“Nestlé is Trying to Break Us” Town Fights to Stop Bottled Water Megacorp

[JDPriestly]

42. It would be good if the City of Los Angeles started a campaign to encourage

homeowners and landlords to check their water pipes for leaks. We had a terrible one. We replaced many pipes over the years we lived in our house, but it never occurred to us to replace the front pipe leading from the city water connection to our house. Our house was built maybe in the 1920s, and was that pipe a corroded shell of a pipe. That can cause health problems. And I think it is the reason that a lot of people think they need to buy bottled water: their own plumbing needs work.

We never noticed any discoloration of our water, but that was probably because the pipes leading to our faucets had been replaced. It was the most important pipe that we had not replaced.

A lot of people would ultimately save money if they checked their water pipes. We were not buying bottled water. We just drank the water from the faucets. It was causing me health problems which have disappeared since we replaced that pipe. This is just anecdotal information, but it might help someone. Your city or town water company does test your water. You can be pretty sure of that. Ask them for a report if they don't automatically send one. You probably don't need to buy bottled water other than for emergencies (earthquakes in Los Angeles, for example).