SDWA requires public notification of failing to meet standards and fine.

MCLs often stated in parts per million or parts per billion

U.S. has the world’s safest tap water due to billions of of investment

Bottle water 240 to 10,000 times more expensive than tap water

25% of bottle water is tap water

1.4 million metric tons of bottle thrown away each year

Toxic fumes released during bottling

Bottles made from oil based plastics

Water does not need to meet SDWA