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I received an email yesterday from my water district, informing us that the water supply is safe and there is no need to buy bottled water for drinking:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Your Drinking Water System
In light of concerns surrounding COVID-19 (the coronavirus), Padre Dam wants to reassure customers that this virus has no impact on the District's drinking water supply. Padre Dam is committed to providing its customers with safe and reliable water that is both available and plentiful.
Drinking Water Safety Padre Dam receives 100 percent of our drinking water supply from the San Diego County Water Authority water treatment plants. The final process of water treatment includes disinfection, which inactivates viruses, including the coronavirus. Water is tested throughout Padre Dam's system on a daily basis to ensure it maintains a consistent disinfectant residual level. (chlorine). Our water meets all stringent state and federal drinking water requirements.Click here to see Padre Dam's most recent Water Quality Report.
Do I Need to Buy Bottled Water? Padre Dam customers can continue to use and drink tap water as usual. Padre Dam will continue to provide its customers with safe and reliable drinking water.

With all the panic about buying bottled water, the water district apparently thought it was necessary to get this message out to its customers.