I guess stricter water standards fought by environmentalists was worth it after all...

http://ask.yahoo.com/20060123.html

Reader's Digest recently conducted a survey entitled "The Fifty Cleanest Cities in America." Its final list was based on a number of factors, including drinking water quality. Here are the cities that scored a perfect 50 points for water quality:
Portland, San Jose, Buffalo, Columbus, San Francisco, Denver, San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Riverside (CA).

While it's always a good idea to inquire about the quality of your local municipal water supply, the United States has some of the cleanest drinking water in the world. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 set standards for approximately 90 contaminants in drinking water.

If you're interested in learning more about the drinking water in your community, the Environmental Protection Agency hosts a collection of annual drinking water reports, organized by region. You can also investigate your local drinking water specifics with this interactive map.

While researching this topic, we came across a number of interesting articles examining the relative cleanliness of bottled water. As it turns out, approximately thirty percent of bottled water sold in the United States comes from municipal sources (i.e., it's somebody's tap water).

Yep, people pay a lot of money to drink water from other cities. I was told that one of the popular brands down here is actually NYC municipal water- and most people are clueless.

More importantly, FD, you make a good point that environmental issues affect us every day, in every way. Yet another good reason to work toward getting Bushco out of office.