Learn about local tap water

Posted on: November 19, 2007
Posted by: SiteEditorArianna
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Do you drink bottled water because you assume it’s better than tap water? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, if you live in the United States bottled water is not necessarily safer than tap water. In fact, some bottled water comes from municipal water sources; it’s tap water repackaged.

This week, make an effort to learn about your local tap water. If you find out it’s safe, make the switch to tap to reduce water bottle waste in landfills. Save your money – and, better yet, help save the planet – by drinking tap water instead of bottled.

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grayseelou
Posted November 20, 2007 at 08:14 AM

I have found out just today that the water where I live does not meet state standards, so I am going to stick with the bottled water

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Kacie
Posted November 24, 2007 at 10:46 PM

my water comes from the river… ew.. but it is a cleaner part ofthe river than where I used to live furthur north,but still, ew. I read up on the water treatments though and it tasets just fine to me :)

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cgkenney
Posted December 20, 2007 at 08:52 PM | Edited December 20, 2007 at 09:26 PM

I’m in graduate school and I study neuroendocrinology and reproductive physiology with a concentration on estrogen receptor signaling. I prefer to drink tap water over bottled water because some of the plastics used in making the bottles can leach out estrogenic compounds into your water and after you throw away the bottle, these chemicals enter the environment, make their way into rivers and inhibit the reproduction of some types of fish.

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KatieSchnitzler
Posted January 04, 2008 at 01:28 PM

I finally live in a dorm where the water is safe to drink (free of random white flakes)! I love tap water!

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Shark
Posted January 06, 2008 at 12:20 AM

The water in my area has an unacceptable iron level, according to the EPA. Additionally, it has been deemed non-potable for farm labor. The pesticides the local farmers use have developers frustrated as parcel after parcel fails the perc and bore testing.
I use bottled water, but have it delivered for my cooler.

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SiteEditorArianna
Posted April 02, 2008 at 11:50 AM

You can find out about your local tap water by visiting this link on the EPA’s site:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo/index.html

Also, the Natural Resources Defense Council has a great article on this subject if you want to learn more:
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/exesum.asp