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March 11, 2005
Ft. Wayne Says Its Tap Water Rivals Bottled Water
As published by The News-Sentinal, Fort Wayne City Utilities officials argue their water, which churns through the Filtration Plant to the tune of 28 million gallons on an average day, is as safe as the bottled varieties at a fraction of the price. And now they have confirmation.
The city recently learned it has won special recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water for exceeding water standards for five straight years. The partnership encourages U.S. water suppliers to voluntarily enhance water system performance for greater control of contaminants.
As a Phase III plant for five years under the partnership classification system, the Ft.Wayne plant holds the second-highest standard. The next goal is to achieve Phase IV status, something only two utilities nationwide have done.
The fact that most sources of bottle water marketed comes from sources no better than the St. Joseph River, where Ft. Wayne gets its water was mentioned. I have been talking about this in this blog many times.
The fact remains, filtered or unfiltered, the best water is from a municipal supplier's tap, better and much cheaper than any bottled water brand.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at March 11, 2005 06:50 PM
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