Surely the many miles of underground pipes are a breeding ground for microbes, right?
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It depends on where you live.
While in the USA you’ll get the typical “chlorine” answer, this isn’t the case for every other country.
In the USA up to 4 milligrams of Chlorine per liter of water are permitted. However in Germany for example only a maximum of 0.3 mg/liter are allowed.
Instead, to ensure water quality, Germany mainly uses copper pipes, which are naturally harmful to any kind of germs, and water in those pipes is constantly in motion. Also, water quality is very strictly monitored.
Because of that the water quality is considered to be overall better than in the USA, since it’s at least equally safe and on top of that has far less chemicals put inside.
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