Even bottled water contains impurities. The FDA has no regulations on the bottled water industry for cryptosporidium. (On Dateline NBC, on 9/28/94, the head of the EPA, Carol Browner stated that "bottled water is not tested"; there are no requirements to test for crypto.

You can, and if you don't have an ionizer you should. But you probably won't get the water habit as both types of water are difficult to drink as your tummy feels full after drinking a little. This is because as the water molecules are arranged in large clusters, the water doesen't flow so well, or hydrate a well as ionized water, which has much smaller clusters.

Aging sewer systems and Bush administration rollbacks of environmental law are compounding the problem.

You certainly can, but if you're like us, you have never really got into the water habit because it was too much like a lead balloon. Ionized water from water ionizers is light water. It has a smaller molecular cluster and we can drink it all day. Our family loves to drink it and our sixteen year old takes a jugful into his room when he surfs the net.

Yes, Charleston Water System tap water is safe to drink. Bottled or filtered water is very costly compared to tap water and there are no guarantees that you are getting higher quality water. In fact, a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of California at Berkley (funded by EPA and the Centers for Disease Control) found no additional health benefit from using in-home tap filters, called point-of-use (POU) devices.

You still may be exposed to contaminants through bathing and cooking. Furthermore, as bottled water is expensive, you may want to verify that it is a necessary replacement to your well water.

There is no need to use bottled water instead of tap water. Bottled water in New York State must meet the same water quality requirements of the New York State Sanitary Code that apply to tap water. Please be sure that the label has been certified by the New York State Health Department for sale. The certification identification is on the label as "NYSHDCERT #000". This assures that the water meets New York State requirements.

The easiest way to find out if your favorite bottled water brand is member of IBWA is by calling 1-800-WATER11. You can then receive a list of all IBWA-member brands. You can also contact this number if you have any other questions, or would like to receive more information about bottled water.

What's the difference between distilled water made with your own distiller and the bottled water that

Often it's not easy. First, carefully check the bottle label and even the cap -- if it says "from a municipal source" or "from a community water system" this means it's derived from tap water. Again, you can call the bottler, or the bottled water program in your state or the state where it was packaged.

Water taken from lakes, rivers, streams and ponds may look clean and have no undesirable odor or taste. Unfortunately, however, pathogens found in water not only are harmful, but also are invisible to the naked eye and may be odorless and tasteless. These bacteria, viruses and protozoa can cause mild nausea and fever or can develop into more serious illnesses, such as severe diarrhea, hepatitis or typhoid fever.

Bottled water is not necessarily safer than your tap water. EPA sets standards for tap water provided by public water systems; the Food and Drug Administration sets bottled water standards based on EPA's tap water standards. Bottled water and tap water are both safe to drink if they meet these standards, although people with severely compromised immune systems and children may have special needs. Some bottled water is treated more than tap water, while some is treated less or not treated at all.

You CAN just drink tap water and you will harvest some of the benefits we speak of, but it still can't penetrate your cells like alkaline, ionized water, and this is why ionized water with its bounty of negative oxygen ions is able to rid you of acid wastes in the cells. It can go where ordinary water cannot, and it has the ammunition to neutralize free radicals, the cause of cancer and aging. This is also the fundamental difference between water ionizers and so-called bottled anti-aging water.