Water safe to drink?

[MyArgentina]

Hola todos! I have been drinking regular tap water daily and after 8 months in BA I am still among the living ...

Is this considered a safe practice or not, please? (Or perhaps I'll begin to grow a new and strange appendage.)

I appreciate any advice you may have to offer!

 

[RodalfoWalsh]

you know that off putting chlorine smell that tap water has here?

That's the smell of safe to drink.

 

[TomAtAlki]

Let it sit a while and the smell is gone.

 

[elhombresinnombre]

Wot Tom & Rodalfo sed.

The water system was engineered by the British and the water is as safe or better than UK drinking water throughout the country. Just like the UK, the mineral content varies region by region and people with more delicate digestive systems may take a while to get used to the mineral balance in certain other parts of the country. If you have a preference for bottled or filtered water there's plenty of it about but the mains water here is all potable.

 

[MyArgentina]

Thanks all for your replies. I've never noticed the chlorine smell myself. Guess I'll carry on then until I find a reasonably priced water filter pitcher for the fridge ...

 

[Ries]

You know what W.C. Fields said about water. (google it)
that said, I have always drunk the tap water here.
I did install an inline water filter under my sink last year, because the water in my building, like most, gets pumped first to a tank on the roof, and sits up there- so I wanted to filter it for particulates, just in case, although I have never noticed any in my ten years in this apartment.
In general I think the water in CABA is pretty good. I have no qualms about drinking it.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

The nitrates are 2.5 ppm while until 45 is safe for adults and children. Chrolidre is to kill escherichia collis that is at the river water.
I read a few days ago about glifosato polution in Parana river:
http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/20160...rana-segun-revelo-un-estudio-del-conicet.html

 

[Iri]

Hi everyone! Would someone advise how I can find out exactly what chemicals are used for CABA municipal water treatment? I actually only need to know if they treat it with chlorine or chloramine. Can I find it out just by emailing a respective agency and which one would it be? Thank you.

 

[Ceviche]

I drink bottled water
- Glacier or Ser.

I travel worlwide. Its a habit to drink bottled water everywhere.

 

[jantango]

Hi everyone! Would someone advise how I can find out exactly what chemicals are used for CABA municipal water treatment? I actually only need to know if they treat it with chlorine or chloramine. Can I find it out just by emailing a respective agency and which one would it be? Thank you.

This page on AySA has a document that you can download with more information about the city water which may answer your question.

AySA installed a water meter for our building on Wednesday. That means we will be paying for what we use from now on, which probably means we will see an increase.

Two years ago I installed a PSA filter attached to my kitchen faucet for cleaner drinking and cooking water.