Going back to the well
I’ve been cringing over the past couple days at the glut of reporting done on the manufactured controversy regarding Aquafina’s tap water origins. Apparently there are a lot of folks out there who have been operating under the assumption that all bottled water is spring water, whether or not it’s touted as such.
Maybe I’m just that much more attentive to detail than the average consumer, but I already assumed bottled waters like Dasani and Aquafina were from the same sources as public tap water. In fact, I’ve long been under the impression that any bottled water not specifically labeled as “spring water” flows from public water sources. The operative verbiage on non-spring waters for me has always been “purified.”
Having been reared on actual well water, I’ve always chafed at public source tap water. It’s always tasted a bit off to me. So I’ve long enjoyed various kinds of bottled water, whether purified or from springs. Lately I’ve been more conscientious about the environmental impact of the bottled water I drink (thanks to the prodding of someone I respect), but I’m still not at ease with public tap water.
I am working on it, but decent tasting water can be a hard habit to break.
