George wrote:
>
> On 5/7/2010 12:08 PM, Goomba wrote:
> > Pete C. wrote:
> >
> >> More interesting was the recommendation to filter tap water, something
> >> that points out the bogus arguments of the anti-bottled water fad
> >> dimwits.
> >
> > Not at all.
> > Some people have this mistaken idea that bottled water is somehow
> > "purer" or better. It may be, it may not be, or it may be no different
> > from tap.
>
> There is a bottled water plant not far from here. In order to comply
> with labeling there is a constant stream of tanker trucks that make a 40
> mile round trip to a former municipal reservoir that was taken out of
> service because it is severely polluted. How good of a job do they do
> filtering the water? The only customer appears to be walmart because
> there is a huge lot filled with walmart trailers and the plant has a
> yard tractor to bring the trailers to their dock, load and return to the
> yard to be picked up.
>
> We have excellent municipal water in this area but if you go to any
> store you will see lots of folks loading big shrink wrapped cases of
> bottled water into their carts.

All bottled water plants that I'm aware of other than spring water
sourced ones use Reverse Osmosis filtering, which puts them well ahead
of any municipal water system in terms of filtering efficacy.

I have been to a Coca Cola (Dasani) bottling plant and have seen their
water filtration system, and it far exceeds any municipal water system's
filtration system. And yes, their water source is the municipal system,
but the municipal system's water does not meet standards for water to be
bottled or used in soft drink production to be bottled.