Drain. Little known single from Prince.
What about Saint Skittles and his purple drank ?
If you’re of a certain generation....
I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what’s your line?
He said “eatin’ purple people and it sure is fine
But that’s not the reason that I came to land
I want to get a job in a rock and roll band”
Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin’ purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, under-growed, flyin’ purple people eater
(We wear short shorts) friendly little people eater
What a sight to see
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“Ohio town’s water turns purple overnight”
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