Infy has been trying to tap water from a stone, and surprised everyone by succeeding.
So he fills jugs with tap water on his occasional visits to relatives in Denver.
If something is always available, like tap water, you tend to value it less.
For the same reason, if your tap water is treated with chlorine, install a chlorine-filtering showerhead.
But there are numerous factors that could tilt the scales in favor of tap water.
More than a fifth of those who have cut back order tap water, not bottled water.
Dr. Fred Cerise says the city's tap water is not yet up to drinking standards.
There are also potentially millions of people at risk of pesticide poisoning in their tap water.
Shanghai authorities have stepped up tap water tests and assure residents that the tap water is safe to use.
New York City, which touts the high quality of its tap water, offers portable fountains at events around the city.
Ngo, 34, has a Brita filter for tap water and also keeps his pantry stocked with cases of bottled water.
Consumers are putting jugs of tap water into their refrigerators, and Pepsi notes a sharp decline in bottled water sales.
The law came into effect on January 1, after a three-year campaign to reduce waste and encourage tap water use.
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In recent years, some reports have suggested that tap water could be contaminated by trace amounts of pharmaceuticals or other substances.
Tokyo's governor recommended that babies be kept away from the city's tap water as it contained higher levels of radioactive iodine.
Scottish Water said its priority had been improving tap water and it had no money left to pay for upgrades to infrastructure.
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You know lighting tap water, polluting ground water and all the rest.
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Residents are being advised to boil tap water for brushing their teeth.
When the second adult died, the tap water had tested positive for this protozoan and a Neti Pot was found on the premises.
Robert Durand, a spokesman for the prison, said prisoners are provided with bottled water and that the tap water is safe to drink.
He told them that guards were refusing to provide bottled water and telling prisoners to drink from tap water that inmates believe is non-potable.
Customers have been advised to boil tap water before using it and to take care when bathing young children to avoid them swallowing the water.
Leiba says that activated carbon water filters -- like Brita pitchers or faucet attachments -- are a safe and affordable option for filtering tap water.
Those served by the reservoir were warned to boil their tap water before drinking or using it to prepare food, brush teeth or bathe babies.
He cited the outbreaks of pfiesteria in Maryland and Virginia and the 131 deaths in Milwaukee from tap water because toxins were in the water.
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Offering free tap water as at U.S. eateries is extremely rare.
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On the other hand, if you can put yourself in the right frame of mind, it does liven up the experience of fetching yourself a glass of tap water.
Meanwhile, in Jiangxi, water supplies "return to normal" after a fuel spill in Lake Poyang cut off tap water for 60, 000 residents, China Central Television reports.
There is still no sign of contamination, White said Sunday, but he asked that residents continue to drink bottled water or boil tap water before drinking it.
Few of us are fortunate enough to enjoy clean municipal tap water -- the rest have to make do with clunky bacteria-riddled filters and wasteful bottled H2O.
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