From time to time we get threads started about drinking water in the DR. A troubling item in today's DR1 news summary on that subject:
"9. Only a third of homes have water inside
"According to a report by Osiris de Leon, "The Diagnosis of Water in the Americas", only 36 out of every 100 households in the Dominican Republic have water inside their homes, and the water does not reach the 95% level of suitability for drinking.
"He said that the situation is worrying and that Dominicans have to buy water for their basic requirements, and drink bottled water that often does not reach the required quality either.
"The study was publicized yesterday morning to celebrate International Water Day and was presented in the Science Academy in the Colonial Zone in the capital."
If appears that relying on bottled water to keep you safe is not always a sure thing,either.
"9. Only a third of homes have water inside
"According to a report by Osiris de Leon, "The Diagnosis of Water in the Americas", only 36 out of every 100 households in the Dominican Republic have water inside their homes, and the water does not reach the 95% level of suitability for drinking.
"He said that the situation is worrying and that Dominicans have to buy water for their basic requirements, and drink bottled water that often does not reach the required quality either.
"The study was publicized yesterday morning to celebrate International Water Day and was presented in the Science Academy in the Colonial Zone in the capital."
If appears that relying on bottled water to keep you safe is not always a sure thing,either.