Can You Get Sick From Sprinkler Water?

Risks of Using Sprinkler Water

• Water from irrigation or sprinklers should not be used for drinking. This water carries health risks like nausea, dizziness, and diarrhea.
• Some dogs enjoy playing in sprinklers and hoses. The excitement and biting stream of water can harm them. Toy breeds are more at risk than larger dogs.

Diseases from Contaminated Recreational Water

• Contaminated or still river water can cause the bacterial disease leptospirosis in dogs.
• Swimming in water parks, pools, splash pads, or lakes carries a contamination risk and can cause diseases like norovirus and E.coli.

Risks of Backflow in Sprinkler Systems

• Your sprinkler’s backflow device could be making you sick if not properly winterized. Learn how to keep contaminants from your irrigation out of your home.

Risks of Using Distilled Water

• Are you familiar with the fact that drinking distilled water every day basis can be dangerous? Distilled water is a type of purified water. It’s water that has gone through a very thorough filtration process to strip it of contaminants, but it also strips it of important elements.

General Water Risks

• Consuming unclean water spreads diarrheal diseases, cholera, and typhoid.
• Swimming in polluted recreational water can cause ear pain, skin rashes, and eye pain.

Concerns About Irrigation Water

• Can sprinkler water make you sick? Irrigation water used by farmers appears to be making people sick.
• Bottled spring water can potentially make you sick if it is contaminated with harmful bacteria or chemicals.

Notes on Seawater and Sewage

• Clearly drinking either seawater or saltwater is not good for you, but drinking small amounts won’t kill you.
• Can you get sick from walking in sewage? Sewage water contains bacteria and viruses that can infect you.