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Default Tap Water VS Bottled Water

On Aug 8, 1:15*pm, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Aug 8, 3:40 pm, wrote:
>
> > What's the cleanest (from the harmful crap like bacteria/lead/etc)
> > bottled water anyone? Bay area tap water has high counts of bacteria &
> > floride. And is it true a simple UV light will kill 99.9% of bacteria
> > in a gallon of water? TIA.

>
> I would highly doubt you have "high counts" of bacteria in your tap
> water as it is treated for just this reason. Fluoride, yes, bacteria,
> most likely not. The "cleanest" bottled water is distilled, but that
> is not necessarily the best for tea.
>
> Almost all bottled water comes from those very same taps you find
> troublesome just around the country. They filter the water and bottle
> it. You can do the very same.
>
> I am a hiker and deal with water purification in the field at times, I
> prefer either boiling or a chemical (bleach/Aquasafe tablets) to UV
> methods like a Steripen. Many use the UV methods but it is not
> something I put any trust in.
>
> - Dominic


I plan on trying out UV on my drinking water and posting the results
here. And yes the tap water here has a high bacteria count. I've
tested it.