Good bottled water that is affordable - Page 1

Since I have moved to Cleburne in Texas, I have wondered why my tap water tastes abominable and the dogs are reluctant to drink it.  So I did some research and found that I am surrounded on all sides (including right up the road from me) by active fracking wells. According to the county and township, the "water is well within EPA limits for chemicals and totally safe for consumption."  I need to get bottled water for me and my dogs but being on a student stipend, can't afford to spend a ton (not that I wouldn't if I had it) for bottled water that is sustainable.  Any suggestions anyone?

 

Oh and Quint finally made it here and is an amazing dog.  Show lines with herding and working lines worked in.  An all around dog that can work and looks great lol

 

I enjoy Nestle spring water. I hate the way purified water tastes.
You can get it at Walmart for $3ish bucks for a 24 case of the half liter bottles.
They also sell it in gallons, costs much lower when you break it down. When I travel with the dogs or horses, I always bring that. I also find they don't like the taste of city water and don't like to see their water consumption go down. They are used to spring water.
Have you looked into a water filter on a pitcher like Brita or Zero Water? I'm sure that would be cheaper than buying gallons.

"water is well within EPA limits for chemicals and totally safe for consumption." 
Epa simply states whatever they are told to state the limits are, by the oil company....same as what is going on with the Fukushima fiasco.
I'd ask some one at the university where to get water. If the bottled water is local, it's probly the same thing coming out of your tap....very toxic crap created by frakking.
Happy for you and Quint, but not happy for you or your dogs being exposed to the water there.

Hunter, you must not have seen the documentaries on water wars. Nestle company is a scourge on the environment.


http://www.watercache.com/blog/2011/10/must-see-water-documentaries-provide-insight-into-future-water-crisis/

2. TAPPED

Pulling back the curtain on the bottled water industry
Tapped is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil. Directed by Stephanie Soechtig and produced by Atlas Films, the film exposes the bottled water industry as an ecological and consumer nightmare where corporations like Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle mine public water sources and sell it back to the public at criminal markup.


https://waterwars.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/a-brief-history-of-nestles-water-battles-in-michigan/


http://www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com/actionplan/keep_money.html
"The world's dwindling fresh water sources are rapidly being acquired and owned by corporations rather than belonging to the public."

CostCo, Tractor Supply, Rural King are all pretty cheap. CostCo is about $0.05 a pint. I usually get a flat or two to take to training.

You may also want to get a reverse osmosis system - $150-200 for all you can drink.

If you don't want to install your own reverse osmosis system check to see if you local grocery or Wal-Mart has self serve stations where you fill your own water jugs. It is supposed to be put through a reverse osmosis system. We buy the five gallon jugs and then refill ourselves. In Illnois we pay $.39 a gallon.

My mom lives in an area where the well water has high levels (still within EPA standards) of Arsenic in it so she buys water like ZweiGSD. She had initial investment in the plastic gallon containers about $7 each, but it only costs her $.25 a gallon to refill them at the water store. It's a pain the have to haul it but at least she's not throwing away a ton on plastic bottles.

I would just find a way to buy a filter. One of the best investments I ever made. I am super picky about my water. These filters will waste water but I believe are the most enviromently friendly way to go. If you are metered for water usage this might not be the best option.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Stage-Home-Drinking-Reverse-Osmosis-System-PLUS-Extra-7-EXP-Water-USA-Filters-/271555919071