Bottled or Tap?

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Hydrant

Agreed with G-rex. After being around water treatment plants and the technology / processes that go into treatment its amazing what can be done.

Here is some info from the city of Cincinnati

Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) uses the latest treatment techniques in its state-of-the-art facilities to remove harmful contaminants. Cincinnati has been recognized nationally for its excellent drinking water. GCWW has always met or exceeded all state and federal health standards for drinking water.

Most GCWW customers receive water from the Miller Plant on the Ohio River (diagram below). Granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment at Miller gives GCWW an edge in water quality management. GAC allows us to use substantially less chlorine in the treatment process. GCWW pioneered the use of GAC treatment and has one of the largest GAC facilities in the US.





GCWW also uses source water from its Bolton Wellfield on the Great Miami Aquifer (an aquifer is buried sand and gravel filled with water). It is located in the portion of the aquifer served by the Hamilton to New Baltimore Consortium, which has developed an award-winning source water protection program to protect the aquifer.

For NYC theyre going to be using a UV plant soon too, I am at the site where its being built as I type this theyre also building a new filtration plant down in the bronx. Both will be up and running in about 2 yrs.

Then I need to find another do nothing side job LOL

Tom

[Rangerscott]

I prefer tap over bottle. Bottled water just taste bad. It has no taste but it does.

[101lifts2]

Tap = No
Bottle = No
Water Store = Yes

We have Water stores in California that filter out the tap water, but seem to use better processes than a Brita filter. The water store I fill up my 2, 5 gallons jugs for the week has the best tasting water I have ever tasted. It kicks any bottled water (Evian, Aqua etc.) for taste at only 25 cents a gallon.

When you drink a gallon a day, the water has to taste good.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

We have Water stores in California that filter out the tap water, but seem to use better processes than a Brita filter. The water store I fill up my 2, 5 gallons jugs for the week has the best tasting water I have ever tasted. It kicks any bottled water (Evian, Aqua etc.) for taste at only 25 cents a gallon.

When you drink a gallon a day, the water has to taste good.

Is this the thing where it's blue jugs that you put upside down into a dispenser? Do you go pick it up, or get it delivered?

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Is this the thing where it's blue jugs that you put upside down into a dispenser? Do you go pick it up, or get it delivered?

Yes the jug is blue and they do put it upside down to rinse it out, but I go there and fill it up myself.

[Homeslice]

Hmm, no drugs in the water huh..... You guys can read the article if you want, this is one of many: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n3920454.shtml

[Adeptus_Minor]

Hell, I just use the filter pitcher because our tap water tastes lakey most of the time.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Hmm, no drugs in the water huh..... You guys can read the article if you want, this is one of many: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n3920454.shtml

As G-rex said "Are they there in trace amounts that are so minute that they don't register in samplings tests? Sure". Your article talks about concentrations of pharmaceuticals in the parts per billion or even trillion. Look at the list I have linked to below from the EPA. They make it completely legal to have higher concentrations of Benzene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene, Toluene, and a bunch of other shit I haven't even heard of that will fuck you up. This is what you should be worried about, not minute concentrations of drugs that have been designed for human consumption.

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by goof2

As G-rex said "Are they there in trace amounts that are so minute that they don't register in samplings tests? Sure". Your article talks about concentrations of pharmaceuticals in the parts per billion or even trillion. Look at the list I have linked to below from the EPA. They make it completely legal to have higher concentrations of Benzene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene, Toluene, and a bunch of other shit I haven't even heard of that will fuck you up. This is what you should be worried about, not minute concentrations of drugs that have been designed for human consumption.

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html

Except they DID register in samplings tests, did you read the article? And as for whether they are worth worrying about, the verdict isn't in yet, but many scientists are concerned..... I think I'll listen to them rather than a motorcycle board or a utility company.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I think I'll listen to them rather than a motorcycle board or a utility company.

I hear ya, you couldn't PAY me to drink our tap water on a regular basis. Gross.