El Paso
No. Tap water in El Paso is critical risk. Don’t drink from the tap.
Is it safe?
El Paso
Critical risk
Don’t drink from the tap
Town-water IRCA 58 in 2024. On this index 0 is no risk and 100 is unfit. Lower is better.
In 2023 the town-water IRCA was 38.3.
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 El Paso, Cesar?
No. Tap water in El Paso is critical risk. Don’t drink from the tap.
Where do these ratings come from?
Instituto Nacional de Salud, SIVICAP water quality surveillance (IRCA) 2023–2024. Period covered: 2023 to 2024.