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Can You Drink Tap Water in Covilha?
We don't have enough information to make a specific recommendation about the safety of drinking tap water in Covilha, Portugal.
However, based on information from nearby locations, the average water score in Portugal is a out of 100.
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 Covilha.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for Portugal, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
If you are visiting the southern coast of Portugal, in the city of Covilha you should take note of Tap Water Safety. This is a major city and one of the largest ports in Portugal. The port area still has an arrangement with its main water carrier, Fanece, which delivers water daily to all the main cities of Portugal.
Tap Water Quality is very good and the port has been maintaining the high standard for Tap Water Safety for many years. If you go by train from Lisbon to Covilha, you will notice that there are water stations all along the way. These stations were built to bring people from the capital, Lisbon, direct to their destinations. The stations are equipped with high quality tap water containers that are made to ensure good quality water all the time, so you don''t need to worry about your tap water.
Tap Water Safety is maintained daily and Fanece uses an elaborate system that firstly checks the water pressure, temperature, clarity and amount of
The estimated price of bottled water
$0.47 in USD (1.5-liter)
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
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- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Covilha, 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.