Comments on: Dear PoP – What’s Up With DC’s Drinking Water? http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/ Welcome to the beautiful life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tyrannous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46953 Tyrannous Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:45:57 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46953 Oh and lets debase the myth of bottled water is better while we are here: http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2008/goldman_schwab_bpa.html Oh and lets debase the myth of bottled water is better while we are here:

http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2008/goldman_schwab_bpa.html

]]> By: James Clark http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46952 James Clark Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:33:02 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46952 well guys i think that water is as pure as it gets but only here... http://www.isopurewater.com/ do try it! James Clark well guys i think that water is as pure as it gets but only here…
http://www.isopurewater.com/
do try it!
James Clark

]]> By: Buck Turgidson http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46951 Buck Turgidson Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:39:42 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46951 The mass-market PUR and Brita filters are garbage. At best, they remove about half the lead in DC's water. And they INCREASE the chance of bacterial contamination in your water: bugs just love the warm, wet, dirty environment of a used water filter. I hate to say it, but if you live in DC, you really need to be drinking bottled water, or invest in a professionally installed multi-stage filter. Our tap water contamination is barely compliant with EPA standards, and is objectively much worse than any other jurisdiction in the area; the numbers don't lie. But hey, if you think drinking lead is "no big deal", have at it. The mass-market PUR and Brita filters are garbage. At best, they remove about half the lead in DC’s water. And they INCREASE the chance of bacterial contamination in your water: bugs just love the warm, wet, dirty environment of a used water filter.

I hate to say it, but if you live in DC, you really need to be drinking bottled water, or invest in a professionally installed multi-stage filter. Our tap water contamination is barely compliant with EPA standards, and is objectively much worse than any other jurisdiction in the area; the numbers don’t lie.

But hey, if you think drinking lead is “no big deal”, have at it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46950 Anonymous Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:02:58 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46950 I used Deer Park's Direct service. Not too expensive, and I'd say worth the money. Its a simple water cooler system.... new bottles 3-5 gallons get delivered each month. And the best part is, they have a system to reuse the bottles.... so I don't feel TOO bad about going the bottled root. I used Deer Park’s Direct service. Not too expensive, and I’d say worth the money. Its a simple water cooler system…. new bottles 3-5 gallons get delivered each month. And the best part is, they have a system to reuse the bottles…. so I don’t feel TOO bad about going the bottled root.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46949 Jamie Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:25:41 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46949 We spend an unbelievable amount of money in this country providing a safe water supply and yet people routinely freak out about it. Drinking bottled water on a regular basis is an unbelievable waste of money and does huge amounts of harm to the environment in the form of waste products. Bottled water at the store costs more than twice as much as gasoline! 16 ounces of water for a buck? That's 8 dollars a gallon. Umm.... The water supply is very safe. The difference in taste probably has more to do with what is NOT in the tap water - namely, all the minerals that are found in spring water. DC has had a few problems in the past, but this has mostly to do with lead pipes. If you have small children this should be a concern, but lead is the most easily filtered of contaminants because it is large. So just filter water you feed your kids. But for adults, even in rare situations where the lead levels are elevated, it's very unlikely you'll drink enough in your life to cause harm. If you are concerned have your water tested or just use a filter. A whole house filter is ridiculous though. The vast majority of the water you use goes straight down your drain from the shower, dishwasher, sink, and garden hose. We spend an unbelievable amount of money in this country providing a safe water supply and yet people routinely freak out about it. Drinking bottled water on a regular basis is an unbelievable waste of money and does huge amounts of harm to the environment in the form of waste products.

Bottled water at the store costs more than twice as much as gasoline! 16 ounces of water for a buck? That’s 8 dollars a gallon. Umm….

The water supply is very safe. The difference in taste probably has more to do with what is NOT in the tap water – namely, all the minerals that are found in spring water. DC has had a few problems in the past, but this has mostly to do with lead pipes. If you have small children this should be a concern, but lead is the most easily filtered of contaminants because it is large. So just filter water you feed your kids. But for adults, even in rare situations where the lead levels are elevated, it’s very unlikely you’ll drink enough in your life to cause harm. If you are concerned have your water tested or just use a filter.

A whole house filter is ridiculous though. The vast majority of the water you use goes straight down your drain from the shower, dishwasher, sink, and garden hose.

]]> By: me http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46947 me Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:26:19 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46947 yuck yuck yuck! deer park, thats good water! yuck yuck yuck!

deer park, thats good water!

]]> By: Sam12 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46946 Sam12 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:17:35 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46946 Drinking water filter systems are not created equal by any means. There are standard cartridge filters systems, reverse osmosis systems and specialty cartridge systems like Aquasana. So which one should you look at? A standard cartridge system typically uses a sediment and carbon and/or specialty filter. For most homes using city water, this is actually a great system for such an economical price. Specialty cartridge systems like Aquasana are exactly the same thing except you are forced to use their filter. http://www.isopurewater.com Drinking water filter systems are not created equal by any means. There are standard cartridge filters systems, reverse osmosis systems and specialty cartridge systems like Aquasana. So which one should you look at? A standard cartridge system typically uses a sediment and carbon and/or specialty filter. For most homes using city water, this is actually a great system for such an economical price. Specialty cartridge systems like Aquasana are exactly the same thing except you are forced to use their filter. http://www.isopurewater.com

]]> By: AW http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46945 AW Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:21:37 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46945 You get used to it and its fine. I used the container style Brita simply because cold water tastes better and my building was old so it provided me with the psychological comfort of 'cleaner' water. I've recently moved to NYC (yes, still check PoP from time time time). I immediately thought the water tastds funny and smelled bad in NYC and just after I moved, I visited DC again and remember thinking - ah, normal water. I find I am less averse to NYC water ever day though. Funny that, but like I said - you get used to it. You get used to it and its fine. I used the container style Brita simply because cold water tastes better and my building was old so it provided me with the psychological comfort of ‘cleaner’ water.

I’ve recently moved to NYC (yes, still check PoP from time time time). I immediately thought the water tastds funny and smelled bad in NYC and just after I moved, I visited DC again and remember thinking – ah, normal water. I find I am less averse to NYC water ever day though. Funny that, but like I said – you get used to it.

]]> By: mjcolhghts http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46944 mjcolhghts Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:14:22 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46944 sorry http://www.nsf.gov/ sorry http://www.nsf.gov/

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46943 Anonymous Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:05:15 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/8545/#comment-46943 RainSoft is a very expensive option, but it does becomes another way of life some never want to return from. The resulting water is so soft that drops of soap or detergent are only needed whether washing dishes or the car. Women love to wash their hair in houses with RainSoft systems. Requires stocking up on bags of salt or blocks of cow lick. RainSoft is a very expensive option, but it does becomes another way of life some never want to return from.

The resulting water is so soft that drops of soap or detergent are only needed whether washing dishes or the car.

Women love to wash their hair in houses with RainSoft systems.

Requires stocking up on bags of salt or blocks of cow lick.

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