Austin Tap Water Among the Cleanest in the Country
Posted by Crystal Olenbush on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 5:48pm.
Do you drink bottled water? If so, you probably choose to drink bottled water so you can avoid the chemicals and pollution that still manage to make their way into city water. If you live in Austin, Texas, however, this is not a concern. According to Forbes.com, Austin has some of the cleanest tap water of any city in the United States. In fact, Forbes.com lists it in second place in terms of cleanliness, with Des Moines, Iowa taking the first place spot and Sioux Falls, SD taking third.
According to reports, it takes about 17 million barrels of oil to make the bottles needed to meet the demand for bottled water in the United States. This is equivalent to the amount of fuel needed to fuel 1 million cars in one year. In addition, four million pounds of the bottles are tossed into landfills each year. Therefore, with the downsides to drinking bottled water and with the quality of water flowing through the pipes in Austin, there is no reason not to turn to the faucet for a drink.
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