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In reply to the discussion: The Truth About Bottled Water That You're Not Supposed To Know [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)We filter our drinking water. Ask your local water company for their chemical analysis and then get someone to look at it.
Some years ago, a friend of ours who was a chemist and specialized in water analysis examined the local tap water and the water from some popular bottled water companies.
She found that one of them was actually most likely bottling the tap water in our city and that the water of the other companies was either worse in terms of chemistry or no better than our city water.
A filter might help. I once lived in an area in which there were limestone quarries. That water tasted pretty bad. I don't know whether there were odd chemicals in it or whether it was the limestone. Could have been something else. But you can save a lot of money if you don't buy bottled water.
Also, if you do have to buy bottled water, I wonder whether you could purchase it in refillable glass or metal containers.
And be sure to watch the cartoon video posted by someone below. It is excellent.