Did you know that the United States has are more than 155,000 public water systems? With so many different systems, it becomes inevitable to wonder where our drinking water actually comes from and how safe it is. Even though there have been some incidents that have dented the confidence of US residents in the water that comes out of their taps, public water in the US is relatively safe. In 2019, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, noted that 92% of public water systems meet safe water standards.