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Is Mexicali Tap Water Safe To Drink?

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LAST UPDATED: 12:53 pm, April 8, 2021
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Can You Drink Tap Water in Mexicali?

No, tap water is not 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 Mexicali.

To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for Mexico, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.

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Recently, the effects of heavy metals contamination in Mexico''s Tap Water were brought to light. There were over two hundred contaminants identified, with lead and other heavy metals the most dangerous. In response, Mexico''s government is taking steps to improve tap water quality in all municipalities.

Tap Water Mexicali Mexico, previously Tapas de Tapas, is Mexico''s largest municipal water utility. It provides over twenty five million people access to safe drinking water. The problem was found when tests were conducted for bacteria and other contaminants. Because chlorine and fluoride are not using to control these contaminates, the result was contamination.

Tap Water Mexicali Mexico began to filter its water in the 1970''s. Although Mexico''s municipal water plants are subject to the same regulations as those found in the United States, the water quality standards have not been revised in over twenty years. In addition, Mexico''s municipal water

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While the city's restaurants are registered by the Health Department and clean water is available city-wide, eating at roadside taco shops and drinking tap water is discouraged because one who is not used to this, will probably get food poisoning, or Amoebic Dysentery. Avoid any foods you are not used to. Bottled water, gasified and pure, is widely available and you are encouraged to drink it.

The estimated price of bottled water

$0.72 in USD (1.5-liter)

USER SUBMITTED RATINGS

Mexicali tap water
  • Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 42% Moderate
  • Water Pollution 66% High
  • Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility 58% Moderate
  • Water Quality 34% Low

The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Mexicali, 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.

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