Unless your doctor has advised you to restrict your intake of certain mineral substances that may be found nautrally in the water system, the water that flows from your tap is perfectly safe to drink. The City's Water Utility continuously monitors the water supply to ensure its safety. This regular program of water analysis and inspection assures safe water for you and your family. The higher the concentration of these minerals, the harder the water. White spots and deposits form when hard water is heated or evaporates and the minerals are left on the glassware or in your water heater.
Hard water is safe to drink.
However, you can reduce the effects of hard water by adding powdered or granulated water softener to your laundry when you add the soap or detergent. Also, you can add a small amount of detergent rinse to the rinse cycle of your dishwasher to help the water drain from glassware prior to evaporating. Water softeners can be expensive to install and maintain. You could buy a lot of powdered water softener for the price of a softening unit. From a health standpoint, most softeners replace calcium and magnesium in the water with sodium that can add to the concerns of high blood pressure and heart patients.