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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? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 9 months ago by j4k3 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] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Municipal drinking water is tested multiple times per day in Toronto, as it should be. Testing once and assuming the complex machinery and chemical levels are the same a week later is pure folly.

Note that this is different from testing well water, which shouldn't change much. Testing well water once a year is a good idea though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Oh for sure, I'm not worried at all, but if other people are I don't see why they don't just get it tested rather than buying hundreds of dollars in bottled water