I've just bought an apartment in a tower, and I wanted to install a boiling water tap (faucet). But this only works when connected to the mains water supply, not with bottled water. I read on the CAASD website that they say that in Greater Santo Domingo the water from the tap is perfectly drinkable, and has been for three years. Obviously I didn't believe this, so I sent off to the US for a Complete Water Analysis Test Kit, and have run a complete test on the water. The results are below. It appears that the water coming out of my tap would pretty much meet EPA standards, so would be acceptable in the US. I'm just not sure if I am prepared to risk it and start to drink it, and I would welcome comments from anyone who can help interpret these results.
Results:
Bacteria: None (EPA acceptable level is None)
Total Chlorine: 4 ppm (EPA acceptable level is 4ppm or under)
Nitrate Nitrogen: 10 ppm (EPA acceptable level is 10 ppm or under)
Nitrite Nitrogen: 0 ppm (EPA acceptable level is 1 ppm or under)
Copper: 0ppm (EPA acceptable level is under 1.3 ppm)
Lead: Negative (EPA acceptable level is negative)
Iron: 0ppm (EPA acceptable level is Under 0.3ppm)
pH: 8 (EPA acceptable level if 6.5 to 8.5)
Hardness: 200 ppm (EPA acceptable level is under 50ppm, but this does not affect health)
Results:
Bacteria: None (EPA acceptable level is None)
Total Chlorine: 4 ppm (EPA acceptable level is 4ppm or under)
Nitrate Nitrogen: 10 ppm (EPA acceptable level is 10 ppm or under)
Nitrite Nitrogen: 0 ppm (EPA acceptable level is 1 ppm or under)
Copper: 0ppm (EPA acceptable level is under 1.3 ppm)
Lead: Negative (EPA acceptable level is negative)
Iron: 0ppm (EPA acceptable level is Under 0.3ppm)
pH: 8 (EPA acceptable level if 6.5 to 8.5)
Hardness: 200 ppm (EPA acceptable level is under 50ppm, but this does not affect health)