La Vega
No. Tap water in La Vega is high risk. Boil it or use bottled water.
Is it safe?
La Vega
High risk
Boil it or use bottled water
Town-water IRCA 20.7 in 2023. On this index 0 is no risk and 100 is unfit. Lower is better.
Source
Instituto Nacional de Salud, SIVICAP water quality surveillance (IRCA) 2023–2024.
Period covered: 2023 to 2024.
Each municipality is rated on its IRCA score for town water. IRCA runs from 0 (no risk) to 100. Up to 5 is treated here as low risk. From 5.1 to 14 is not officially fit to drink untreated. From 14.1 to 35 is high risk on this site, and above 35 is critical. Rural water is often worse and is shown separately when it was reported. Some departments are absent because town-by-town results were not available.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in La Vega, Cauca?
No. Tap water in La Vega is high risk. Boil it or use bottled water.
Where do these ratings come from?
Instituto Nacional de Salud, SIVICAP water quality surveillance (IRCA) 2023–2024. Period covered: 2023 to 2024.