Category: Bottled v. Tap

Ghosting Single-Use Plastic: Thinking Outside the Bottle & Protecting Our Planet

October 2, 2025

This spooky season, we’re ghosting single-use plastic water bottles and reaching for tap water. Single-use plastic water bottles are haunting our planet and come at financial and environmental costs. Making tap water your top choice is often more affordable, minimizes negative environmental impacts and is a convenient option.  Cost  Over 50 million single-use plastic water bottles were … More Ghosting Single-Use Plastic: Thinking Outside the Bottle & Protecting Our Planet

Boosting Your Health with Tap Water  

May 1, 2025

May is our favorite month because during the first week of May water agencies and professionals across the nation celebrate National Drinking Water Week. It’s our chance to celebrate the integral role that water, our most precious natural resource, plays in our daily lives.   You might not stop to think about how many times you … More Boosting Your Health with Tap Water  

Fill your cup with eco-friendly hydration 

April 1, 2025

A great way to celebrate Earth month is by honoring our most essential natural resource by the one and only Mother Earth: tap water. At Your SoCal Tap Water, it’s no secret that we are big advocates of tap water. Not only are there multiple cost benefits, but they’re also big environmental advantages of tap … More Fill your cup with eco-friendly hydration 

Drinking Water Quality Standards in the United States

September 27, 2019

When you pour some cool tap water into a glass on a warm fall afternoon, enjoy a shower after a long day of work or throw a load of clothes in your washing machine, chances are that you are not thinking about the quality of your water. And that’s the goal. Teams of highly skilled … More Drinking Water Quality Standards in the United States

What is BPA? Plastic Water Bottles and Human Health

March 31, 2018

BPA has made headlines repeatedly over the years and prompted a public outcry for more information over the topic. Many people have called for its ban and expressed concerns over the presence of BPA in everyday household items. The overwhelming presence of BPA in food and drink containers may be negatively impacting a wide range … More What is BPA? Plastic Water Bottles and Human Health

New Year, New You: Benefits of Drinking Water

December 27, 2017

Make a New Year’s resolution to drink more water. We are quickly approaching the time of year where we look for a fresh start and make changes to improve our lifestyles. We create new resolutions and aspirations for the upcoming year. The thought of ringing in 2018 with a healthy start is one that excites … More New Year, New You: Benefits of Drinking Water

Alkaline Drinking Water – Is Bottled Alkaline Water Really Better?

October 31, 2017

Have you wondered what the hype about alkaline drinking water is all about? Bottled water beverage companies market their products with the promises of added health benefits from alkaline. Remember, these companies are beverage providers, they are not in the business of protecting water quality. Claims that alkaline may have medical benefits to improve everything … More Alkaline Drinking Water – Is Bottled Alkaline Water Really Better?

Is Tap Water Safe for Children?

April 20, 2017

Have you ever wondered if it is safe for children to drink tap water? According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, ” Drinking water in the United States is among the safest in the world.” Unlike bottled water, which is only regulated as a food by the Food and Drug Administration, tap water from public … More Is Tap Water Safe for Children?

Is Tap Water Safe?

June 21, 2016

Is tap water safe to drink? Is bottled water safer than tap water? Testing of bottled water is less frequent than tap water. The EPA regulates tap water quality. Leaching of plastic in bottled water is not tested. Bacteria growth during storage is not tested in bottled water. Municipal water agencies are required to conduct … More Is Tap Water Safe?