Tap water is drinkable

Tap water is drinkable in Belgium. Only if there is a sign saying it is prohibited, then you cannot drink the water.

Drinkable water

Drinkable

Tap water is drinkable everywhere in Belgium. It is very strictly controlled. Sometimes you see a white substance when you boil the water. That is chalk. Chalk is not harmful to health. Chalk is also in milk, for example.

Not drinkable water

Prohibited sign

If there is a prohibited sign on a tap, then that water is not drinkable. It might be rainwater from a well.