Some ask if using bottled water is the best option. Well tap water and bottled water are generally comparable in terms of safety according to the Mayo Clinic, and health expert Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. But it depends on the community, the pipes and the water treatment system.
The question of water safety is not a new phenomenon. The CDC tells us that the Duke of Württemberg, Germany warned against the use of lead in drinking water pipes in 1793, yet it was nearly a century later, in 1878, when lead pipes were outlawed due to concerns for the negative health effects. Today in the EU, water and sanitation are considered a basic human right and a public good, not a commodity. Protection of our precious water resources, both the water we drink and bathe in as well as fresh and salt water ecosystems, is the cornerstones of environmental protection in Europe. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and they transcend national boundaries.