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Can You Drink Tap Water in Thornton?
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 Thornton.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for United Kingdom, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
Do you know what is in your drinking Tap Water? Recently I was approached by a customer after visiting a local Tap Water provider. She informed me that the water coming out of her taps had been sampled and it was found to contain over one thousand contaminants, including; Lead, Chlorine, Mercury, Radon and many other dangerous contaminants. This was shocking news to me and made me promise to research this problem and get the information needed to act quickly.
The first thing I did was to go online and search for the problems faced by local residents in Thornton, Lancashire. This local area is heavily contaminated by heavy metal pollution, such as lead and mercury. Many people have low bone density, which can lead to health issues. Another big concern is asthma and other respiratory problems caused by mold. The air quality in the town has been described as poor; particularly in winter when it is cold, causing increased stress levels among residents. But when you lo
The estimated price of bottled water
$1.12 in USD (1.5-liter)
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Thornton, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Contaminants
City of Thornton
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Utility details
- Serves: 136977
- Data available: 2012-2017
- Data Source: Surface water
- Total: 22
Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines
- Bromate
- Bromodichloromethane
- Bromoform
- Chlorate
- Chloroform
- Chromium (hexavalent)
- Dibromochloromethane
- Dichloroacetic acid
- Nitrate
- Nitrate and nitrite
- Radium%2C combined (-226 & -228)
- Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
- Trichloroacetic acid
- Uranium
Other Detected Contaminants
- Barium
- Chromium (total)
- Dibromoacetic acid
- Fluoride
- Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- Molybdenum
- Nitrite
- Strontium
Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.