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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 3 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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[–] Tab981 46 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Water and Wastewater operator here. In Texas, where I work and live water is sampled, tested, and reported to TCEQ the Texas specific extension of the EPA. If a water system continually fails to meet water quality standards set out by TCEQ, that system will be taken over by TCEQ and brought back into compliance. All this to say, yes, I drink it because I help make it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

w/ww op in canada. ditto