Water water everywhere

WATER.
IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED

Take a walk down memory lane with me for a minute will you. Remember when you were a kid and you'd walk around the neighborhood or ride around on your bike in hopes of running into friends and slowly your gang would grow and you'd play all day. When you got thirsty what did you do? Did you go to the store and buy a bottle of water? NO! You went into the closest friends house and grabbed (most likely a plastic) cup and filled it at the sink and drank it. So why do you buy bottled water now?

Did you know that people's thirst for bottled water is producing unnecessary garbage and consuming vast quantities of energy, even in areas where perfectly good drinking water is available on tap. (as in America, you silly goose)

If you choose to get your recommended eight glasses a day from bottled water, you could spend up to $1,400 annually. The same amount of tap water would cost about 49 cents.

Tap Water Regulated by EPA	Bottled Water Regulated by FDA
Cannot have confirmed E. coli or fecal Coliform bacteria.	A certain amount of any bacteria is allowed.
Filtered and/or disinfected	No federal filtration or disinfection requirements.
Violation of drinking water standards are grounds for enforcement.	Bottled water in violation of standards can still be sold.
Utilities must have their water tested by certified labs.	Such testing is not required for bottlers.
Tap water results must be reported to state or federal officials.	There are no reporting requirements for bottlers.
Water system operators must be certified.	Bottled water plant operators do not have to be certified.
Water suppliers must issue consumer confidence reports annually.	There are no public right-to-know requirements for bottlers.
Costs pennies a day	Costs $.80 to $4.00 per gallon.
Contains essential nutrients for the body such as calcium and iron.	Natural minerals are removes by filtration.
Chlorine residual in water to prevent bacteria growth.	No disinfectant present to kill bacteria in bottles.

So do yourself and the environment a favor and buy a reusable water bottle and start filling. It's on tap!