Just came back from Singapore. The water is nice indeed. Hasn&#x27;t a chalky taste. I found the water in New York (Manhattan) too chalky as well.<p>This is the water purification setup near my home, Rotterdam, the Netherlands: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=nbGw8FH3I58" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=nbGw8FH3I58</a>. I guess it&#x27;s a setup like everywhere else. Of course the Dutch have a name in the water industry, so there might be more reason to do it right than in other countries.<p>Still, there are plenty of things to improve.<p>- The systems for sewerage and surface water &#x2F; rain are not separated everywhere for example.<p>- The &quot;Hoogheemraadschap&quot; responsible for keeping surface water clean is the oldest political system in Holland. At first sight a nice idea, but do we really have to democratically elect these people? What about firefighters, police officers, army generals?<p>- A friend of mine organizes a yearly swimming event in the Maas (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Meuse" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Meuse</a>). It&#x27;s still not as clean as it could be though. The industry, for example Sitech, dumps chemicals in the water and institutions like the one above don&#x27;t fine fast and high enough.<p>If you&#x27;re Dutch you can watch this: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=99WW9ALModY" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=99WW9ALModY</a>