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Thanks for the info. on pure drinking water.  I live in a city that was 
once on the news as having some of the worst water in the country.  
Obviously alternatives to tap water are very interesting to me!!! In 
article <4msbur$apv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, rdrexler@aol.com says...
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>TREMENDOUS DEMAND FOR PURE WATER!
>
>
> I would like to share information from my research on our Nation's
>drinking water and the three industries that make that water available 
to
>the consumer.(City Water, Point of Use Filters and Bottled Water)
>As the Congress is considering lowering the Drinking Water Standards in 
an
>effort to help the municipalities 'meet' the Federal and State
>requirements and as the public is becoming increasingly concerned with
>their drinking water supply, consumers are looking for alternatives to
>meet their needs.
>
> There is however a "Sea of Confusion" regarding the "best" alternatives
>and how to determine what is the best.  Some states like California, 
have
>passed laws requiring any company claims to be certified by the State's
>Health Department.  In addition there are independent testing facilities
>such as NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) whose strict requirements 
for
>certification provide the consumer with an excellent guideline.  It 
should
>be noted that bottled water as yet is an unregulated industry for the 
most
>part.  I recommend you call any company you might be interested in and 
ask
>them if they have been certified by the state or by NSF to remove health
>contaminants.  Finally there are a variety of Point of Use filters
>available to the consumer that can be installed at the faucet.  Again I
>would recommend you call the company and make sure they have 
certification
>as well as lab results listing the contaminants removed.  Generally the
>price of one of these units pays for itself in the first year when you
>compare the cost to the same amount of bottled water.
>
>I have prepared a detailed report outlining the problem and 
solutions..If
>you are interested in a copy please let me know.
>
>Please indicate the application file type you require to read a "text"
>file. ie: mac/pc, ms word, clarisworks, word perfect, etc.
>
>Thank You.
>Richard Drexler
>
>RDrexler@aol.com