bottle vs tap

I found an interesting article. I have always known tap water is just as safe, or actually safer than bottled water. Tap is regulated by the EPA, while bottled water is regulated by the Food and drug administration. I dont know much about the FDA, but the EPA has ridiculously strict guidelines for tap water. Many people always ask me, "is it really safe?" YES, i know first hand that it is. Unless you have really old pipes that might be leaching lead or other metals, it is very safe. By law, tap water has to be tested for hundreds of inorganic and organic particles, plus microorganisms plus other things. Bottled water doesn't have such strict regulations, plus, it is WAY more expensive. We have a britta filter that makes the tap water taste extra pure, and we put it in the fridge, so it is nice and cold!

Here is part of the article, and you can click here to read it in its entity.

Imagine you’ve just been given a choice: You have to drink from one of two containers. One container is a cup from your own kitchen, and it contains a product that has passed strict state, federal and local guidelines for cleanliness and quality. Oh, and it’s free. The second container comes from a manufacturing plant somewhere, and its contents—while seemingly identical to your first choice—have not been subjected to the same strict national and local standards. It costs approximately four times more than gasoline. These products both look and taste nearly identical.

Which do you choose?

If you chose beverage A, congratulations: You just saved yourself a whole lot of money, and, perhaps, even contaminants, too. But if you picked beverage B, then you’ll be spending hundreds of unnecessary dollars on bottled water this year. Sure, bottled water is convenient, trendy, and may well be just as pure as what comes out of your tap. But it’s hardly a smart investment for your pocketbook, your body or our planet.