How is bottled water different than tap water?
Bottom line? Quality and taste. Water purity and taste are two of the principle differences between tap water and bottled water. Quality is in every container of bottled water. It’s consistent and it is inspected and monitored by governmental agencies and private laboratories. Unfortunately, tap water can be inconsistent – sometimes relatively pure and sometimes contaminated. While bottled water originates from protected sources (75% comes from underground aquifers and springs), tap water comes primarily from rivers and lakes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that hundreds of tap water sources have failed to meet minimum standards. Another important factor to consider is the distance that tap water has to travel through underground pipes before it reaches your faucet; it is easy to pick up contaminants and organic matter over such distances. Taste is the other major reason people prefer bottled water over tap water.
