Water sometimes has a ‘Sulphur’ smell ~~ this is normal throughout Vancouver Island – Land of Volcanic Activity and Earthquakes. If you’re a carbon-based life form, you need water. If you’re a perpetually dehydrated carbon-based life form, like me, then you probably need a lot of water. You may have noticed the delicate whiff coming from the hot water whilst showering. I still recall the smell coming off of my first glass: a trace of iron mixed with the acidic notes of decay