Its funny what people think about something we take for granted. Brown tap\u00c2\u00a0municipal tap water was stated as the reason for drinking bottled water. Is it a corporate v goverment thing? Is it because bottled water is so much more expensive than tap water so it must be better?<\/p>\n
From Coca-Cola’s letter to the state of California about what is in DASANI water:<\/p>\n
Most facilities that purify and bottle DASANI procure water from municipal water systems. At a few plants, however, water is obtained from protected groundwater sources managed by the bottling plant, with approvals from local authorities.\u00c2\u00a0DASANI\u00c2\u00ae Bottled Water Report as required by California SB 220 (PDF)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It goes on to describe what they do to purify the water they procure:\u00c2\u00a0activated carbon filtration,\u00c2\u00a0reverse osmosis,\u00c2\u00a0ultraviolet light disinfection,\u00c2\u00a0re-mineralized,\u00c2\u00a0ozonation. So the municipalities get the water to within EPA standards but not FDA standards. Companies selling bottled water have to adhere to the FDA standard not the EPA. Maybe its a good thing:\u00c2\u00a0“Generally, over the years, the FDA has adopted EPA standards for tap water as standards for bottled water.”\u00c2\u00a0FDA Consumer magazine: Bottled Water: Better Than the Tap? (Should we be worried the same overworked agency which lets us get hit with all kinds of bacteria is protecting us from bad water?)<\/p>\n
Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department<\/a> has a similar report where they list how the water exceeds the EPA standards.<\/p>\n
Personally, I would love everyone producing water to publish reports about their water quality with the amounts of detected contaminants listed as is shown in this DASANI analysis example<\/a>. Too bad its just an example of a typical analysis. Anyone know where the real DASANI quality reports might be found?<\/p>\n