Good hydration is vital for our health and wellbeing, which means that we need to drink sufficient water every day to stay hydrated and healthy. Unfortunately, too many individuals neither like the taste of water nor trust tap water so tend be between 2% to 5% dehydrated around 80% of the time.
There have been many questions surrounding the quality of the drinking water in the UK, with some saying that it is not as healthy as it should be and others complaining about the use of fluoride in the water as fluoride is a known carcinogenic. This has eroded trust in UK tap water despite the government’s protests to the contrary.
Do You Have Confidence in UK Tap Water?
According to the Drinking Water Inspectorate’s (DWI) latest report, 99.7% of the tests carried out on drinking water in England and Wales either meets or exceeds required standards as set by national regulations derived from EU Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC), informed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
UK water regulations follow the EU directive, and even have some stricter regulations added to ensure that the water in the UK is of the highest standard. The Scottish Drinking Water Quality Regulator showed 99.89% of its tests complied with all of the standards and in 99.81% of tests were compliant Northern Ireland.
Even though the quality of the public drinking water supply in the UK is amongst the best in the world, the use of fluoride to prevent tooth decay in poorer communities who do not have dental plans, and the traces of both pharmaceutical drugs such as the Pill and recreational drugs such as cocaine have put many off of drinking tap water.
If you are one of those individuals who would prefer not to drink the tap water in the UK “just in case,†then you should do what thousands of other Londoners have done; contact Living-Water for a free water needs-assessment and advice on which watercooler will best suit your needs. Living-Water supplies both bottled water dispensers and mains water coolers to the Greater London area as well as a range of accessories and bottled water.
