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When it comes down to it, most people use bottled water sparingly not because it's any healthier or less healthy—but because it's tougher on their pocketbook and on the environment. The EPA's Grumbles drinks bottled water only when he's on airplanes or traveling. "We're a mobile society, so there will always be a need for bottled water," he says. "[But] tap water is a tremendous bargain."

For more drinking water information, check out the Web sites for the EPA, the National Sanitation Foundation or the FDA. Or call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791. If you think your tap water tastes funny, contact your water utility or state drinking water program.

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  • Posted By: aferriera @ 03/16/2009 10:58:33 PM

    This is exactly why my family and I decided to ditch the bottled water altogether and invest in a home filtration system 2 years ago. We were tired of the expense and felt so guilty about the damage we were doing to the environment with plastic bottles. I can't help but think that even if municipal tests turn up clean (by what standards?), the water still has a lot of pipes to go through to get to my house. I couldn't be more pleased with Culligan's total home system <a href="http://www.culligan.com">www.culligan.com</a>. Now my water tastes great, I save a ton of money on bottles, plus no more hard water deposits in the shower! Definitely something to look into if you are concerned about water quality (and cleaning your shower less)....

  • Posted By: bloomusa @ 02/17/2008 7:13:55 PM

    Did you know that it takes 8 gallons to make one gallon of bottled water? That is such a waste, also the petroleum that it takes to make the bottles and trasport them is bad for the environment. The water is not better than tap water and it is toxic sitting in those plastic bottles. The only solution is to make your own healthy water. The website www.ReverseAgingWater.com or www.HealthyWaterOnTap.com offers a variety of affordable water machines that turn ordinary tap water into life giving healing water full of natural anti-oxidants and oxygen, and nuetralizes disease causing acid in the body. Water that naturally balances the bodies PH, that is very important to avoid disease and age related illness. Re-Use and Refill, save your health and the environment at the same time. STOP BUYING CORPORATE WATER! Stop getting ripped off by these bottling companies and take control of your own water supply.

  • Posted By: bloomusa @ 02/17/2008 7:00:02 PM

    Stop buying corporate water, it is bad for the environment, it takes 8 gallons to make one, and it is toxic. The only solution is to make your own healthy water. The website www.ReverseAgingWater.com offers a variety of water machines that turn ordinary tap water into life giving healing water full of natural anti-oxidants and oxygen, and nuetralizes disease causing acid in the body. Water that naturally balances the bodies PH, that is very important to avoid disease and age related illness. Re-Use and Refill, save your health and the environment at the same time. Stop getting ripped off by these bottling companies and take control of your own water supply.

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