Comments on: Stop Buying Bottled Water http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:51:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Curious Eyes http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31492 Curious Eyes Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:12:43 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31492 My local newspaper had a taste test once for bottled waters. Then they had a blind taste test for chilled bottled and tap water. Guess what they found? If your water is chilled, tap water tastes as good as the bottled kind. The testers could not tell the difference. I tried it and it's true. My local newspaper had a taste test once for bottled waters. Then they had a blind taste test for chilled bottled and tap water. Guess what they found? If your water is chilled, tap water tastes as good as the bottled kind. The testers could not tell the difference. I tried it and it’s true.

]]> By: Curious Eyes http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31490 Curious Eyes Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:09:41 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31490 Sandra -- no deodorant? Hope you'll stay upwind. Sandra — no deodorant? Hope you’ll stay upwind.

]]> By: mcconnell http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31479 mcconnell Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:20:55 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31479 For the most part the United States has one of the best water protection program for tap water use (ie drinking). This is why we have the EPA to help set water quality standards. Your tap water is potable and may even taste better with minerals already added to it naturally. Many bottled water are filtered tap water, believe or not. So, you might as well add a filter to your faucet. Or add a carbon filter to reduce the taste. Either way, it's not going to kill you 99.9999% of the time. And your tap water is essentially free compared to the price of one bottled water or even a hundred of them. For the most part the United States has one of the best water protection program for tap water use (ie drinking). This is why we have the EPA to help set water quality standards. Your tap water is potable and may even taste better with minerals already added to it naturally. Many bottled water are filtered tap water, believe or not. So, you might as well add a filter to your faucet. Or add a carbon filter to reduce the taste. Either way, it’s not going to kill you 99.9999% of the time. And your tap water is essentially free compared to the price of one bottled water or even a hundred of them.

]]> By: mcconnell http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31477 mcconnell Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:10:00 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31477 Actually, NYC tap water comes from the watersheds of upstate NY and is considered to be one of the best tap water in the country. Problem nowadays is the turbidity issue (ie fine sediment) and not from boating. Some 1 or 2 billion gallons of water is piped to NCY every day drawn from several reservoirs upstate in the watersheds of New York state. Even this is not really a problem. I suggest that you read the NY state drinking water report in the New York City's Water Supply System website: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/wsstate.html Since I am a hydrologist specializing in surface and groundwater, I know for a fact that NYC has one of the best tap water around. NYC has a very rigid program in protecting the city's water supply and its quality. Actually, NYC tap water comes from the watersheds of upstate NY and is considered to be one of the best tap water in the country. Problem nowadays is the turbidity issue (ie fine sediment) and not from boating. Some 1 or 2 billion gallons of water is piped to NCY every day drawn from several reservoirs upstate in the watersheds of New York state. Even this is not really a problem.

I suggest that you read the NY state drinking water report in the New York City’s Water Supply System website:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/wsstate.html

Since I am a hydrologist specializing in surface and groundwater, I know for a fact that NYC has one of the best tap water around. NYC has a very rigid program in protecting the city’s water supply and its quality.

]]> By: mcconnell http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31473 mcconnell Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:42:25 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31473 Yes, being a hydrologist myself. Companies that produce bottled water must adhere to the FDA regulations on water quality standards which is quite similar as the adopted water quality standards set by the EPA for tap water. Yes, being a hydrologist myself. Companies that produce bottled water must adhere to the FDA regulations on water quality standards which is quite similar as the adopted water quality standards set by the EPA for tap water.

]]> By: Buck http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31467 Buck Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:15:37 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-31467 The absolute best water a person can get--the gold standard--is steam distilled water with trace minerals put back in. I won't even discuss all the crud that is in most tap water in the country. Many people just discuss the taste of it; if it tastes okay, they stick with it; if it tastes horrible, they may move on to bottled water. To my knowledge, there are no regulations about testing bottled water. So, companies can get a decent taste, slap a label on a bottle, and then make a great deal of money. When you see gallons of water in the market marked as distilled, that only means they've met a state requirement for the number of parts solids per million, perhaps seven or eight parts per million here in Indiana. That water is produced through reverse osmosis. Steam distilled water would be more like three parts solids per million. And, steam distillation is your absolute best shot at eliminating bacteria and other dangerous crud living in the water. Even chlorine doesn't get it all. There is one bottled water I've seen in the last two years which is quality water. It's called "Smart Water" by Glaceau. It's about a dollar a liter at Trader Joe's. It is "vaporized water" and that is the same as steam distilled. The more economical approach would be to purchase a tabletop water distiller (about $100) and make your own at home. I use a Brita filter to make cooking water (to cut down costs), but steam distilled with trace minerals is the thing to drink. One you drink it, you feel as though you've arrived home. Water is the essence of life, and we deserve quality water. We should get it from our cities and states, but since they're not really interested in providing good water, we have to go after it ourselves at our own expense. When I became a caregiver for my mother, I wanted her to have the best water available, and that's when I did my homework to locate the best. I've never regretted it. The absolute best water a person can get–the gold standard–is steam distilled water with trace minerals put back in.

I won’t even discuss all the crud that is in most tap water in the country. Many people just discuss the taste of it; if it tastes okay, they stick with it; if it tastes horrible, they may move on to bottled water.

To my knowledge, there are no regulations about testing bottled water. So, companies can get a decent taste, slap a label on a bottle, and then make a great deal of money.

When you see gallons of water in the market marked as distilled, that only means they’ve met a state requirement for the number of parts solids per million, perhaps seven or eight parts per million here in Indiana. That water is produced through reverse osmosis. Steam distilled water would be more like three parts solids per million. And, steam distillation is your absolute best shot at eliminating bacteria and other dangerous crud living in the water. Even chlorine doesn’t get it all.

There is one bottled water I’ve seen in the last two years which is quality water. It’s called “Smart Water” by Glaceau. It’s about a dollar a liter at Trader Joe’s. It is “vaporized water” and that is the same as steam distilled. The more economical approach would be to purchase a tabletop water distiller (about $100) and make your own at home.

I use a Brita filter to make cooking water (to cut down costs), but steam distilled with trace minerals is the thing to drink. One you drink it, you feel as though you’ve arrived home.

Water is the essence of life, and we deserve quality water. We should get it from our cities and states, but since they’re not really interested in providing good water, we have to go after it ourselves at our own expense.

When I became a caregiver for my mother, I wanted her to have the best water available, and that’s when I did my homework to locate the best. I’ve never regretted it.

]]> By: Sandra Flagler http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-30925 Sandra Flagler Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:27:11 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-30925 How unfortunate that millions of dollars are being earned by numerous bottled water companies at our expense. The environmental costs are enormous. The benefits are dubious. I refil a plastic bottle with tap water -- the taste is so much better. Spend just $1.00 a day for a year that's $365 in my pocket! Spend just $2.00 a day for a year that's over $600 in my pocket! And it's not just bottled water that eats away at my hard earned money...I try to focus on all my small purchases to make sure I'm not wasting money...deodorant-NO; makeup-VERY LITTLE; cream rinse for my hair-NO; etc etc etc. I just try to think back to what our mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, had available to them and they got along just fine. If they didn't need it I don't need it. I've cut my living expenses about in half! How unfortunate that millions of dollars are being earned by numerous bottled water companies at our expense. The environmental costs are enormous. The benefits are dubious. I refil a plastic bottle with tap water — the taste is so much better. Spend just $1.00 a day for a year that’s $365 in my pocket! Spend just $2.00 a day for a year that’s over $600 in my pocket! And it’s not just bottled water that eats away at my hard earned money…I try to focus on all my small purchases to make sure I’m not wasting money…deodorant-NO; makeup-VERY LITTLE; cream rinse for my hair-NO; etc etc etc. I just try to think back to what our mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, had available to them and they got along just fine. If they didn’t need it I don’t need it. I’ve cut my living expenses about in half!

]]> By: deva http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-16425 deva Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:05:05 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-16425 <strong>Read this.</strong> This is what you must know. Read this.

This is what you must know.

]]> By: mickie http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-883 mickie Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:23:35 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-883 i still taste the diff. between tap and bottlede. tap is N-A-S-T-Y!! i have a brita filter and it works wonders. ever looked at the filters when u change them??? gur-ross!! Kevin; you think Vermont tap is bad {it is}, Idaho is way worse!!! i still taste the diff. between tap and bottlede. tap is N-A-S-T-Y!! i have a brita filter and it works wonders. ever looked at the filters when u change them??? gur-ross!!
Kevin; you think Vermont tap is bad {it is}, Idaho is way worse!!!

]]> By: Tim http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-475 Tim Sat, 11 Mar 2006 21:23:04 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/bobby-cox/2006-03-09/220/#comment-475 Joseph: Actually, distilled water is not as expensive as you think. You can usually buy a gallon of distilled water for as much as or cheaper than you pay for only a 20 oz bottle of soda. At Safeway near my home, for example, a gallon of Safeway brand distilled water is only $1. How is that "exorbitant"? Distilled water is pure water regardless if the label has a polar bear on it or not. Kevin: Soda is much worse than drinking water that contains trace amounts of lead. It is usually loaded with sugar and other unhealthy addictives that nutritionists suspect is the leading cause of obesity, diabetes and a laundry list of other diseases. Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. --Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Joseph: Actually, distilled water is not as expensive as you think. You can usually buy a gallon of distilled water for as much as or cheaper than you pay for only a 20 oz bottle of soda. At Safeway near my home, for example, a gallon of Safeway brand distilled water is only $1. How is that “exorbitant”? Distilled water is pure water regardless if the label has a polar bear on it or not.

Kevin: Soda is much worse than drinking water that contains trace amounts of lead. It is usually loaded with sugar and other unhealthy addictives that nutritionists suspect is the leading cause of obesity, diabetes and a laundry list of other diseases.

Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. –Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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