[tekcormn]

how is the drinking water in the Villages.
Do I need bottled water instead ?

[Jgg7933]

The water here is of average taste without filtering. We have 2 Brita Pitchers (we filter all our water) that are always full though. Many people buy whole house filters or water softeners but we are here 5 years now and have never felt we needed a softener or whole house filter. My wife and I drink lots of water and have used Brita pitchers or PURE filters for the last 20 years no matter where we lived. The filtered water tastes GREAT!

[CFrance]

Please don't resort to bottled water. All that plastic going into the landfill... I use the water through the refrigerator filter in the coffee pot, iron, and to drink.

[Hoosierb4]

It doesn't taste so good. But, if your refrigerator has a water filter and dispenser, it's as good as any bottled water.

[Bonny]

I have lived here 15 years and always drink water from the faucet. We think the water here is very good !!
I totally agree with CFrance. Don't buy bottled water. Our landfills can't handle it. We have a couple of water bottles that we just refill from the tap.

[jojo]

We use tap water and the refrigerator filtered water and we're fine.

[CFrance]

One of the (many) things I love about TV is that they supply water at all the sports venues and meetings. No need to bring bottled water, or even your own water bottle, many of which I've left at various courts in my past LifeBeforeTV.

[hulahips]

Addicted to my bottled water. Love poland springs

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by hulahips

Addicted to my bottled water. Love poland springs

I love it too. It's from my part of the country.

[sunnyatlast]

Much of bottled water is tap water from some city water system. It's largely a sham.

"Where does that bottled water come from?
It is estimated that about 25 percent of the bottled waters consumed in the U.S. come from municipal water supplies. Most goes through significant processing such as reverse osmosis, deionization, activated carbon filtration and other treatments.

Read the label carefully. If it is packaged as "purified" or "drinking water," chances are it came from a municipal water supply, and unless the water has been “substantially” altered, it must state on the label that the water comes from a municipal source……

European giant Nestle has the biggest share of the bottled water market with a number of brands, such as Perrier, Poland Spring and Deer Park…...."

Is your bottled water coming from a faucet? - TODAY.com

TV's water is just okay from the faucet and very good from a Brita pitcher.

[CFrance]

The ice water at the pickleball courts tastes divine. And my guess is it's tap water.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by CFrance

The ice water at the pickleball courts tastes divine. And my guess is it's tap water.

Is it pickled?

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by dbussone

Is it pickled?

Ha! No, it's iced. The balls are pickled, though...

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by CFrance

All that plastic going into the landfill.

I just bought a rug at Ace Hardware made from recycled water bottles.
I like to think that the plastic which goes to recycling doesn't go into landfills. Am I naive

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I just bought a rug at Ace Hardware made from recycled water bottles.
I like to think that the plastic which goes to recycling doesn't go into landfills. Am I naive

Not naive at all. If you put it out for recycling in Sumter Cnty, it is recycled. I scrounge very piece of trash to see if it can be recycled. (that's not a very good image I think)