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by iwnit on June 25th, 2009
Selected by the asker, keithold is a prodigal bagger. (What's this?)
1) In the USA:
"10. Tulsa, Okla.
9. Pittsburgh, Pa.
8. Tampa, Fla.
7. Las Vegas, Nev.
6. Boise City, Idaho
5. Birmingham, Ala.
4. Miami, Fla.
3. Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. Austin, Texas
1. Des Moines, Iowa"
Source and further information:
"Best Cities For Clean Drinking Water"
http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/14/water-cities-drinking-forbeslife-cx_avd_0414health.html
"Table: States with Biggest Pollution Concerns
Rank State Contams. detected Contams. over health limits Poplulation exposed to contams. Population exposed over health- based limits
1 California* 145 64 49,824,189 46,852,770
2 Wisconsin 118 60 3,768,113 3,575,284
3 Florida 107 59 16,562,089 15,538,094
4 North Carolina 107 56 6,501,832 6,179,490
5 Texas 105 56 19,588,430 17,486,112
6 New York 104 41 2,049,452 1,221,890
7 Nevada 100 41 2,214,147 2,173,655
8 Pennsylvania 96 44 10,397,815 9,339,157
9 Ohio 92 41 10,062,663 9,655,568
10 New Mexico 90 42 1,548,721 1,478,730
National Total 260 120 223,409,898 195,257,315"
Source and further information:
http://www.ewg.org/tapwater/national/
Further information:
- "Why Bad Water Can Taste Good":
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19850706&id=jQwQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cYsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688,686954
2) "The worst "tap" water we had was actually in a pub in wales near the Elan valley reservoirs and tasted awful. Also in the Isle of Wight we had a jug of water bought to the table and I could smell the chlorine just with the jug sitting on the table."
http://www.ccwater.org.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.1567
- "Los Angeles tap water judged tastiest in world"
"What were the other entries? It's probably better than tap water in Tijuana, Athens, Mogadishu, or Pripyat."
"Here comes the science: Your tap water quality is only as good as your home or apartment's piping system. If you got old, nasty, rotting pipes, you're gonna have bad quality water, no matter how good the municipal water supply may be.":
http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=3422553&hl=Los-Angeles-tap-water-judged-tastiest-in-world
- "DC has the absolute worst tap water in the universe.":
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=69126
- "RAISE a glass to Mt Gambier - it has the best tasting tap water in South Australia.
But best buy spring water if you're in Hahndorf - the Hills town's got the worst tap water. A taste test conducted by the Sunday Mail this week with a panel of experts has confirmed what many in SA have long suspected - the taste of tap water can vary dramatically from place to place.":
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25220704-2682,00.html
- "Gethyn Beniston of Waterloo sent us a photo of her sink with the comment: "Kept the pic because it was the worst tap water I have ever seen."
On the other hand, Terry Ross, who is in Winnipeg this weekend, hankers for home and the taste of Waterloo Region Water.
Terry writes: "I am in Winnipeg for the weekend and the water here tastes so bad. I would compare it to a fish tank, smell and all. ":
http://news.therecord.com/Article/418073
- "Worst tap water in the US: Winslow, Arizona. Retch.
Tap water in LA tastes like it came from a public swimming pool.
Yep - drinking LA tap water - it's a mistake you don't make twice.":
http://discardedlies.com/entry/?30760_
- "I lived in Yuba City for a couple of years. Absolutely the worst tap water I have ever experienced. Bad taste and odor, like a swamp.
Drinking it was bad enough. Showering in it was even worse.":
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r17672040-Tap-water
3) Bad tap water is probably better that no tap water altogether:
- "Visit-Montenegro.com : No Tap Water Before the Sunset":
http://www.visit-montenegro.com/article-mne-6605.htm
- "At least 2.6 billion people have no access to a toilet. Half of them are forced to defecate in the open, fouling their own drinking water, according to the Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council. About 3 billion people—nearly half the world's population—have no tap water and must lug heavy jugs of water miles to their homes every day. Even then the water is often contaminated with industrial pollutants or teeming with pathogens.
The result is breathtaking. Of children who die before their fifth birthday in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, India, and other developing countries, 17% do so from preventable water-borne diseases, typically succumbing to dehydration from diarrhea. That's a death rate greater than those for malaria and AIDS, according to the World Health Organization."
Source and further information:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc20090325_282423.htm
by Mr DominQuez Is Gone From AB on February 24th, 2008
Vacaville Horrible.
by kool on February 24th, 2008
Santa clara has the worst...toooooooo much clorine in the water.
by Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector on February 24th, 2008
Results released today, LA has the best. I think the test was held in LA so I'm a little suspicious:). Didn't catch who came in last.
by Nninee on February 24th, 2008
I have heard that Chicago has the best tap water, and that Boston is pretty bad. I don't know the validity of that though
by Egico is now Egioz on February 24th, 2008
We have great tap water here in Denver - comes from the Rockies!
by Hmmm...... on February 24th, 2008
I think most cities on a coast have terrible water.
by Someguy on February 24th, 2008
Houston, Texas must have the best - they bottle and sell it
by csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED on February 24th, 2008
I spend time in Kincheloe, MI a small town in the upper peninsula. They have a sign that says they were voted best tasting water in Michigan. The town is one block long and home to 5 prisons and an airport.
by NukeTech on July 11th, 2009
Grew up in Detroit, surprisingly one of the best drinking water systems in the nation.
Worst I had was Pascagolua, MS - the toilet grew a brown slime sitting in the bowl just overnight! We installed a purification filter on the kitchen tap that was supposed to last 6 months and was clogged in 1 week. And as gross as it sounds, I had an itchy rear end for the entire 6 months I was there that cleared up within a week of moving away...had to be the bad water.
by The Water Freak on June 24th, 2009
Gary, Indiana has AMAZING water. I think it's teh clean air which makes it taste so refreshing. Patterson, NJ is a close 2nd.
by Darth 5349U11 on March 29th, 2008
Adelaide has disgusting tap water, has all kinds of crap in it believe its even hard water
by Fun on March 21st, 2008
Brooklyn has the BEST tap water... I don't know why but it is amazing...
by Anonymous on March 21st, 2008
Collin County TX (i.e. Dallas) has the WORST tap water. They get this algae growth in the hot summer that makes the water taste like dirt. They claim the algae is harmless but boy does it taste terrible. When my parents visit from Kansas City they can hardly shower in it. BTW. Kansas City tends to have pretty good tap water.
by 232499 on March 5th, 2008
St Louis has the best Tap water i have ever had
Florida has bad water
Chicago is OK
DC is OK
Vegas is bad
by Takei-Shihan on February 24th, 2008
Best I have had anywhere is "Chrystal Springs, Sask., Canada" ... worst I have had here in Canada is Quebec City ... worst anywhere I have been was Bangkok.
by Olero on February 24th, 2008
I was in a small town (very small about 200 people) in NFLD and the tap water was a brownish colour. didn't try it couldn't work up the courage to drink it.
by Etapus Rex on February 24th, 2008
Washington,DC's tap water is the absolute worst I've ever tasted. It was so bad, I just had to put some in a bottle and bring it home for my wife to verify that it tasted... and smelled like sewage.
by Jeztyr - whispering in the ears of kings on February 24th, 2008
Melbourne water is great from the tap. Can't say much about Sydney, but Brisbane water is awful.
Adelaide, last time I had it, could hold up the stirring spoon. You'd put coffee in it to make it clearer. You could use it in place of mortar. You could make ice sculptures at room temperature.
by -O-uknow on February 24th, 2008
Tijuana is one of the worst. They tell you not to drink it.
by Brian on February 24th, 2008
IIRC the water used by Provo, Utah comes straight from the river that goes over Bridal Veil falls, which are just outside of town.
My choice for the best for now is Provo.
The last time I drank the water used by Santa Barbara, CA it tasted like sulfur.
by car audio crazy on February 24th, 2008
if city water tasted good then they would not be selling bottoled water that tastes good
by mendel1987 on February 1st, 2010
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by Ashley_O8940 on January 25th, 2011
If you think bottled water is good go to www.storyofbottledwater.org I used to agree but think of the effect.
by butternut69 on March 16th, 2011
sioux falls tastes really good since i live there but last year i went to nashville tennessee and their tap water tasted like dirt and some sand it was pretty nasty
by butternut69 on March 16th, 2011
sioux falls tastes really good since i live there but last year i went to nashville tennessee and their tap water tasted like dirt and some sand it was pretty nasty
by mendel1987 on February 1st, 2010
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