How does tap water not get contaminated?

1.30K views

It seems like it’s very easy for tap water to be unsafe to drink. I can imagine it’s easy for bacteria to grow in the pipes or something

In: Chemistry

5 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

water piping should be a sealed system. water should only enter at the treatment plant. at each residential and commercial outlet, there should be a backflow prevention device to make sure there is no introduction of contaminated water into the system at the serviced buildings.

You are viewing 1 out of 5 answers, click here to view all answers.