It would be impossible to test for the presence of each chemical in our water or to fully understand the health consequences of each one. To further complicate this serious situation, various chemicals can form new, more toxic products when they come in contact and react with each other. You must take a pro-active stand and assure yourself that you are providing the safest drinking water for you and your family. Bottled Water Bottled water may be the same quality as the water coming from your faucet. According to the NRDC report, bottlers are not required to disclose contaminants known to be in their products.
Bottled water is expensive and has a large environmental impact.
The average person uses two gallons of drinking water a day for consumption and cooking. A family of four would use approximately 2900 gallons of water per year. If you had to pay this amount of money for water, you may not use bottled water for cooking purposes and may use your contaminated tap water for cooking instead. If you are using tap water for cooking that has contaminants such as lead and disinfection by-products, these substances can end up in your food and be ingested. Bottled water has to be filled into containers and transported.