Is tap water in Spain safe to drink?
By Xiamen Smart Water Technology Co., Ltd. Allen Huang
Tap water is water suitable for human consumption, healthy and clean. It does not contain pathogenic microorganisms or contaminants that could affect people's health. In general, tap water in Spain is safe to drink, since there are monitoring and control systems that allow it to reach homes intact, as the Ministry of Health advertises in this regard.
However, the taste and smell of drinking water in Spain vary according to geographical area. In this sense, the hardness of the water (due to a higher or lower concentration of minerals such as calcium or magnesium) can change the taste and, in the case of hard water, even damage appliances due to lime deposits. Therefore, places in Spain with hard water tend to taste worse. On the contrary, soft water usually tastes better.
Where is tap water better or worse in Spain?
The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) recently published a report that was prepared according to the hardness level of water. Their conclusions are as follows:
The provinces with the best water quality are
- A Coruña,
- Pontevedra,
- León,
- Valladolid,
- Burgos,
- Vizcaya,
- Guipúzcoa,
- Madrid,
- Badajoz,
- Alicante,
- Tenerife,
- Gran Canaria
The provinces with medium-hardness water are
- Asturias,
- Navarra,
- La Rioja,
- Girona,
- Barcelona,
- Ciudad Real,
- Sevilla,
- Cádiz,
- Granada
The provinces with hard water quality are
- Tarragona,
- Mallorca,
- Murcia,
- Albacete y Jaén,
The provinces with the hardest water quality in Spain are
- Zaragoza,
- Teruel,
- Valencia y Almería.
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