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Can You Drink Tap Water in Viet Tri?
We don't have enough information to make a specific recommendation about the safety of drinking tap water in Viet Tri, Vietnam.
However, based on information from nearby locations, the average water score in Vietnam 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 Viet Tri.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for Vietnam, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
Viet Tri, Vietnam, tap water is not safe to drink. Generally, the country struggles to provide potable water to every household. One of the big reasons is the rapid growth of the industrial chain and urbanization without proper environmental management. Only about 10% of municipal wastewater were treated, and 45% of the industrial site have wastewater treatment.
The Vietnam Institute of Biotechnology found a high level of E.coli in the country. Other contaminants are ammonia and arsenic. Most residents boil water or prefer purified and bottled water. Bottled water is easily available from convenience stores and small stores in the city at a low price.
If you are staying in a hotel, you should verify with the staff to ensure your safety and request bottled water as needed.
The tap water source from Viet Tri comes from surface water. The entire province of Phu Tho receives water from three enormous rivers the Red, Lo, and Da rivers. Ensuring the province to have enough water supply for daily life and industrial purposes. The whole length of these three riverways is 200 km into the province, and the area drained is 5,000 square kilometers. The province’s yearly surface water resources in its river systems have been evaluated as 42,000,000,000 cubic meters.
Within the national government, accountability for water supply and sanitation is shared within three Ministries. Urban water supply and sewerage are under the Ministry of Construction. Water supply in the rural area is under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, while rural sanitation and hygiene are under the Ministry of Health. The construction of Ministries is reflected at the provincial level, where each Ministry has branches. The 58 provinces have significant autonomy in implementing policies.
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Viet Tri, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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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.