Bottled Water: Did you know?
... Bottled water is not safer than tap water? In fact, the federal government requires far more rigorous and frequent safety testing and monitoring of municipal drinking water.
... Bottled water is thousands of times more expensive than tap water? Compare $0.002 per gallon for most tap water to a range of $0.89 to $8.26 per gallon for bottled waters.
... Bottled water creates mountains of needless garbage and contributes to other environmental problems?
...Over the course of a year, tap water costs hundreds or thousands less than bottled water and is just as clean and healthy as bottled water.
And those plastic food containers and beverage bottles? The disposable PET #1 plastic bottles cannot be properly cleaned and that leads to chemicals in the plastic leaching into the contents of the bottle.
American's collectively spend hundreds or perhaps thousands of dollars more per gallon of water when they purchase it in bottles as opposed to using tap water.
It seems to be a prevalent attitude that bottled water is safer than tap water but as noted above, this simply is not true.
To add to the problem, beverage companies often use misleading labels, including the use of the label, "Spring water" on their products. The fact is, as much as 40 percent of bottled water is nothing more than bottled tap water.
If your water tastes funny, and that is why you prefer bottled water, you could probably save yourself a lot of money by investing in a water filtration system instead of buying bottled water.
Odd tasting water doesn't always mean that the water is unhealthy or contaminated. Chlorination or the mineral content in the water could be the culprits of a "funny" taste, depending on the region of the state or country. Filtering water at home is cheaper and safer in the long-run than depending on bottled water.
If you're concerned about your tap water and wish to put your mind at ease before going back to drinking it instead of bottled water, contact your local water utility and request a copy of the Annual Water Quality Report. Every utility is required by law to provide this and usually includes it with a monthly bill. This report will give you information about any contaminant violations in your water system to help you figure out what type of filtration system is best for your home.