Category: bottled water

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

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

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?

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?

Tap vs. Bottled – a Water Scientist Explains

May 17, 2015

Women in Water with Brenda Meyer, Principal Engineer at Western Municipal This was a question Brenda Meyer, principal engineer for Western Municipal Water District, never thought about growing up. Her childhood was spent on a small farm in rural Idaho. “We had a well and all of our drinking water was untreated groundwater,” she recalled. … More Tap vs. Bottled – a Water Scientist Explains

The Secret Origins of Water

March 23, 2015

When you stop at a gas station and go inside to buy a bottle of water, some of the labels you see make a big deal out of the water’s origin. Evian and Arrowhead have pictures of pristine mountains on them. Perrier is a “Product of France.” Fiji water comes from “artisanal wells” in Fiji. … More The Secret Origins of Water

Evian Loses to Tap in Blind Taste Test

May 7, 2012

Is bottled water really better than tap? According to one episode of ABC’s 20/20, it is neither healthier nor tastier. In fact, mostly what we pay for is the hype. ABC’s 20/20 put the idea that bottled water tastes better than tap to the test, pitting tap water against: Evian – one of the original ritzy … More Evian Loses to Tap in Blind Taste Test