| Let's face it, finding a great drinking water system is | | | | Wrong again. |
| a real pain. Every time I turn around, someone is | | | | Advertising campaigns are designed to do one thing - |
| telling me how great their product is. | | | | sell the idea that bottled water comes from some |
| Luckily, I have been in the water treatment business | | | | secret mountain spring, untouched by humans. The |
| for enough years to sniff out the hype and sales | | | | fact is that bottled water is often little more than tap |
| pitches. | | | | water in a bottle. |
| Unfortunately, many people don't understand what is | | | | But in the end, bottled water costs up to 2000 times |
| in our drinking water supplies. Do you? Probably not. | | | | as much as tap water without any real added |
| When I went to school for water treatment | | | | benefit. And if it is purified by reverse osmosis, it is |
| technology, I learned about how to chemically treat | | | | even worse. RO systems take a ton of energy to |
| water. And do it in a way so no one gets sick, the | | | | operate and waste more water than they produce. |
| water still tastes okay and customers don't complain. | | | | The solution for all of us is to take control of the |
| So basically, if the water looks good, tastes okay | | | | water we drink. Why? Because we really don't know |
| and doesn't have any weird odors then it must be | | | | what is in our drinking water or even bottled water! |
| safe, right? Wrong. | | | | Just be prudent in taking control. Most in-home |
| The problem lies with microscopic organisms and | | | | drinking water system suppliers merely want to part |
| chemicals that still make it through the chemical | | | | you from your cash. Do yourself a favor and take |
| treatment process. Or the levels of contaminants fall | | | | the time to really research a company.solid, trust |
| far enough below Federal Regulations to be | | | | worthy company will have evidence of: |
| considered "safe". | | | | - Proven Value |
| Because most of us are reliant on a public drinking | | | | - Documented Performance |
| water system, we don't have much say in what the | | | | - Guaranteed Quality Your next step? Research |
| government says is safe. This is the same | | | | some of the more popular water purifiers. Compare |
| government that used to think that radiation testing | | | | the different water treatment systems out there |
| on humans was not harmful. | | | | based on the evidence they provide. |
| Enter the bottled water market. A few mishaps | | | | Find a company that addresses all your concerns and |
| catch the news scene and voila, a multi-billion dollar | | | | give them a shot. |
| industry is born. And bottled water is safe, right? | | | | |