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Netherlands

Yes. Tap water in the Netherlands is low risk across 6 listed water systems. The safety figure is national, not a town-by-town test.

Nationwide
Open an area for its towns. Green means every listed water system there is low risk. Orange or red means every listed system is high or critical risk. Any other area has mixed ratings. The colour uses the national safety figure, not a separate test of each area. The map shows the European Netherlands.
Nationwide6 water systems · 6 low risk

Source

Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), Drinking Water Quality 2024.

Period covered: 2024.

The Netherlands does not publish drinking-water results city by city. In 2024, 99.84% of measurements in the statutory programme met the standards. Drinking-water companies issued 158 boil-water advisories, including 5 for areas with more than 10,000 connections. These pages list major cities with that national figure.

Common questions

Can I drink the tap water in the Netherlands?

Yes. Tap water in the Netherlands is low risk across 6 listed water systems. The safety figure is national, not a town-by-town test.

Where do these ratings come from?

Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), Drinking Water Quality 2024. Period covered: 2024.