Tag: bottled water

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

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