“Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Children and infants, pregnant women and their fetuses, the frail elderly, people undergoing chemotherapy or living with HIV/AIDS, and transplant patients can be particularly at risk for infections… If you have special health care needs, consider taking additional precautions with your drinking water…” (EPA) (5)
““Showering is suspected as the primary cause of elevated chloroform in nearly every home because of the chlorine in the water. in nearly every home using surface water treated by chlorine disinfection process..." ” (EPA) (39)
The EPA doesn’t regulate bottled water, the FDA does and their contaminant guidelines are not the same. For example: The FDA bottled water regulations DO NOT state that Bottled water can have NO confirmed E. coli or Fecal Coliform Bacteria. To make matters worse, it’s estimated that 60% of all bottled water is exempt from FDA bottled water regulations.
“Political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised the acceptable level of Fluoride in drinking water from 1.2 ppm to 4 ppm, over objections from their agency scientists… 7,000 EPA union employees and the unions jumped into the debate.” (Arguing against the increased levels) (Time Magazine) (12)
“……dirty tap water from bacterial sediment has been linked to hundreds of people getting sick in Colorado. And some people have died in Missouri, according to reports…. The Environmental Protection Agency is taking notice. During a conference last month, the EPA shared pictures of water towers with improper hatches and vents, allowing mice, snakes, birds and even feces into the water. and in North Texas, “we see wasps, geckos, lizards” in water towers, one of Perrin’s divers told CBS 11 News. (CBS) (17)