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Can You Drink Tap Water in Hobart?
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 Hobart.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for Australia, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
The city of Hobart in Tasmania is one of the driest areas in Australia. As a result, many people are concerned about the quality and safety of their tap-water. This article is intended to provide an explanation of what you can expect from your tap-water and why you should not be.
Tap water in Hobart is treated using chlorine and other chemicals to disinfect it. Chlorine causes dryness and taste but also can cause cancer in humans. The other chemicals commonly used include bromine, iodine, and potassium. All of these chemicals can have an impact on your water quality.
A tap water purification system will not remove these chemicals. In fact, there are some companies that advertise that they do. What they don''t mention is that in order to remove these chemicals, additional steps must be taken. Some of these steps include distillation, reverse osmosis, absorption, and carbon filtration. None of these steps to improve the quality of tap water for drinking
What do people in Hobart think about the tap water?
Hobart’s tap water is the most potable and palatable in Australia“ as good as anything you can buy in a bottle.
The estimated price of bottled water
$1.85 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 Hobart, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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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.