Portuguese tap water “excellent”

  • 19 October, 21

Tap water in mainland Portugal has been deemed as being “excellent” quality for human consumption in 2020.

According to the annual report of the Regulatory Authority for Water and Waste Services (ERSAR): “The safe water indicator maintains its value at 99 percent, being able to guarantee the population that they can drink tap water with confidence”.

According to the ERSAR, the safe water indicator stood at 98.85 percent in 2020, which represents an increase of two tenths compared to 2019 and confirms the positive evolution since 1993 (50 percent) and remaining at a level of excellence since 2015.

Cre:PortugalNews

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