LAist: Aquafina Just a Public Water Source

Carrie Meathrell

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:36:43 -0800

I have no problem drinking tap water; if you don't like the taste (which is due to varying mineral content, not "dirtiness"), get a Brita Filter. Buy a reusable water bottle, or if you're lazy like me, just reuse your Arrowhead or Fiji bottle over and over again. Jeffrey Steingarten did a big ol' article on taste-testing water; after sampling and analyzing several different types of bottled and city water, his conclusive favorite? New York tap.

guest

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:57:07 -0800

"...threaten your landlord with threats of violence to get them to upgrade your water system." Yeah, that always works! And get them to lower the rent while you're at it. :)

Militant Angeleno

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:25:23 -0800

Remember, your water quality is only as good as the quality of your piping system. Aside from the high levels of chlorine and fluoride in Los Angeles tap water, it is not, as most NY translpants like to think, "bacteria-ridden 3rd-world quality water" - au contraire - all that chlorine has killed the germs. Those of you with poor-quality water had better invest in an upgrade of your old lead piping system to the newer copper ones, or if you live in an apartment building, threaten your landlord with threats of violence to get them to upgrade your water system.