Is it safe to drink tap water from streets in Switzerland :All details

Budget Indian Travelers it gets really expensive when you have to buy mineral water in Switzerland as it an expensive country and 1 swiss franc is equal to Rs69.23. Swiss drinking water – a quality product from natural resources – of which 80 percent stems from natural springs and groundwater, and the rest from lakes. Strict regulations concerning water and the quality of it have led to such positive development that, in some places, you can drink straight out the lake without second thoughts! Swiss tap water also demonstrates a more balanced ecology as opposed to water purchased in bottles and mineral waters travelling from near and far.

Compared to other European countries, Switzerland has over-averagely large water reserves to fall back on with its many lakes, glaciers and naturally groundwater. Solely 2% of annual rainfall makes its way into drinking water reserves. The majority of water is collected in artificial lakes and dams from which electricity is generated. More than half of the electricity produced in Switzerland stems from these sources – in other words it’s renewable energy and CO2-free at the same time!

There are more than 1200 fountains around Zurich gushing the sort of clean spring water that’s bottled and sold to other parts of the world. Some of them may look like old statues with a water feature, but apart from a few fountains marked with the words Kein Trinkwasser/ Eau non potable/ Non potable you can drink from them all. As someone who hates plastic water bottle waste and is always googling whether the tap water is safe to drink in the place I’m visiting, this is pretty great stuff. The free flowing fresh water is a lovely feature in a city built around a beautiful lake and river, with the snow capped Swiss Alps as a backdrop.So, just simply carry your bottle and fill it with water from the taps and drink it.