Tap water safety in Gibraltar ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

๐Ÿ‘ In general, the water may be safe to drink in Gibraltar.

World Health Organization (WHO)

According to the WHO, tap water is safe for consumption for 100% of the country.

Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

According to the CDC tap water is generally not safe for consumption.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 70.83 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "High"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 913$ per year in Gibraltar by drinking tap water instead of buying bottled water.

๐Ÿณ Drinking tap water would also help with reducing your plastic footprint and improve environmental pollution.

Warning

Even though drinking water might be considered safe, if you plan to travel to Gibraltar, consider talking to your local contact to verify that. Old pipes could be leaking toxic material or water in that specific location could contain heavy metals or bacteria.

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