5 cities with amazing tap water
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Draws on the reserves of LakeTahoe (pictured)Water is so pure it has afiltration exemption fromEnvironmental ProtectionAgency (EPA)The city is allowed to treat itswater with an ultravioletsystem rather than afederally-mandated one
1. Glenbrook, Nevada
2. Eldorado Springs,Colorado
Genuine rain and snow waterfiltered through layers ofsandstone of ColoradomountainsWater surfaces as clean andready for consumptionTotally organic
City has won awards fromAmerican Water WorksAssociation (AWWA) andNational Rural WaterAssociation(NRWA)Has double water plants withstate-of-the-art facilitiesWater plants are safe, clean,and functionalBoth scored 99 percent in mostrecent sanitary evaluations
3. Dyersburg,Tennessee
4. Independence,Missouri
Independence has more than40 wells that supply its tapwaterWells are treated with filters,softeners, and other purifyingagents The city consistently ranksamong the finalists of TheBerkeley Springs InternationalWater Tasting Competition
Not just a premieredestination for spa treatmentsand hot mineral bathsDrinking water is heatedwithin geothermal springsbeneath the earth beforebeing collected, filtered, andbottled
5. Desert HotSprings, California