Tap water unsuitable for drinking

British expats and locals in Spain are forced to live on bottled water as local tap supply ‘is not even safe for brushing teeth’

August 16, 2024 Costa del Sol Spain 0

THE mass distribution of bottled water eventually started on Friday in a Costa Blanca municipality where drinking tap water was banned a week earlier due to excess salt levels. The drought caused the presence of a higher level of seawater in domestic supplies in Benitatxell. On Friday morning, the local council began handing out 6.5 litre bottles of La Serreta- …