Drinking Water in Mexico<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the water treatment like in Mexico?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most major cities have water treatment plants that live up to international standards (WHO, EU and EPA). This means that the water coming out of the water plant into the pipe distribution network is generally drinkable in most of Mexico. The issue however is potential contamination on the way to the faucet and especially the pipes and water tanks of old buildings.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Can you drink the tap water in Mexico? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, the answer depends on where in Mexico. Secondly it depends on what risk you\u2019re willing to take.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as the water comes off a closed system and has a smell like chlorine to it, like most U.S. tap water has, you are probably not getting sick from it short term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mexico City<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexico City’s health secretary said 95 percent of the capital’s drinking water is clean, based on daily checks of chlorination at various treatment plants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But experts note that while Mexico City water leaves the plant in drinkable form, it travels through old underground pipes and dirty rooftop water tanks to the consumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city’s underground pipes, half of which are at least 60 years old, fail at an alarming rate. It could take at least 50 years, and hundreds of millions of dollars, to replace all the old, ruptured pipes, according to one official estimate. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/mexico-city-bets-tap-water-law-change-habit-050312859.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Mexico water infrastructure<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many ways sending trucks all over the sprawling capital is a more efficient system than the city’s pipes, which are so prone to breaks and leaks that nearly 40 percent of the drinking water running through them is just wasted, according to a government study in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/09\/14\/647601623\/mexico-city-keeps-sinking-as-its-water-supply-wastes-away?t=1557693571915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/09\/14\/647601623\/mexico-city-keeps-sinking-as-its-water-supply-wastes-away?t=1557693571915<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014 a new law changed things in Mexico City, as it mandates that restaurants install filters to provide customers with safe water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 65,000 restaurants were mandated to install filters in 2015. Unfortunately Mexicans nor tourists seem to trust that the water provided is drinkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latintimes.com\/water-mexico-safe-drink-tourists-told-drink-mexico-city-147764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/www.latintimes.com\/water-mexico-safe-drink-tourists-told-drink-mexico-city-147764<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While doing the research for this article we found people in every major Mexican city that stated that they\u2019ve been drinking it for tens of years without ever getting sick. Whether this is because the tap water is clean or they\u2019ve built up a resistance to possible contaminants including bacteria is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, we will answer the question for other major cities whereas you can judge yourself what the risk is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The best tap water in other parts of Mexico<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to recent research the best tap water comes from<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The city of Le\u00f3n came top, followed by Saltillo, Monterrey, Mexicali, Aguascalientes, Canc\u00fan and Tijuana. <\/li><li>Of the top six, three (Saltillo, Aguascalientes and Canc\u00fan) are managed by private operators, while Le\u00f3n, Mexicali and Tijuana are public water systems. <\/li><li>In these cities the tap water is generally safe to drink throughput the city<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The worst tap water in Mexico<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The bottom-ranking cities include several in the State of Mexico, as well as others in the south and southeast of the country. Here unfiltered tap water should be avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full report on tap water quality in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-geo-mexico-the-geography-of-mexico\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4S4Fb0YeqO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geo-mexico.com\/?p=4888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Which cities have the best and worst water systems in Mexico?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe title=\"“Which cities have the best and worst water systems in Mexico?” — Geo-Mexico, the geography of Mexico\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/geo-mexico.com\/?p=4888&embed=true#?secret=4S4Fb0YeqO\" data-secret=\"4S4Fb0YeqO\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the best water filter for Mexico?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/backup.tappwater.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/water-filter-mexico-2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Can I drink tap water in Mexico?\" class=\"wp-image-187488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backup.tappwater.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/water-filter-mexico-2-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/backup.tappwater.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/water-filter-mexico-2-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/backup.tappwater.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/water-filter-mexico-2-1-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To be on the safe side it\u2019s always a good idea to use a high quality water filter in Mexico. The type of filter needed depends on the source of the water. For all public tap water a quality carbon block faucet filter is typically the most practical and affordable. These will remove all common contaminants (lead, nitrates, microplastics, etc) and improve taste with minimum effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For households with wells or water tanks on the roof it\u2019s advisable to use a filter that combines activated carbon and a filter that will kill pathogens (bacteria and viruses). The options for this are UV (Ultra Violet) filters, UF (Ultrafiltration), RO (Reverse Osmosis) or distillation. The unfortunate thing about RO and distillation in particular is that they also remove all the healthy minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TAPP Water filters are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/tappwater.mx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tappwater.mx<\/a> and Amazon Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/backup.tappwater.com\/us\/how-water-filters-work-and-you-might-need-one\/\">how water filters work and why you might need one<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/backup.tappwater.com\/us\/best-water-filters-2019\/\">best water filters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is bottled water safe in Mexico?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a study from Inter-American Development Bank, Mexico has the world’s highest per capita consumption of bottled water, with Mexicans using on average about 127 gallons (480 litres) of bottled water per person in 2011. At home it\u2019s mostly from 5-gallon (20-liter) jugs delivered by trucks as well as all other kinds of bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexico’s bottle water habit is one that comes with two problems: It’s expensive and destroys the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But should you really trust a Mexican water bottling company any better than a Mexican municipal water board? Do the operators running the bottling machine wash their hands? Or are they spitting into the bottles? Besides, reverse osmosis produced water is aggressive, tastes poorly and will leach out all sorts of chemicals from the bottles probably causing far greater health issues than a few bacteria would. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When getting sick in Mexico from eating or drinking, it\u2019s actually almost never the water. It\u2019s much more likely that it\u2019s raw food handled by filthy servers and cooks, vegetables irrigated with grey or sewage water (against the law but who is checking?) spoiled and re-heated stuff and undercooked meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Can you drink beverages with ice in Mexico?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, these days every single reputable restaurant and most of the not so reputable restaurants use filtered water to make ice cubes. Therefore you generally don\u2019t have to worry about the ice in your drink, it\u2019s been made to ensure you don\u2019t get sick. Plus, it\u2019s hot here, nobody wants a lukewarm cocktail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If you live in Mexico in a building without a water tank with public tap water that tastes \/ smells of chlorine then the tap water is most likely safe to drink. <\/li><li>To be on the safe side use an affordable high quality water filter for Mexico such as <a href=\"https:\/\/tappwater.mx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TAPP <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/backup.tappwater.com\/us\/tapp-2-click\/\">2 <\/a><\/li><li>Visit the website for your local water provider to read more about the quality of the water or send your water to a local water lab if you want to find out more.<\/li><li>Avoid bottled water if you can including the jugs. Plastic bottles are bad for the environment and not necessarily healthier or safer than tap water.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other sources and comments:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>TAPP Water works hard to ensure that all our content is factually correct and safe for our visitors. Please let us know if you have concerns, comments or if something is simply incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/outlook\/20010000\/116\/bottled-water\/mexico#market-globalRevenue\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/outlook\/20010000\/116\/bottled-water\/mexico#market-globalRevenue<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search for \u201ctap water in Mexico\u201d and you will find 100 travel forums and articles warning about drinking tap water, ice in restaurants, brushing your teeth in tap water and more. But what is the truth? 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