Here’s How Experts Ranked Tap Water Quality Across The U.S.
Best: South Dakota
South Dakota has a great track record of safe and good-tasting drinking water, having won the Drinking Water Excellence award for 16 years straight.

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According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state’s water is well within the guidelines for safe consumption of lead, copper, nitrates, arsenic, radium, and uranium.