Australians are lucky to have some of the safest water infrastructure in the world. But “safe” doesn’t always mean ideal.
Across many households, tap water still contains added fluoride, chlorine, heavy metals from ageing pipes, sediment, and chemical by-products. You may not see them, but you often taste or feel the effects.
That faint chlorine smell.
The white residue in kettles.
Water that just doesn’t taste right.
For many families, this is simply accepted as normal.