While tap water is regulated by the EPA, bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “The FDA hardly has any regulations at all for bottled water,” Kauffman says.

While tap water is regulated by the EPA, bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “The FDA hardly has any regulations at all for bottled water,” Kauffman says.

Tap water is fine, get a filter if you’re worried Water flows from a pipe near the site where BlueTriton Brands collects water for bottling in the San Bernardino Mountains.

While tap water is regulated by the EPA, bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “The FDA hardly has any regulations at all for bottled water,” Kauffman says.