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All tap water in the US is safe to drink, and required to meet far more strict standards than bottled water is.
Some parts of the country sometimes have water-quality issues that are not health/safety issues, but that people find to be annoying to deal with (sulfur content, hard water, etc). For that, you could get a filter.
However, Bridgewater does not have any significant issues with such things.
All tap water in the US is safe to drink, and required to meet far more strict standards than bottled water is.
Some parts of the country sometimes have water-quality issues that are not health/safety issues, but that people find to be annoying to deal with (sulfur content, hard water, etc). For that, you could get a filter.
However, Bridgewater does not have any significant issues with such things.
The above is totally false. Yes, if you are hooked up to a municipal water supply, your tap water is safe to drink and must meet far more strict standards than bottled water does. HOWEVER, many homes in the more rural areas of NJ are not on "city water" or "municipal water lines"and rather rely on private wells. This includes many homes in Bridgewater. The OP must first find out if they are hooked up to a municipal water source, or well water. (some parts of the twp are served by NJ American Water Co) If they have municipal water, they are all set and do not need to consider bottled water purchases, unless they have issues with the taste of the water. (safety is not an issue) If the OP is on a private well, as many are, they need to have their water tested for potability, especially since much of the area is also on private septics. It is recommended to regularly (yearly) screen all wells not only for bacterial contamination, but also for volatile organic chemical contamination. (there are several superfund sites in the Bridgewater area including the 575 acre American Cyanamid site which have impacted ground water quality)
Here is a link to the current twp newsletter which has info regarding testing services for those who rely on private wells within the twp. http://www.bridgewaternj.gov/docs/newsletter.pdf
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Last edited by KoalaNJ; 05-11-2014 at 12:31 AM..
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Looking at Sunny Slope Road in Bridgewater on GoogleEarth shows it as an apartment complex - which makes the OP completely ridiculous.
Just like BarryMB, I am having a hard time figuring out the basis for your comment.
Why should an apartment dweller--and someone who is unfamiliar with the area, to boot--be any less concerned with the quality of his/her drinking water than somebody living in...let's say...a single family home?
Not that anyone shouldn't be concerned with their water quality, or the quality of anything they put in their body, but if its an apartment complex I'd assume its connected to the city main. Therefore, there aren't concerns with well quality, septic tanks, etc as one other poster advised of.
Not that anyone shouldn't be concerned with their water quality, or the quality of anything they put in their body, but if its an apartment complex I'd assume its connected to the city main. Therefore, there aren't concerns with well quality, septic tanks, etc as one other poster advised of.
Unfortunately, that type of attitude is a bit naïve, as municipal water supplies can most certainly be contaminated with chemicals that you would probably not want to drink if you knew about them. I will cite the example of New Brunswick, where somebody at their water supply authority falsified water quality reports for...I believe...three years.
Thus, nobody--from the folks drinking the water, to the regulatory agencies--was aware of these water-quality violations for an extended period of time. Now, it is time for New Brunswick to clean-up its act--both literally and figuratively.
If it happened in New Brunswick, it could happen in Bridgewater--or any other municipality--and I don't see anything unusual regarding the OP's question. All you need is one corrupt or slipshod municipal employee for long-term water quality problems to exist, and I doubt that Bridgewater is somehow exempt from having any corrupt or slipshod employees.
Last edited by Retriever; 05-11-2014 at 12:01 PM..
Unfortunately, that type of attitude is a bit naïve, as municipal water supplies can most certainly be contaminated with chemicals that you would probably not want to drink if you knew about them. I will cite the example of New Brunswick, where somebody at their water supply authority falsified water quality reports for...I believe...three years.
Thus, nobody--from the folks drinking the water, to the regulatory agencies--was aware of these water-quality violations for an extended period of time. Now, it is time for New Brunswick to clean-up its act--both literally and figuratively.
If it happened in New Brunswick, it could happen in Bridgewater--or any other municipality--and I don't see anything unusual regarding the OP's question. All you need is one corrupt or slipshod municipal employee for long-term water quality problems to exist, and I doubt that Bridgewater is somehow exempt from having any corrupt or slipshod employees.
I am well aware of your example. The OP just struck me as odd when I first read it, as someone else just said Bridgewater isn't some third-world backwater. If one is so concerned with the water quality, then by all means buy bottled, a filter, etc. but then theres really no need for this thread is there?
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