The brain-eating amoeba is in the water again. But what I really want you to notice is the government’s response, “We would caution the public to refrain from allowing water to enter their nasal passages," Sobert said in a statement posted on the parish government's Facebook page. "The water is safe to drink." So, the water is safe to drink, but don’t get it up your nose because you could die! The morale, don’t rely on government standards of water safety for your family, but rather, set your own standards!