Is Wiesbaden Tap Water Safe To Drink?

Yes, tap water is drinkable.

Tap Safe includes data from many publicly available sources, including the WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Center for Disease Control), and user submitted databases, but unfortunately there's not enough data about Wiesbaden.

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The tap water in Wiesbaden, Germany, is perfectly safe to drink. Although the restaurant may not serve you tap water. The only water you can get in a restaurant will be bottled water with carbonation or bottled water without carbonation.

You wonder why Germans don’t drink tap water even it is safe. The German term for tap water is Leitungswasser, which actually means plumbing water. So, if you offered someone plumbing water, that’s safer than sewer water, but it isn’t something you would do.

The Federal Environment Minister calls for more environmental and climate protection by turning to tap water rather than bottled water. Drinking tap water saves energy, money, and needless packaging. You can also drink from water fountains, a healthier, environmentally friendly alternative to disposable bottles. The only problem is drinking fountains are not yet available all over the country.

The primary source of water in Wiesbaden, Germany, is groundwater. Almost 61% of the water from Germany comes from groundwater. Other resources originate from stream water, spring water, lakes, and reservoirs.

Not entirely natural freshwater, surface water or groundwater, is available for use. Exploitable water resources understand factors such as the environmental and economic utility of collecting floodwater behind dams or extracting groundwater; the mechanical feasibility of catching water that normally flows out to the sea; and the least flow specifications for navigation, environmental services, aquatic life, etc.