WHO Guidelines for drinking-water quality
Drinking-water quality is an issue of concern for human health in developing and developed countries world-wide. The risks arise from infectious agents, toxic chemicals and radiological hazards. Experience highlights the value of preventive management approaches spanning from water resource to consumer.

Remember that only 86 of the 75,000 toxic chemicals used in our society are required to be tested for, so these reports give a very narrow picture of the real problem. Most cities will be quick to state that their water meets all federal guide lines, which in no way means it is safe or healthy. An in-depth study by the Environmental Defense Fund concluded that "Although concentrations of carcinogens in drinking water are low, it is precisely such low levels that are believed to be responsible for the majority of human cancers in the U.S. Experts in carcinogens estimate that from 60% to 90% of all cancers may be formed by chemical carcinogens in the environment and that there is no safe threshold for exposure to a carcinogen."

EXAMPLE:  SAN DIEGO, CA (My city, 2008 report)    
Important Health Information about San Diego, CA drinking water
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the  general population. Immuno-compromised people, such as people with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy, people who have undergone organ transplants,
people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, and some elderly and
infants can be particularly at risk. These people and/or their caregivers should
seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.

THEY ARE SAYING THAT IF YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, then SAN DIEGO'S WATER IS HEALTHY WATER TO DRINK!  CHECK YOUR CITY...  TYPE IT INTO THE "SEARCH LINKS" BOX AND PRESS GO.

Does Your city inject Fluoride into the municipal water?
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Bottled Water, is it better?

According to the National Water Quality Association, 56% of all people are worried about the quality of municipally treated tap water. This, along with the desire for better tasting drinking water, has fueled tremendous growth in the bottled water industry. We can all remember, not too long ago, when the bottled water section at the grocery store consisted of a very small allotment of counter space, primarily devoted to a few gallon jugs of distilled water. Today, bottled water enjoys a major section of the beverage aisle and the prestige of being the fastest growing segment of the entire beverage industry, not to mention the most profitable.

The bottled water industry has become the target of some of the largest corporations in the world. Clorox Bleach Co., Pepsi Cola and Coca Cola are just a few of the recent entries capitalizing on this highly lucrative market, with Clorox being the biggest participant in the bottled water business. Pepsi Cola’s “Aquafina” and Coca Cola’s “Dasani” almost instantly became each company’s most profitable product! If we just take a common sense look at the companies controlling this industry, who are certainly not known for their health consciousness, we will begin to understand the misconception that has been created around the quality of bottled water. Millions and millions of dollars are spent each week on advertising campaigns to give the perception that these bottled waters come from some pristine mountain spring, when in reality many of them come from a municipal water system just like your tap water does. Both Pepsi’s Aquafina and Coke’s Dasani are bottled at one of many bottling plants across America where municipal water is used as the source, as is the case with many leading brands.

The regulations that govern bottled water only require it to be “as good as” tap water. There are no assurances or requirements that bottled be of any higher quality than tap, and according to some recent studies, it may often be of lower quality.

In March of 1999, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a report called “Bottled Water, Pure Drink or Pure Hype?” and petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for improvements in the FDA’s bottled water regulation program. The changes called for would simply require that the FDA’s bottled water rules be “no less stringent” than EPA’s tap water guidelines and “no less protective of public health.” NRDC ’s report points out that as much as 40% of all bottled water is actually tap water in a bottle.

The report also focuses on the fact that 60% to 70% of all bottled water sold in the U.S. is exempt from FDA’s bottled water standards, because the Federal Standards do not apply to water bottled and sold within the same state.

Only water that is transported across a state line is required to meet federal standards.

Bottled water companies have used this loop hole to avoid complying with basic health standards, such as those that apply to municipally treated tap water. Also, all carbonated or sparkling waters are completely exempt from FDA guidelines that set specific contamination limits.

According to the NRDC study, “even when bottled waters are covered by FDA’s specific bottled water standards, those rules are weaker in many ways than EPA rules that apply to big city tap water.” For instance, if we compare EPA regulations for tap water to FDA’s bottled water rules (these examples are quotes from the NRDC’s official report):

• City tap water can have no confirmed E.coli or fecal coliform bacteria. FDA bottled water rules include no such prohibition (a certain amount of any type of coliform bacteria is allowed in bottled water).

• City tap water, from surface water, must be filtered and disinfected. In contrast, there are no federal filtration or disinfection requirements for bottled water.

• Most cities using surface water have had to test for Cryptosporidium or Giardia, two common water pathogens, that can cause diarrhea and other intestinal problems, yet bottled water companies do not have to do this.

• City tap water must meet standards for certain important toxic or cancer-causing chemicals, such as phthalate (a chemical that can leach from plastic, including plastic bottles); some in the industry persuaded FDA to exempt bottled water from the regulations regarding these chemicals.

• City water systems must issue annual “right to know” reports, telling consumers what is in their water. Bottlers successfully killed a “right to know” requirement for bottled water.

The Natural Resources Defense Council report concluded, “Therefore, while much tap water is indeed risky, having compared available data, we conclude that there is no assurance that bottled water is any safer than tap water.“ (The NRDC report on bottled water can be found at NRDC.Org)

The reality of bottled water is that people pay from $1 to $4 a gallon for the perception of higher quality, when in fact, the quality of bottled water is at best “unknown”! We have no way of knowing the actual quality of bottled water. Point-of-Use water treatment, with a quality in home water filtration system, is by far the most economical, the most convenient, and the most capable of producing the highest quality, healthy water. Removing the chlorine and other contaminants at the point of use, just prior to consumption and in your own home, with a system that is documented to produce “healthy water,” just makes more sense. With a home water filter you can have guaranteed quality for about 10 cents a gallon vs. $1 to $4 a gallon for bottled. Like the saying goes… “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself," and that’s certainly the case when it comes to something as important as our drinking water. waterwarning.com
 
Since we have no way of knowing the actual quality of bottled water or water from filtration on a continuous basis, the safest, healthiest and purest water is DISTILLED.
Not only is the distilled water process regulated, so is the labeling of distilled water. You can call any water "drinking water"; however, only water that is processed through distillation can be called distilled. The only real objection that filtration advocates can find with distilled water is that it is void of minerals and tastes flat. Pure, healthy water should taste flat, because there is nothing in it but hydogen and oxygen!

Most of the minerals that are found in water are inorganic (dissolved dirt). Our bodies require trace minerals (organic minerals) found in vegetables, fruits and meats. Inorganic minerals are too coarse to be assimilated or chelated through the intestinal walls. Besides that, and regardless of the argument, distilled water is void of minerals, distilled water is also void of any of the thousands of chemicals and compound chemicals, bacteria and cycsts that can be found in so much of our drinking water today. 

Less than twenty years ago, the only water that could be found in a grocery store was distilled water. It was purchased for the use in car batteries and steam irons. Why, you should ask, because it would clog the steam exaust holes in the iron and short circuit the battery. We should have gotten a clue. Distilled water is still sold in stores for the very same reasons and many still haven't got a clue that distilled water is the purest, healtiest water on earth today. Many however have discovered this fact and are now purchasing distilled or have bought a water distiller for making the water in their home or business.  READ MORE>>>>

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