Is your tap water safe to drink?

Question

I don't mean does it taste good or do you drink expensive bottled water as a fad. I mean is the water really unsafe to drink. It would be interesting to see how many out there have access to a computer but not safe drinking water.

Answer 1

Not if you are diabetic. For the same reason fish can't live in tap water. Today, water in major cities is recycled sewer water. Problem - Aids patients, carcinogens, worms, I don't want to think about it. But, it's suppose to be safe. Because it's not...they had to recently add - Chloramines, Chlorine, & Ammonia. Enjoy.

Answer 2

Most countries where tap water is available is safe to drink, they mostly apply international standards (at least within the guidelines).
In 3rd world countries with large or difficult to get to places, the water will vary with location. This is because local authorities (with minimal central supervision due to cash shortages) will be inexperienced, lax or corrupt.
In any country the upkeep of privately owned pipes will affect the quality of water in individual houses or buildings.
Also some places/villages will use untreated well water as tap water. They have been using it for centuries so why pay now?
The guidelines also vary enough so that if you are not used to the water in a new location you may get diarrhoea or cramps until you do.
I drink my tap water and use no bottled water.
When I go hiking I fill my flask from the upper reaches of streams, and catch it as it flies over a fall.
I would recommend however that you know your area before attempting either.
Location - Hong Kong

Answer 3

It depends on where you live. There was a famous advertising campaign by Fiji water, which was rebutted by the Cleveland Water Department which tested Fiji water and found it much higher in arsenic than Cleveland City water. Most bottled water is just tap water. The two largest selling brands are tap water with a cheap filter. Most "spring water" is just city water from an area with artesian wells.

Answer 4

There is an old saying.. "Daniel Boon drank mud water and lived to be shot" People have drank worse things and lived healthy lives.. Yes I believe the water that comes from the tap is safe to drink..

Answer 5

When one goes to another country , the tap water in that country could make you very sick when you drink it for the first time. This does not mean that the foreign water has germs; but it is different its' chemical make-up is different, and completely different to what you have been use to drinking.

Answer 6

I picked up Cryptosporidium from my tap water which gave me diarrhoea for 2 months okay so it didn't kill me but no it is not safe to drink in my opinion. I now wherever possible drink bottled water as they have tighter controls on safety

Answer 7

It depends on where you live. It's safe in UK, USA, Canada, Singapore and most of Western Europe. Elsewhere you're taking a bit of a chance. Of course, if you're used to it then you'll have an immunity to any local organisms. Also the different mineral content may cause diarrhoea

Answer 8

Mine isn't. I mean, it's not directly contagious, but there are too many particles, like tiny sand grits, that don't get properly sifted somewhere, and I think those collect into the kidneys. I drink bottled water as a rule, rotating the brands. I even give bottled water to my cat.

Answer 9

In my country, tap water is very safe. I have been drinking it for the last 13 years.

Answer 10

yes, my tap water is safe to drink...i used to drink out of it the first time i moved here and found it interesting, since in my hometown, tap water was dirty....but my mom preferred using a purifier, and purified water actually tastes better then tap water....though, i think the water from restaurants are tap....