Two households in Whitehall, a town of 1,000 persons in the U.S. state of Montana, claim to have found gold flakes in the tap water flowing from their faucets.

Surprisingly, news reports said Sharon and Mark Brown and their neighbor, Paul Harper, a dealer in gold and antiques, are more concerned the gold flakes are polluting their tap water instead of celebrating their good fortune.

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Harper believes there might be more harmful pollutants in the tap water he can't see. Harper, however, conducted chemical tests on the water supply and came to the conclusion that what he had found was gold.

Mark Brown said his wife pulled the plug to let the water out after washing the dishes and found "glistening, gleaming little flecks" on the sink. He didn't believe it could possibly be gold, but changed his mind after multiple tests confirmed the flecks were indeed gold.

Montana state water quality officials don't believe the presence of gold flakes has anything to do with the tap water. They think it's more likely the gold flakes came from pipes or a pump, "or some approved equipment tied to the Whitehall water supply."

On the other hand, Whitehall Public Works Director Jerry Ward said there was nothing to indicate anything harmful in the water. Whitehall is located 70 miles south from the capital city of Helena.

Montana's Department of Environmental Quality is investigating the phenomenon and conducting tests on the water supply to determine the source of the gold flakes.

By the way, the amount of gold flakes so far discovered won't make you a millionaire.

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