Most of these comments are people recommending bottled water or various filtration methods, both of which could work in varying degrees. Let’s not miss the point that people who will be most impacted are low income and might struggle to pay their tap water bill. Bottled water and filters are a stretch for those folks. The true fix is demanding more of our politicians to hold polluters accountable and push for better treatment of the tap water.
I live in the Cape Fear area of North Carolina and we are dealing with this. Chemors, the maker of Teflon, has been dumping PFAS in our water.
My town recently built a reverse osmosis water treatment plant. It is the only way to get it out of the water. Traditional water filters don’t work.
Everyone for years - “Why do you waste money on bottled water” (the big 5 gallon kind on a dispenser)
Me - Uh, have you ever had tap water?Isn’t most bottled water just tap water packaged in landfill fodder?
Yep most people have no clue that your bottle water is tap water filter but as all the same chemicals in them.
If they didn’t the water turn green or brown in a month.
Grew up on well water you can’t keep it for months on end and if you don’t use the line for awhile there is a smell.
That’s… Not at all right. Pour that bottled water into your well and see what happens.
Putting purified water in a bottle seals it off from contamination. Your well doesn’t have that.
It’s like sterile and sealed medical equipment vs something left out on the table for weeks on end.
I’m no bottled water fanatic, but it’s not magical chemicals keeping the bottled water from growing bacteria.
Aprkeltra has a filter option which iirc they call primo and a spring water option. I get the spring water, so unless they are flat out lying, no it’s not in my case.
You’re right. No one in the bottled water industry would lie. What possible motive would they have?
I understand that, but I can’t do anymore due diligence than I have done.
I’ve also had to switch water companies 3 or 4 times now because fucking nestle keeps buying the small local companies. Fuck nestle.
Good on you for avoiding Nestle, but you’d be way better off with refilling a good steel or glass bottle.
I do use reusable steel and glass bottles.
I think spring water can technically count as tap water.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/spring-water-vs-purified-water#spring-water
Underground aquifers are definitely used as the tap water source in some areas.
The main difference between spring water and tap, is likely that your tap has fluoride and chlorine to A) help with dental health and B) keep the water safe if there’s some kind of contamination on its way to your home.
If you own your home or can install one… I highly recommend just installing a reverse osmosis system for your drinking water. It needs annual service, but it’s a heck of a lot easier and cheaper than buying all your drinking water in bottles.
What material are those bottles made out of by the way?
I’m a fan of under sink filters. Dead simple to install and replace the filter. I never trusted those dispensers because many of them are just local tap water.
Got a big water pitcher/filter I keep in the fridge. Fill it maybe once a day. Now my water is filtered and cold. under sink is probably better quality filter, though.
