Lynn Youngblood: Is bottled water really a good idea?
This is also the best time to invest in a sport bottle to keep kids, and you, hydrated while out on the field or just for a daily routine.
Many people buy bottled water for the convenience alone, while others think that water out of bottles with pictures of mountain streams must surely be more pure than tap water.
Artesian water comes from tapping an aquifer in which the water level stands above the top of the water source.
Competition is very expensive to enter, so municipalities typically only enter every few years.)
Mineral water comes from a source tapped at one or more bore holes or springs, originating from a geologically and physically protected underground water source.
Sparkling water may come from all of the sources mentioned above and should be labeled as such.
For example, sparkling mineral water, sparkling spring water, etc.
It is estimated that Americans buy 28 billion bottles of water a year and 80 percent of those end up in a landfill — every year.
If the bottles were connected end-to-end, they could reach from the earth to the moon and back over 11 times!
Purchase a few refillable bottles and use your own tap water.