drinking water

[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]

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 (http://www.today.com/food/your-bottled-water-coming-faucet-2D80555502)
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]

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

Is it pickled?

[CFrance]

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

[Barefoot]

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 :confused:

[dbussone]

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 :confused:

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)

[CFrance]

Recycling is good, but not all plastic that is recycled can be made into something else. It's better not to buy bottled water at all than it is to buy it when there are alternatives, recycling notwithstanding.

[JoMar]

The Villages does recycle so the bottles should never end up in a landfill, plus, recycled materials help keep the cost of manufacturing lower which should help us all.

[CFrance]

Making bottles to meet America’s demand for bottled water uses more than 17 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel 1.3 million cars for a year1. And that’s not even including the oil used for transportation.

The energy we waste using bottled water would be enough to power 190,000 homes2.

Last year, the average American used 167 disposable water bottles, but only recycled 38.3

Americans used about 50 billion plastic water bottles last year. However, the U.S.’s recycling rate for plastic is only 23 percent, which means 38 billion water bottles – more than $1 billion worth of plastic – are wasted each year3

For the rest of this article, see here: Bottled Water Facts | Ban the Bottle (http://www.banthebottle.net/bottled-water-facts/)

[Bonanza]

My husband and I drink the water directly from the faucet and we're both still alive.
:thumbup:

[Allegiance]

Penn and Teller did a great show on water. B

[Allegiance]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKT4jvN4OE

[Nova Filtration]

I think if you saw what the Nova filters removed or looked like in 12-15 months of use it may change your mind about how good the water here isn't!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

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 :confused:

A lot of the composite decking material such as Trex is also made from plastic bottles.

But I drink the tap water here and it's fine. My wife insists that we keep out 5 gallon dispenser bottle full. We get it from the machine at Publix. I'm well aware that it's just filtered tap water, but it's cheap and it makes her happy. The good thing about it is that we can get ice cold or boiling hot water instantly from the dispenser. Still, I hardly ever use it.

Tap water is fine. It also has all of those minerals and impurities which help build your immune system.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKT4jvN4OE

That is hilarious!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I think if you saw what the Nova filters removed or looked like in 12-15 months of use it may change your mind about how good the water here isn't!

An opinion from a completely unbiased source.

[Bonny]

An opinion from a completely unbiased source.
It'll be like the guy who comes and vacuums areas of your house then tells you how filthy your house is !! LOL

[dbussone]

It'll be like the guy who comes and vacuums areas of your house then tells you how filthy your house is !! LOL


When we were first married the son of my wife's friend essentially pulled this stunt. Most expensive vacuum we have purchased to this date.

[Nova Filtration]

An opinion from a completely unbiased source.

Respectfully, I'm not stating an opinion,

the photo's below show the primary and secondary filters after 13 months, (they can be used over two years without clogging up), they start out new pure white.

The darker color in the picture doesn't really show the dirt as looks in person.

the first picture shows the secondary on left primary on right.

Second filter is close up of primary filter


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[dewilson58]

I filter my water.

Pretty cheap investment.

Not Nova.

[Bonanza]

I think if you saw what the Nova filters removed or looked like in 12-15 months of use it may change your mind about how good the water here isn't!

The water tests that filtration companies use will ALWAYS show lousy results for water in a particular area.
As far as I know, no death certificate shows that someone has died from drinking unfifltered water.

[Bonny]

15 years here drinking tap water as well as every where I ever lived. Going on 64 and so far so good. :thumbup:

[tuccillo]

Below is the link to the 2013 Water Quality Reports. I didn't see any violations. I don't believe the 2014 Reports are out yet.

Consumer Confidence Reports | Water Wisdom (http://www.thevillageswaterwisdom.com/consumer-confidence-reports/)



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

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Respectfully, I'm not stating an opinion,

the photo's below show the primary and secondary filters after 13 months, (they can be used over two years without clogging up), they start out new pure white.

The darker color in the picture doesn't really show the dirt as looks in person.

the first picture shows the secondary on left primary on right.

Second filter is close up of primary filter


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What you're not talking about is how much of that water is being drunk and how harmful is any of that stuff to us. Or as I have heard, does having some of those "harmful" ingredients bolster our immune system? Or does drinking perfectly clean water leave us vulnerable to diseases because our immune systems have not been strengthened?

I actually don't know the answer to these questions, but you're talking about an amount of impurities that have accumulated over a two year period in water that has mostly been used for washing dishes, washing our hands and bathing.

What we would really be helpful to know is how much is in one glass of water?

[jimbo2012]

This type of filter doesn't strip the water of minerals etc. I think you may be thinking of RO or reverse osmosis water.

per person use per day, no idea how accurate, but looks right.

Bathing: 20 gpd

Toilet Flushing: 24 gpd

Laundry: 8.5 gpd

Dishwasher: 4 gpd

Car Washing: 2.5 gpd

Drinking and Cooking: 3.5 gpd

Garbage Disposal: 1 gpd


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[triton18]

we drink bottle water everyday and we recycle everything, if you recycle they should not go in the landfill.

[rustyp]

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

Taste like Kool-Aid.

[CFrance]

we drink bottle water everyday and we recycle everything, if you recycle they should not go in the landfill.

Not all of the recycled plastic is able to be made into something else. Plus plastic production is estimated to use 8 percent of yearly global oil production—both as the raw material and for energy in the manufacturing
process.

[Bonny]

we drink bottle water everyday and we recycle everything, if you recycle they should not go in the landfill.
From what I have read, they can't use enough of the plastic bottles so it will go to the landfills. Bottled Water Facts | Ban the Bottle (http://www.banthebottle.net/bottled-water-facts/)