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People with experience working in and around municipal water infrastructure: Do you drink tap water? Are there times when you do not? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This question is obviously intended for those that live in places where tap water is "safe to drink."

I live in Southern California, where I'm at the end of a long chain of cities. Occasionally, the tap smells of sulfur, hardness changes, or it tastes... odd. I'm curious about the perspective of people that are directly involved and their reasoning.

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I manage utility services - among other things - for a group of properties - and have had the mains water analysed for chemical and biological contamination at various times. The results have always been absolutely fine. Not just with EU limits, but far, far, far within them for almost everything and definitely well within them for all measures.

I've got no issues at all with drinking tap water in the UK, even given the state of the rivers etc.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

had the mains water analysed for chemical and biological contamination

Can I ask how you go about doing that? I may want to test some water soon.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

I am sure G! will find local water testing for you.

But, before you do that, check your municipal water web site. Mine publishes their testing results. Monthly, iirc.

Of course, this is only part of the puzzle. Your exact tap may have very different results.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In my case, I approached our usual plumbing contractor who have a couple of labs that they usually used. I now go directly to those labs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Could you tell me which labs? Are they local to you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We have used ALS Testing in the past. More recently Latis Scientific. Both have been good, we swapped just because of some internal admin thing at one point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Nice one, thanks