Wuxi's tap water has been polluted and stinks; citizens buy large amounts of purified water2007.05.30 12:00 AM Starting from last night, Wuxi city's water started to smell, and smell bad. Citizens' water usage has been affected. Wuxi citizens started buying purified water today. It is known that Wuxi city's tap water comes from Taihu lake. Recently, a large amount of industrial waste water and city sewage has been dumped into the lake, causing Taihu lake's Wuxi section to explode with cyanobacteria (blue algae), polluting the water.