Isn bottled water easier, cheaper and just as safe?
Bottled water is much more expensive than a home filtration system, averaging around a dollar per gallon in comparison to less than 3 cents per gallon. It is legal to bottle water from wells, springs and even public tap water which means you could actually be carrying home water containing the same low quality that comes out of your faucet. In 1990 a test by the Suffolk County, New York Health Dept. found that 9 of 88 brands tested did not meet state and Federal drinking water standards. You’ll notice that sometimes you can even taste and smell plastic in bottled water if it has been left at all in the sun. Please note that if water is bottled and sold within the same state, it is not subject to FDA regulations.Bottled water is also not subject to EPA standards like municipal water.
It is perfectly legal to bottle water from wells, springs and even public tap water. You could actually be carrying home water bottles containing the same low quality water that comes out of your faucet. Bottled water is not always free of contaminants either, in 1990 a test by the Suffolk County, New York Health Dept. found that 9 of 88 brands tested did not meet state and Federal drinking water standards, even Perrier had that recall due to Benzene contamination. Sometimes you can even taste and smell the plastic water bottle. Also if water is bottled and sold within the same state, it is not subject to EPA regulations. Finally, bottled water is much more expensive than a home filter system, averaging about a dollar a gallon in comparison to less than 10 cents a gallon.
