Bacterial contamination in household and office building tap water. Water is a source of concern for disseminating the bacteria Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium avium, which cause lung disease (Legionellosis and pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterium disease, respectively). A new study has examined the presence of these microbes in tap water from residences and office buildings across the United States. Source 9v.
I would say it's safer than most other countries for sure. Not the best of course, but it could be a lot worse.
Water crisis in West: Can't we just move water from the East? Several nice ideas are riddled with problems.The U.S. Has plenty of drinking water — it's simply in the wrong place. That's a seemingly fixable problem that has inspired a number of creative ideas. Source 4r.