"jt august" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Susan > wrote:
>
>> I think the bottom line is that there's no reason to believe that spring
>> water or other bottled water is more pure than tap.
>
> It really depends on where one lives. I live in St Louis, and our
> Missouri River drawn tap water has won recognition for its taste and
> lack of impurities, so I am fine with my tap water as is, just add ice
> or put a pitcher in the fridge.
>
> However, I have had tap water with minerals other ultrafine impurities
> in it that has a horrendous taste. If at the tap filtration can't clean
> up that stuff, I could well understand drinking the bottled stuff.
>
> jt

We don't use bottled, but we do filter. Our local water is "pure" but
smells and tastes like a swamp much of the time. The beverage of choice in
this house is water most times because it is now so good.