Yes bottled water is tap water.
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If bottled water is tap water. and tap water is more regulated than bottled water.... ??? Who's writing this?
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6 weeks at room temperature? 6? Who's drinking that?

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Buying bottled water is CONVENIENT when you're out and about. that's why we buy it.

And no, water is not free. there's a price for everything.
Especially when you let it run for a few minutes, every time you want one glass of it.

"Knowledge is power...."
Cheers.

my big fat Russian blue cat values cold tap water more
than his food,even nice cold toilet water.

Those are some really good questions Jon'Nathon.

I think the issue is that beyond initial regulations in treatment plants, our pipe lines, water mains, and storage facilities are also regulated. Bottled water is usually bottled at the same treatment plant that cures your tap water, but is then left without chlorine in a warm bottle on pallets, in... See More stores, trucks.. wherever it is stored until it is consumed. It is bacteria-laden and unclean when you open the cap. Tap water, however, remains in a regulated system and is still clean when you open your tap (your tap may not be clean, but that is another issue).

Some cases of bottled water sit for 6 months before they are sold, never mind 6 weeks. Truckloads are shipped across country, even across continents, and there are no refer regulations on that water so the entire shipping time could be spent in a hot truck.

It is definitely convenient, I agree. I have been known to buy it when I forget to fill my bottle too. But I don't buy cases to keep in my home.. and I usually remember to fill up from my own resource for a few pennies, not a few dollars.

The cost of a few minutes of running water vs a few water bottles is exponentially less, but you are right, it isn't actually free.

Knowledge is definitely power! I hope this helps.

oh, and re: chlorine:

Fill up a pitcher and leave it in the fridge/counter for 18 hours. Chlorine will have dissipated and your water is now not 'full of bleach' as people like to say.

Also, it is true that running your tap for a minute or two at the start of the day can clear your pipes of sedentary rust. If you work all day, doing it again when you get home is a good idea. There are simple tests you can get, though, to see if you need to even do this.