The irony is that something like 40% of bottled water manufacturers take as their source — wait for it — municipal tap water.

It’s funny, when bottled water first jumped onto the scene, soda manufacturers saw it as a threat to their livelihood. So what did they do? They embraced the industry, and now brands like Dasani and Aquafina constitute a huge part of Coke and Pepsi’s sales.

As more and more people become aware of how clean their tap water really is (and how much cleaner it can be through filtration), it will be interesting to see how the bottled water industry reacts.

Sadly, I’m envisioning some special faucet filters branded with Aquafina or Dasani, which claim to make your tap water taste like those specific waters. And you know what? People would pay good money for it.

Now that will leave you shaking your head indeed.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

Also, this is a subject worth discussing. Most likely, we all should drink more water. It is essential for healthy body function. Thank you for the great article.

First off … wow, thanks for all the great comments … I really appreciate you stopping by to share your views!

@Vicki … I understand the dilemma and admit when we travel on long trips, we purchase a case of bottled water for the convenience. On the other hand, we do use a point of use filtration system at home and rarely have bottled water around the house (but then again all our kids are now up and gone too!).

@Biocutisblog … we are very blessed to live in the country we do and mostly have the luxury of using point of use systems to address the minimal contamination (again in most areas) in our water.

@Julie … I did throw out the caveat about less developed countries and I should have also added those areas experiencing other water issues such as droughts. There are definitely times when bottled water is a “god-send”; I was mainly addressing the tone of the article I read and the frustration it awoke in me.

@Sydney … again I agree in concept. I am more concerned with leaching of chemicals (such as BPA) into water being consumed by young people (especially baby) due to lower tolerance and a significantly longer period they risk being exposed to them (given lifespan considerations).

@Phillip … I hear you! I have done the same thing when we had more bottles floating around the house!

We do usually have a case of water around because we promote drinking water to our children over almost any other beverage. It is usually grabbed on the way out the door to drink outside the home (for convenience and the cost is so much lower buying by the case). We do bottle our own as well but with teenagers I want them to have the option of a bottle ready to go so they make that choice over a sugary drink.

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Where I lived in NZ we had to purchase bottled water due to drought conditions and the tap water had to be boiled twice before we could use it for a cup of tea or coffee.

I do think the people today are more aware of recycling and a lot of water companies use recycled bottles for their water.

Maybe in the US you are luckier than other countries in that your quality regimes are a lot stricter, therefore you don’t rely as heavily on bottled water like some of us do in other countries.

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