Poor water quality has large economic and quality of life costs, in terms of health impacts and foregone revenues. According to the Philippine government’s monitoring data, just over 36 percent of the country’s river systems are classified as sources of public water supply and that up to 58 percent of groundwater sampled is contaminated with coliform and needs treatment. Approximately 31 percent of illnesses monitored for a five-year period were also caused by water-borne sources, and many areas are experiencing a shortage of water supply, during the dry season.

Link to the report:
http://go.worldbank.org/H32MXEOV40

Having read one too many water safety stories I began to wonder how is tap water tested for contamination? As an aside I also just wanted to mention that I’m a firm believer that drinking the purest water I can get is benefiting my well being, as so much of what I have read links water quality to many of the illnesses that affect us today. 

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