Tap water complaints flood health institute

There was an increase in the number of citizen complaints this year regarding drinking water quality, revealing the questionable quality of secondary supply water in the city.

Statistics from the Beijing health inspection institute show there have been around 360 water complaints in 2009, 110 of which relate directly to secondary supplies of water.

Secondary water supplies refer to water providers that service communities and tall buildings, after receiving water from a primary source such as a water company.