Is Dubai Tap Water Safe To Drink?

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 Dubai.

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

Generally speaking, you can absolutely drink tap water in Dubai and other parts of the UAE. However, we need to consider some potential risks.

As stated by Ultra, a maintenance company, debris, and other contaminants could build up over time in the water storage tank and provide a breeding ground such as legionella and other harmful bacteria. These can create a high-risk environment for the entire building if left unchecked. Tanks should be regularly clean every six months.

Any domestic water supply, contamination can occur but is rare, mainly storage tanks are cleaned regularly. Dubai tap water comes from desalinated sea-water and represents some of the best technology available. Treatment with chlorine, not fluoride. All public water systems have harmless bacterial“slime’ and travelers can suffer some intestinal discomfort initially as the intestinal flora reacts to different strains. Some consider tap water safer than bottled water, where exposure to PBAs can occur. Moreover, of course, there is the ecosystem cost of plastic packaging.

Source of Water in Dubai, UAE

Dubai drinking water came from desalination. The source is from the seawater; they boil it and let the steam cool. The evaporated water is then filtered and treated to make it fit for drinking, washing, and industrial use. The concentrated saltwater, which is the byproduct, will then drawn back into the Gulf. The water is handled first in the Dubai Aluminium (Jebel Ali) works before final cleaning at the DEWA (Jebel Ali) plant. In this system, they can utilize the water first to cool the aluminum smelters before further sanitation and domestic/commercial consumption.

Is DUBAI Water Hard?

Due to rainwater falls, water is naturally soft. Still, running water from the ground and into our waterways, it picks up minerals like chalk, lime, and mostly calcium and magnesium. Note that hard water contains essential minerals. Because of the health benefits, most people preferred hard water. Sometimes soft water tastes salty that makes it not suitable for drinking.

Hard water: is water that contains a considerable quantity of dissolved minerals (like calcium and magnesium).

Soft water: is treated water in which the only ion is sodium.

Traveler’s Notes

Tap water is safe to drink, so think of the environment and resist those plastic bottles if you can.

Relative links:

• Can I drink the tap water in Dubai? by TappWater
• Is Dubai Tap Water Safe to Drink? by Dubai Local Tips
• https://www.lonelyplanet.com/united-arab-emirates/dubai/health

Tap water is safe to drink, so think of the environment and resist those plastic bottles if you can.