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Is Brooklyn Tap Water Safe to Drink?

Yes! Generally Safe to Drink*

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

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 Brooklyn.

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

The estimated price of bottled water

$2.6 in USD (1.5-liter)

USER SUBMITTED RATINGS

Brooklyn tap water
  • Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 19% Very Low
  • Water Pollution 33% Low
  • Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility 81% Very High
  • Water Quality 68% High

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