Van has hosted many civilizations in the stage of history. Especially Urartians demonstrated a

tremendous example of architecture in terms of water resources and water channels. Today, however,

there have been some problems with the water supply. Therefore, it has been investigated whether the

network water, distributed as drinking water in the center of Van, are appropriate to consumption

according to physical, chemical and microbiological analyzes. The network water supplied by Water

and Sewerage Administration General Directorate within Van Metropolitan Municipality, was

determined to which neighborhoods was distributed. A sampling to represent the water resources in

the center of Van was made. Turbidity, electrical conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen was

measured in the water received from the network water. Biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen

demand, pH, calcium, magnesium, total hardness, total alkalinity, chloride, carbonate, bicarbonate,

nitrite , nitrate, ammonia, phosphorus, zinc, copper, nickel, cobalt, cyanide, fluoride, aluminum, iron,

potassium, manganese, molybdenum were analyzed as chemical parameters. The microbiological

analyzes of water samples in sterile bottles are made after being transported to the laboratory. In the

microbiological analysis it was examined quickly fecal coliform producting in drinking water in the

same day. Water samples for chemical analysis were stored at +4 ° C. After the samples were taken

from the water network, it was paid attention to cold chain during transportation to the laboratory. It

was examined whether results appropriated legislations.