Wrong domiciliary habits with regard to the management of water consumption may affect the health of its users. Interviews conducted with four groups of ten residents in Vitória (ES), Brazil, point out the risk. For the analysis of testimonials, the qualitative methodology was applied, as employing the strategy of Collective Subject Discourse. The discourses showed the lack of knowledge of the users about the proper maintenance of the reservoir and filter household water, the mistrust on the quality of water received from the public system and the lack of an effective communication channel between the population, the water supply services and the local institutions of public health. This research shows the need to review the types of information provided to the population currently adopted by these institutions.
water for human consumption; home care; collective subject discourse; household equipments; risk to health
