But for many people living in Indigenous communities in Canada, it’s quite a different story — one of insufficient water quantity and poor water quality.
Community-led research can help.
Understandably, many Indigenous people have reported mistrust of their community drinking water supply.
One clear example of illness due to unsafe water was the outbreak in Walkerton, Ont., in 2000, when the town’s water supply was contaminated with dangerous fecal bacteria.
But research itself with Indigenous communities also needs to be better.