That's a very strange explanation. One might think it has never rained there before.
From Saturday through yesterday (when it was still raining steadily), this area had received about 5 1/2 inches of rain.
Needless to say, that's ~slightly~ higher than normal.
A neighbor and I had a conversation about this recently. Seems that Virginia was “cheap” when they ran the residential piping for drinking water. Instead of being buried a couple feet deep, the are in fact very close to the surface. This results in lots of bacteria growth as the pipes get warm in hot weather. The water in a lot of places in Virginia tastes of Chlorine because they have to flush out the bacteria on a constant basis.
At least that is what he water works people on the other end of the line state when you call and ask about it. Chlorine - Bad for bacteria, Good for you?????