If you do the research, it's been proved many times that tap water in almost ALL areas of the US is cleaner and healthier than water bottled in plastic. It's a corporate mind-game that's convinced people tap water isn't clean. When you see the chemicals that leach out of a plastic bottle, you'll never drink bottled water again. It's pay and pay again: our tax dollars pay to give us safe, clean water but we pay for bottled water. And yes, I too grew up on tap water; I have 6 toes and i can wiggle my ears.