Break the Bottled Water Habit: drink on tap
Batavia water is good to go.
There are many reasons to drink it – straight up or filtered.
Batavia water tastes great.
Taste for yourself the cool, refreshing flavor of our own aquifer.
Batavia water is GREEN.
Bottled water is full of oil. Here are some facts from New American Dream:
- The entire energy cost of the life cycle of a bottle of water is equivalent, on average, to filling up a quarter of each bottle with oil. (Pacific Institute)
- Making bottles to meet Americans’ demand for bottled water requires more than 1.5 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel some 100,000 US cars for a year
- Worldwide, some 2.7 million tons of plastic are used to bottle water each year
- According to the Container Recycling Institute, 86% of plastic water bottles used in the United States aren’t recycled. Incinerating used bottles produces toxic byproducts such as chlorine gas and ash containing heavy metal.
Batavia water is economical and convenient.
| Straight Up from our tap | $0.0037 per gallon |
| Filtered at point of use per WaterFilterComparison.net | $0.144 - $0.424 per gallon |
| Bottled Water | |
| Large gallon containers at the Jewel | $1.000 - $1.590 per gallon |
| Home delivery of 5 gallon jugs | $1.499 - $1.793 per gallon |
| Individual serving bottles at the Jewel | $1.890 - $3.990 per gallon |
Switching to tap water clearly saves money, time and hassle.
Batavia water is safe to drink.
Our water has complied with federal and state regulations since the fall of 2006. You can read it online at http://www.cityofbatavia.net/content/articlefiles/4113-2008%20CCR%20PDF%20FINAL1.pdf . The Natural Resource Defense Council has a good explanation of the report and what it means at www.safe-drinking-water.org/pdf/makesense.pdf.
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, at least 40% of bottled water is tap water. Bottled water can come from anywhere. Trader Joes actually has water from Fiji. The FDA does not require that bottled water manufacturers publish their water quality reports.
If you have any special health concerns, filters might be a better option. Many affordable filtering systems are available locally.
Water Filters
If you would like to filter your water, either for reasons of taste or purity, filters of varying quality are available at Target, Sears, Walgreens, and most hardware stores. Be sure to buy one appropriately rated by NSF International.
Internet Resources
Natural Resource Defense Council “Consumer Guide to Water Filters: How to find the right water filter for your home.” http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/gfilters.asp.
NSF International standards for evaluation and certification of drinking water treatment units. http://www.nsf.org/business/drinking_water_treatment/standards.asp?program=DrinkingWatTre.
Water Filter Comparison chart. I don’t know who compiled this chart yet it was helpful for me as I was sifting through for information. http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.net?WaterFilter_Comparison.cfm.
Batavia Public Library Books
Lewis, Scott Alan. The Sierra Club Guide to Safe Drinking Water. Sierra Club Books, 1996. 363.61 LEW
Kupua A’o, Lono Kahuna. Don’t Drink the Water – without reading this book. Kali Press, 1998. 363.61 KAH