Originally Posted By: Stelth
Originally Posted By: stro_cruiser
There are very few genuine spring waters. Many will speak of being bottled at source but are from wells since the spring has dried up. Mountain Valley is one of the few good ones, the source is an ancient spring.
You might know that sparkling waters are very acidic and IMO should not be drank.
Longer term, my encouragement to you is to not support one of THE dirtiest industries on the planet: the bottled water industry. Its just not sustainable and is exacerbating the BIG problem that water will become, sooner rather than later. We are fast running out of potable water.
also, you could go to findaspring.com to see if you have a spring near you. As far as im concerned, spring water is what we should all be drinking but we humans have made a mess of this subject too.
I think it would be awesome to drive to a spring, if close, and bottle (in glass) some ancient water. Water from a spring is quite possibly the only unpolluted substance on the planet.
Thanks for the link. Carlsbad Mineral Spa is less than 50 miles from me, and they offer both cash-and-carry water as well as mineral baths. I'd also be interested in why you think the bottled water industry is contributing to the shortage of clean water. Clean water and sanitation are concerns of mine.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
I prefer these ones, you pump straight out of the ground as a tourist, or have delivered in 10 gal pressure tanks...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_Springs,_Victoria#Mineral_Springs
Awesome. And, as mentioned above, it looks like there is such a place near me.
Originally Posted By: dparm
Sparkling mineral waters do NOT come from the tap. Bottled water generally does.
That being said, if I do drink sparkling mineral water, I prefer San Pellegrino or Voss Sparkling. Perrier is far too acidic and tastes weird.
I've always liked the "weird" taste of Perrier. However, as pointed out by
stro_cruiser, it seems that it now comes from a well rather than a spring. Plus, it's now owned by Nestle Waters, which makes me distrustful. As far as acidity, Wikipedia says 5.46, but the Water Quality Report from 2010 (latest one I could find) says 7.2.
I'm glad I asked the question, and I got some responses from you guys that have made me think, and do some more research. Seems like the bottled water industry, and a large part of the "mineral water" industry are pretty shady.
Nestle needs to BURN...along with Vivendi and others i cant bring to mind...They are buying up the 'rights' to water all over the world, they know its becoming an issue and are ready to make a killing $$$$. They are pulling vast amounts of water out of streams accross the country, throwing off the balance of the hydrological system and not caring, profit comes first. Water belongs to NO ONE, its a basic human right for every creature on the planet, again: corporations.
I highly recommend films such as F.L.O.W. (For Love Of Water) and "Blue Gold: World Water wars"
The plastic that is involved is mind blowing, its a waste of precious finite oil, its a MAJOR global pollution issue, along with the zillions of gallons of gasoline/diesel used to transport something that comes out of your tap. PLUS, look at how much we pay for bottled water...we're insane and truly, you see more and more, thru this topic the dire need for us humans to wake up and simply stop adding to this issue.
Matt Damon has an awesome organisation called water.org, i may end up working for them at some point, i can not sit on the sidelines for much longer.
I only drink bottled water when forced (travelling) and hate having to. Ill actually go thirsty before buying it if im caught short, which can be rough in a South Florida summer!! I carry a brown glass, 1 Gallon water just every where i go. It stays in the car and i drink when i need to.
someone thats really awesome is a guy called Daniel Vitalis. He calls himself a raw spring water hunter and knows a TON about water...many great YouTube vids to be found..
I'd be happy to share more with you, talk, whatever. Im passionate about water on all levels.
Wishing you well, fellow oil sniffer