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EPA is responsible for safe drinking water, both from your tap and on airplanes. In 2004, EPA tested 327 aircraft, 15 percent of which tested positive for total coliform. In response to these findings, EPA embarked on a process to tailor the existing regulations for aircraft public water systems. In 2008, EPA proposed the Aircraft Drinking Water Rule for public review and comment.
In the interim, to further protect the traveling public, EPA placed 45 air carriers under Administrative Orders on Consent (AOC), which will remain in effect until tailored aircraft drinking water regulations are final. The air carrier AOCs combine sampling, best management practices, corrective action, public notification, and reporting and recordkeeping.
However, passengers with compromised immune systems or others concerned may want to request canned or bottled beverages and avoid drinking coffee, tea, and other drinks prepared with tap water. We will update this information and our advice to the traveling public as new information becomes available.
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