Tap or Bottled?

Hello again! Returning from a very much needed spring break today with a new blog. Tap water versus bottled. My teacher assigned a blog where we must research where tap water comes from, who protects it, who protects bottled water, and some drawbacks of bottled water. So, let me share with you what I have came aware of. Tap water from Riverside, the city I live in, comes from snow and rain that lands on local mountains and foothills. The water goes through underground aquifiers. The water is naturally purified through the process of percolation. Every time a storm occurs, the process of purificatin is repeated. Riversides water distribution is one of the cleanest in the nation and exports as much as 26 billion gallons of water. 
The federal agency that protects tap water is Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA sets legal limits on levels of certain types of contaminants in the drinking water. The federal agency that is responsible for bottled water is Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The regulations they set forth are correct labeling and make sure the water is safe for consumption. But, bottled water, even though is easy to get, may not be the safest choice. Water bottles have created an enormous problem in our landfills. Our landfills have been filled with empty bottled waters that should be recycled, but instead are being tossed into dumpsters.  Another drawback occured in October of 2008. Five years ago, a scientist named Olga Naidenko found contaminants in bottled water that exceeded the level permitted in tap water. Four out of ten brands had bacterial contamination and the rest had 38 different contaminants. That means, atleast 8 contaminants in each of the other 6 left over brands. Cancer causing agents have also been found in water manifactures that allowed testing done to there water. With all the research I have found, I am more than positive tap water is a better decision. It is filtered through a natural process and is not stored in an unfriendly container for our environment. Make your decision with the research I found!!