tap water

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Some areas get less than an hour of tap water a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The risk of cryptosporidium meant residents in some parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf have been obliged to boil their tap water before drinking, cooking or brushing teeth since last Friday.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Silvio Belardi, the lawyer representing the hotel, is quoted in the newspaper Corriere Alto Adige as saying the court held that "there is no obligation to supply tap water".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The installation of lead service lines was banned nationwide in 1986, but millions of homes still receive tap water through them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Nazario’s and Bodega’s speeches were as different as a glass of tap water and a glass of wine.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez