How to know if my water is safe to drink

Even if your water looks clear, it does not necessary means it is clean. Some people think that as long as the water does not have the strange smell of chlorine, there should be no problem! Most of the people get their water from municipality’s water supply. Although your tap water has already been through several water treatment process and disinfection in municipality' water plant, water can still be contaminated in reservoir, water pipeline and water tower. Here are some signs that will help you to determine if your water is contaminated or not:

There may be some contaminants in your water even it looks clear.

1. Cloudy or dirty water

First and the most obvious one is to see if your water is cloudy and dirty. When the water plants filter you water, it may leave some minerals in it. When water comes through the water pipe, those mineral in the water flow with the dirt and contamination in your pipeline. If you ever check your water pipe at home, you may realize how dirty it is . 

2. Strange odor

If your water smells like rotten eggs or Chlorine, it is probably because there are Chlorine and sulfur in your water. Chlorine can be used to disinfection, but it can cause skin problems, allergy reaction and other chronic disease.

3. Unusual taste

Your water should not have any taste. If your water has a fishy, oily, bitter, or metallic taste, you might want to test your water and send it to laboratory to check if there are some contaminants in it.

If your water have these signs, you would want to test your water. You can either test your water by yourselves or get a copy of your area's annual water quality report from your water utility. If you want to test your water by yourself, you can easily find a test kit in home improvement store. If you want to have more precise data you can send your water to a local lab to know what's in your water. After knowing what contaminants are in your water, you can start considering installing a water filter system that will help you removing contaminants in your water.

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