Some of the nation's largest airlines yesterday agreed to stricter inspection and monitoring of the drinking water used on their aircraft, two months after a federal study of 158 planes found that 1 in 8 failed government health standards...

In September, the EPA found that drinking water in an estimated 12.6 percent of the nation's aircraft tested positive for various forms of bacteria, including coliform, and failed to meet EPA standards...

Tanks in an aircraft's belly supply water to the lavatories as well as the plane's galley. While most aircraft serve either bottled or canned water to passengers, the onboard supply is used for coffee and tea.

Twelve airlines agreed to abide by the new procedures: Alaska, Aloha, American, America West, ATA, Continental, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Midwest, Northwest, United and US Airways...

In its earlier study, the EPA found that of the 158 planes that were tested, the water in 20 had coliform bacteria, which generally do not cause illness, while two planes tested positive for potentially harmful E. coli...

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Don't worry, when they boil the water for the coffee it kills that shit.

More like, don't expect washing your hands in the sink to make them cleaner.