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When Jamie Decosse ran herself a bath for the first time in her trailer at Lynnwood Gardens mobile home park, the tub began to fill with murky, brown water.

Ever since, she’s been counting down the days until she can leave the small trailer park in Edwards, about 30 kilometres southeast of Ottawa.

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Decosse, a personal support worker, said she moved to Lynnwood from Sudbury in 2011 so her four kids could have better schooling options.

She said she had no idea there were long-standing issues with the water before she moved in — issues that have persisted since the trailer park opened, more than 30 years ago.

The water, although it has passed been tested previously and passed health standards, comes out of the taps brown or yellow as frequently as two to four days a week, residents say.

Decosse said she gave her dog tap water to drink when she moved in and for three days he was violently ill.

“He’ll eat anything. He’ll dig in the yard for treats, but he won’t drink the water,” Decosse said.