There was a well-publicized 1993 outbreak of cryptosporidium (a parasite from animal waste ) in Milwaukee’s water supply. That may be part of the misplaced public concern about the safety of municipal water.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has standards for some 80 contaminants in public drinking water. Additionally, a 1999 Federal law requires local water facilities to send "consumer confidence reports" to their customers. Those who are interested can call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800.426.4791, or you can visit the Web site.

No doubt, I will be pilloried for saying so, but I am skeptical about the advice to drink “at least eight glasses of water each day”. We are all issued a pair of kidneys, and a homeostasis system evolved to keep us healthy. Some people want to drink more and some want to drink less. I wonder why the assumption has been made that for some reason the purchasing public is no longer drinking enough water.

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