Why Is Bottled Water Better Than Tap Water

A debate between tap and bottled water is ongoing. While many Americans believe tap water is a better way to go, many Americans also believe bottled water is the best. Bottled water is better for many reasons. Bottled water is portable, it is safer, and it creates jobs for many people. Many Americans feel bottled water is better than tap water because it is portable. The bottles make it easy for students to prevent dehydration. Going to the water fountain is always an option, but students are only able to get one or two sips before having to return to class. Bottled water also makes it great for athletes and even everyday working Americans because of the ease of accessing water. Bottles being portable offers the ease of sending the water to places hit by a natural disaster and even to countries all over the world not lucky enough to have clean water.
An article in the International Bottled Water Association states bottled water is tested up to thirty times more than tap water. Bottled water is tested for many things including coliforms, heterotrophic plate count, and in some cases, yeast and mold, and Pseudomonas sp. Other testing may include pH, total dissolved solids, conductivity, turbidity, and ozone residual. Another reason bottled water is better than tap is the amount of jobs created. Bottled water companies need to hire people to test the water and make sure it is Florida Department of Agriculture (FDA) approved. Companies also need people to make the bottles deliver the waters to where they are going to be sold. The bottled water industry creates thousands of jobs each year. People are also getting jobs recycling bottles. Companies need people in the recycle factory to help break down what is to be