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Concerned Citizen 06/08/2011 12:13:00 AM
I agree that bottled water is no good. but here in Houston, the only option is buy bottled water that you KNOW was not bottled with the Houston Municipal Water Supply. Why? because of this: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/4145
p.s. this story was broken in Houston by the tv news about 6 months ago. So how did you research this article? Tap water in other place is perfectly safe. BUT NOT IN HOUSTON. If I had the option I would move because of this.
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Vinoko Vobuchi 09/13/2008 11:24:00 PM
Dylan, I don't want to watch some conspiracy theory video someone puts on Google Video.
Anyhow, you cannot prove that any product is 100% "safe." You have to prove that it is unsafe. Until so, we have to assume the product is safe.
And as for flouride, it is best that we consume it.
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Dylan 08/31/2008 12:27:00 AM
You should tell people to use top of the line water filters. That beats bottled or regular tap water. In fact tap IS BAD FOR YOU.
Did you not catch this Associated Press report:
AP INVESTIGATION: Pharmaceuticals found in drinking water, affecting wildlife and maybe humans -
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/10/america/NA-FEA-GEN-US-PharmaWater.php?page=2
Of course you probably also think fluoride is good for you.
I'm guessing you didn't catch this report either:
Second Thoughts on Fluoride -
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=second-thoughts-on-fluoride
or this one:
Scientific Study Finds Fluoride Horror Stories Factual
Industrial by-product consumed by millions of Americans lowers IQ, causes cancer -
http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/january2008/011508_fluoride_horror.htm
And I know you probably haven't watch this either:
The Fluoride Deception -
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2886269353175462948
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maasanova 08/19/2008 11:57:00 PM
Why the big push to convince people that tap is safe when everyone knows it's not?
Did you miss the story that came out where pharmaceuticals, arsenic and fluoride are in the drinking water?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/10/pharma.water1/index.html
This is very dishonest and very questionable journalism.
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Duane 08/19/2008 6:59:00 PM
Come on people, solve the real problem. We are all too lazy to RECYCLE the bottles. The water IS much better and safer than tap. Have you looked at your fence line lately? The larger companies go through testing that is leap years beyond what the city, fda and epa require. Where are all the milk bottle haters? Soda bottle haters? Have you checked out what a Clorox plastic bottle does to the environment. If you have to boil it or it taste funny.....come on now...... Are you telling me that the food at Jack in the Box is the same as the food at Ruth's Chris? The bathrooms are just as clean, the kitchen is just as tidy???? Food is food and a restaurant is a restaurant....RECYCLE, that's the solution....and I bet everyone here either has an SUV, left some appliance on at home when you left today or stopped by Starbucks! Talk about a carbon footprint.
Oh, and you HoustonPress! What a hypocrite. Why don't you go all electronic instead of paper? Yeah, just what I thought.....
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Jay Francis 08/19/2008 4:18:00 PM
If you're re-using your water bottles, just rinse them out with a little bit of diluted chlorine bleach and then rinse. Don't forget the cap.
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Pablo 08/15/2008 12:58:00 AM
I started drinking bottled water when I lived in New Orleans thirty years ago, after finding out it had the highest bladder cancer rate in the country. Their source of tap water was the Mississippi River. The problem wasn't all the cities dumping sewage in the river, but all the pesticides and chemical fertilizers runing off in the river. Cities say tap water is safe, but the dirty little secret is the tolerances for some of the things found in water may be higher than the science will support.There are a lot of questions even about the safety of fluoride and chlorine. Chlorine is necessary for transporting water long distances in pipes without people getting water-borne illnesses, but may not be good for your health. By the way, the thing they often say about not refilling water bottles is bull. I've been refilling them for years from the Ozarka 2-1/2 gallon containers and have never had any problem. Just give the bottles the sniff test before refilling, and if they have the least bit of an off smell, throw them away. It's possible to provide for your health and be environmentally friendly as well.
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Limner 08/14/2008 11:49:00 PM
Believe the hype if you like, but "water is NOT water." I can taste the difference in tap, filtered tap, and bottled water. I like water. Tap water has an unpleasant taste, it has chlorine, and other nasties that are not found in natural water.
My family uses SIGG bottles to cut back on the use of plastic containers. I still shake my head at a movement that tries to shame people into not drinking bottled water, when thousands of other products are packed in plastic bottles, jars, bags; and plastic food containers are a must-have. How many people nuke food in plastic every day? Hypocrites! We live in a plastic world.
Common sense is all it takes to realize that natural trumps plastic. Pure and/or filtered water will always trump tap. Pack the water in glass bottles, but don't insult us.
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SG 08/14/2008 11:12:00 PM
The "Superior Water System" designation issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has nothing to do with the water quality. All public water systems are required to meet the same water quality standards. The "Superior" designation is primarily about the distribution system. "Superior" systems meet or exceed enhanced design and operational standards above and beyond the minimum standards for a public water system. The "Superior Water System" does not mean you have superior water - you have a superior system.
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Miami native 08/14/2008 8:36:00 PM
WTF??
The same article in 2 different papers with the same hackneyed "jump the shark" reference?
What, y'all think no one would leave Miami to live in Houston and then (yearning for paradise) go back and read the Miami edition?
That's cool...love to read both papers, but I prefer reading DIFFERENT articles from each one. ;)
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2008-08-14/news/bottled-water-gets-the-boot/
Bottled Water Gets the Boot
As containers and costs mount, tap water is the rule in eateries.
By Lee Klein
Published on August 14, 2008
"In retrospect, The Setai's haute water menu � since discontinued � might well have signaled the moment when water-in-a-bottle jumped the shark."
http://www.houstonpress.com/2008-08-14/news/houston-turns-back-to-tap-water/
Houston Turns Back to Tap Water
That stuff flowing from the faucet is safe, cheap and environmental
By Chris Vogel and Lee Klein
Published on August 14, 2008
"It may be that water-in-a-bottle has finally jumped the shark."
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Festus 08/14/2008 7:53:00 PM
It will be a cold day in hell before I ever buy a bottled water. The U.S. has the safest water supply in the world, and to see so many sheeple duped into participating in such a useless, wasteful, expensive fad is pathetic.
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Sarah 08/14/2008 6:30:00 PM
Pasadena water, at least in my neighborhood, is admittedly kind of funky sometimes. Nothing a Brita filter pitcher can't handle.
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jake 08/14/2008 5:21:00 PM
"Each year, the city distributes more than 146 billion gallons of water to nearly three million customers through 7,000 miles of pipeline. In addition to Houston, the city provides water to Pasadena, Friendswood, Webster, Clear Lake, League City, Clear Brook, La Porte and South Houston."
Last I checked, Clear Lake is part of the City of Houston.
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Jaclyn 08/14/2008 4:27:00 PM
Yes, but does it still contain flouride that has been known to lead to CANCER?
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Richard Rood 08/14/2008 3:09:00 PM
I am currently working in Sao Luis Brazil, and all the EXPATS but me drink bottled water. I take the tap water boil it for 20 minutes let it cool and then put it in washed out Coke bottles for storage. I have never gotten sick.
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David Van Riper 08/14/2008 2:13:00 PM
The thought of Houston water being unsafe is ridiculous. All Cities in Texas release a Consumer Confidence Report each year. Your water is tested monthly for bacteria and checked everyday for disinfectant. a "doctor" does not know that bottled water is fairly unregulated compared to tap water? I am embarrassed for her. Do your research doc and stop filling our landfills with your plastic bottles. Good article HP!!
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Linda 08/13/2008 9:03:00 PM
The taste thing is a huge factor for me. I hate buying bottled water but I can't stomach the mineral in Houston's tap. It gets worse as the water sits. I think my next move is to buy and install an industrial filter. My parents have one in their home and I am able to drink that "tab" water just fine.
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Jay Francis 08/13/2008 8:34:00 PM
For me, it has always been a taste thing for the reasons so well detailed in the article, namely, that Houston city water has a lot of dissolved solids that, for me, make for an unpleasant taste. I don't buy bottled water however. All those plastic bottles to dispose of? No way.
I decided that it was worth the investment to buy one of the economical entry-level water distillers that Sears sells. The one that makes a half gallon at a time. A distiller will remove all of the minerals, and I prefer this non-taste for drinking and cooking. Additionally, most people don't realize that if you switch to distilled, demineralized water for your coffee-maker, espresso machine,etc. you eliminate calcium and mineral deposit build-up over time. The boiler in my "expensive" espresso maker is as clean as the day I bought it.
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tedo 08/13/2008 7:31:00 PM
Great article.
I've always thought bottled water was somewhat humerous. It boils down to a taste thing, bottled water is no more healthy than tap and all your doing is adding to the waste issue we already have.
Thanks.
