{"id":76131,"date":"2024-09-07T04:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T04:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13e60ebc169e916086ea0d9b6d83f911"},"modified":"2024-09-07T04:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T04:00:09","slug":"is-it-safe-to-drink-tap-water-ask-a-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/is-it-safe-to-drink-tap-water-ask-a-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Is it safe to drink tap water?\u2019: Ask a doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Recent reports of a contaminated water supply<\/span> in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, which led to warnings not to use water from faucets earlier this week, have sparked general safety concerns.<\/p>\n The city of Grand Prairie, Texas, announced firefighting foam was detected in the water Tuesday, then announced Thursday the water is safe to drink, according to local reports.<\/p>\n Fox News Digital spoke to experts about potential risks with unfiltered tap water<\/span>.<\/p>\n ASK A DOCTOR: \u2018CAN I BE DEHYDRATED EVEN IF I\u2019M NOT THIRSTY?\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Generally speaking, it\u2019s safe to drink tap water, according to Dr. Brynna Connor, a board-certified family medicine physician<\/span> in Frisco, Texas, and an ambassador for Northwestpharmacy.com. <\/p>\n “As long as it\u2019s from a public water system and there aren\u2019t any active boil water advisories issued by local health committees and\/or water companies,” Connor told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n