Water Filters sediment filters and Reverse Osmosis.
Every one of Stehling's family members drinks filtered water. He insists.
"I'm intimately aware of all the possible sources of contamination. Your water travels through hundreds of miles of pipe to get to you," he says.
Think of where your water comes from and what it has to travel through to get to your glass. Town water in Rhinebeck comes from the Hudson River. "I would filter that before I consumed it," he comments.
At minimum, filtration removes dirt and rust, which affect the water's taste. But it's what you can't necessarily see or taste that is more worrisome. You could be drinking lead, bacteria, chemicals and chlorine along with your water. Filtration will also catch these contaminants.
Bottled water, which is actually regulated less than the water coming out of your faucet, is also a lot more costly than the filtered variety and since doctor's suggest you drink 5 to 8 glasses a day, it adds up. A gallon of pure, clean filtered water costs 14 cents. Try and get a gallon of bottled water for that price.