"Based on a recent economic survey 85% of the Hungarians enjoy drinking tap water. At least 75% of all adults participating in the survey, carried out by order of the Hungarian Public Water Association (MAVIZ) claim to “love” the quality of their water.However the survey failed to mention that bottled water costs an arm and a leg and many people wouldn’t bother buying water in retail outlets. Nevertheless Hungarians are more positive about their drinking water than its neighboring seven countries and most of the European Union peers.
MAVIZ claims that Hungary’s drinking water is considered the nation’s most prized asset and therefore undergoes stringent health and safety measures. The majority of the population answering the questionnaire said that the advantages of Hungarian drinking water lies in its “sustainability for the environment” and “affordability.”
MAVIZ now claims that it wishes to improve legislation for public water in 2012 following a bill that was enforced on Jan 1, 2012. The bill regulates the presence of some 200 components present in drinking water.
Experts agree that all public drinking water in Hungary satisfies legal requirements.
MAVIZ is a collective association for about 100 public water service companies who not only supervise the water industry and trade, but also provide 95% of all available drinking and public water."
By Tamas S. Kiss published on XpatLoop.com with the permission of BudapestReport.com
13.01.2012