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[Cellbomber]

Big city water ratings:

1. Arlington, TX

2. Providence, RI

3. Forth Worth, TX

4. Charleston, SC

5. Boston, MA

6. Honolulu, HI

7. Austin, TX

8. Fairfax County, VA

9. St. Louis, MO

10. Minneapolis, MN

11. Richmond, VA

12. Dallas, TX

13. New York, NY (NYC DEP Jamaica)

14. Oklahoma City, OK

15. Buffalo, NY

16. Cincinnati, OH

17. St. Paul, MN

18. Sacramento, CA

19. Milwaukee, WI

20. Odessa, FL

21. Bridgeport, CT

22. Louisville, KY

23. Hartford, CT

24. Springfield, MA

25. Seattle, WA

26. Greensboro, NC

27. Newport News, VA

28. Winston-Salem, NC

29. San Antonio, TX

30. Kent, OH

31. Birmingham, AL

32. Pittsburgh, PA

33. San Francisco, CA

34. Chicago, IL

35. Toledo, OH

36. Oakland, CA

37. New Haven, CT

38. Manatee County, FL

39. Monroe County, NY

40. Long Beach, CA

41. New York, NY (NYC, DEP Catskill/Delaware)

42. Layton, UT

43. Fort Wayne, IN

44. Corpus Christi, TX

45. Tacoma, WA

46. Miami, FL

47. Palm Beach County, CA

48. Bryn Mawr, PA

49. Erie County, NY

50. Plano, TX

51. Albuquerque, NM

52. St. Louis County, MO

53. Phoenix, AZ

54. Stockton, CA

55. New York, NY (NYC DEP, Croton)

56. Mobile, AL

57. Pinellas County, FL

58. Los Angeles Suburbs, CA

59. Portland, OR

60. Philadelphia, PA

61. Santa Ana, CA

62. Totowa Borough, NJ

63. Mahwah, NJ

64. Norfolk, VA

65. Hillsborough County, FL

66. Tucson, AZ

67. Lexington, KY

68. Tampa, FL

69. Baltimore, MD

70. Alameda County, CA

71. Tulsa, OK

72. Cleveland, OH

73. Pittsburgh City, PA

74. Raleigh, NC

75. Columbus, OH

76. Mesa, AZ

77. Charlotte, NC

78. Little Rock, AR

79. Anaheim, CA

80. Salt Lake City, UT

81. Orlando, FL

82. Montgomery & Prince George's Counties, MD

83. Los Angeles, CA

84. San Jose, CA

85. Haworth Boro, NJ

86. Cocoa, FL

87. West Milford

88. Chino Hills, CA

89. Fresno, CA

90. Indianapolis, IN

91. Jacksonville, FL

92. San Diego, CA

93. North Las Vegas, NV

94. Omaha, NE

95. Houston, TX

96. Reno, NV

97. Riverside Country, CA

98. Las Vegas, NV

99. Riverside, CA

100. Pensacola, FL

Not sure who drinks straight from the tap anymore but if so you can see where your city ranks. If you can't find your city you can look it up by zip code as well.
http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/home

 

[Giard]

Not sure who drinks straight from the tap anymore but if so you can see where your city ranks. If you can't find your city you can look it up by zip code as well.
http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/home

What, it's a rare thing in the US to drink from the tap?

 

[jakershaker]

Not sure who drinks straight from the tap anymore but if so you can see where your city ranks. If you can't find your city you can look it up by zip code as well.
http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/home

Smart people?

 

[demon]

I use tap but I Brita that shit first. Madison WI here.

 

[Cellbomber]

What, it's a rare thing in the US to drink from the tap?

I used to all the time but I had a doctor (years ago) tell me to buy a brita or some sort of filter. I don't think the situation has gotten better since.

Plus in DC they are always sending stuff out regarding stuff in the water and how you should run the tap for a little while after using hot water.

 

[DrFunk]

What, it's a rare thing in the US to drink from the tap?

nope

 

[Phobophile]

Only gripe I have with Chicago's water is how chlorinated it is. Sometimes if you just turn on the hot water you can smell it from the faucet.

 

[Meadows]

Not sure who drinks straight from the tap anymore

 

[hokahey]

St. Louis baby!

#2 in crime but our water is the shiznit yo!

 

[Wickerman]

Not sure who drinks straight from the tap anymore but if so you can see where your city ranks. If you can't find your city you can look it up by zip code as well.
http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/home

It's tap water

 

[MIMIC]

#72.

w00t!

 

[Cellbomber]

Guess I should have worded it "not sure who drinks straight from tap without running it through a filter":lol

Maybe not as many people use some sort of filter like I had assumed?

 

[ant_]

My city exceeds the health limit for 5 chemicals, and exceeds the legal limit for nitrate D:

 

[GSG Flash]

It's tap water

Aquafina and Dasani taste nasty, like stale water. I guess I'm too used to the taste of spring water.

 

[evilpigking]

At my parent's home I just drink straight from tap, here in WI for college I turn it into tea then drink, I don't filter or drink it straight though.

 

[whitehawk]

I laugh at people who buy bottled water instead of drinking from the tap.

You have a clean, endless source of WATER! Oh, but let's not use that, let's drive to the store and buy some water!!

 

[turnbuckle]

ctrl+f "MI"

a couple results, but nothing for Michigan. Drinking tap water with my breakfast right now and it seems fine. I normally use a britta filter but been too lazy to replace it a few weeks ago, so I just took it off.

 

[Danne-Danger]

Uh... tap water filters? Congratulations to the guy raking in the cash, I guess.

Or is the tap water really that bad over in the US?

 

[Sol..]

i hate gifs like this because i must know the story.

 

[riskVSreward]

#2, sweetness.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

"72. Cleveland, OH" :lol :lol :lol

B-b-but a green city by a blue lake! :lol :lol :lol

 

[SapientWolf]

Those rankings are bullshit. Little Rock has excellent tap water, and Mesa's is like drinking pool water.

 

[Shalashaska]

Or is the tap water really that bad over in the US?

No, but people think it is.

 

[watervengeance]

I boil my tap water before I drink it.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Here's the total list breakdown by state:

California - 17
Florida - 10
Texas - 8
New York - 6
Tied with 4 - North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Tied with 3 - Arizona, Connecticut, New Jersey
Tied with 2 - Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington
Tied with 1 - Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Wisconsin

 

[Powdered Toastman]

Most of the tap water I drank when I visited the US tasted too much of chlorine, though that probably varies per region.

 

[cluto]

Nothing from Colorado means this list is fails. Of all the tap waters I've had, Colorado Springs has the best. Those chemicals and pollutants make a delicious combination.

 

[MojoRisin]

Glad to see New Jersey coming in 3 times after 65.

 

[Jayge]

Wow, good on Bridgeport, I would have thought it would be way lower. I live half a mile from one of the county reservoirs actually. Maybe I should go have a dip sometime.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Hmm, interesting, here in Ames, IA we are supposed to have some of the best tap water in the country.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

No way is Austin #7. That water tastes like absolute ass, and god help you if there is an algae bloom.

 

[Igo]

I boil my tap water before I drink it.

It's either this or Evian.

 

[pizzaguysrevenge]

We're #33!

 

[Hootie]

Fuck yeah Providence!

 

[Count Dookkake]

No way is Austin #7. That water tastes like absolute ass, and god help you if there is an algae bloom.

As much as I love Austin, the water there is pretty swampy.

It's either this or Evian.

FYI Evian backwards spells naive.

 

[AlphaSnake]

What is the source for this? I want to see the full vid! :lol

 

[Brinbe]

Here in Toronto, the tap water's quite good. But when I visit my parents in PA, it's quite awful actually, so it varies in the states.

 

[SSGMUN10000]

Woohoo...go Houston #95. Good thing I have a water filtration system througout the house.

 

[evilpigking]

Keep in mind the rankings have nothing to do with taste which is caused by light metal and nonmetal components. The ranking only has to do with if toxic chemicals and heavy metals exceed recommended standards, so a city could be full of copper/other horrible tastes but as long as arsenic/barium/etc levels are low be a high ranker.

 

[marvelharvey]

FYI Evian backwards spells naive.

FYI Dog spelt backwards is god.

 

[cashman]

hell yeah #50

 

[xelios]

FYI Dog spelt backwards is god.

FYI racecar speleld backarwds is racecards.

 

[Smidget]

#81, Orlando, FL. It's horrible. Blah. I just get it out of my fridge filtered...

 

[Pimpbaa]

I laugh at people who buy bottled water instead of drinking from the tap.

You have a clean, endless source of WATER! Oh, but let's not use that, let's drive to the store and buy some water!!

My tap water is heavily chlorinated. I would prefer not to drink it for taste and health reasons.

 

[Manus]

I have well water so the water quality is always good.

 

[Mana Sin]

#60 I buy bottled water though; I don't trust my plumbing.

 

[Igo]

FYI Evian backwards spells naive.

FYI ekans backwards spells snake.

 

[Tobor]

11. Richmond, VA

Wow, I'm actually impressed with my city for once.

 

[xelios]

I laugh at people who buy bottled water instead of drinking from the tap.

You have a clean, endless source of WATER! Oh, but let's not use that, let's drive to the store and buy some water!!

You're crazy if you think all tap water is "clean". Neither is all bottled water. I remember reading they found acetaminophen and fertilizer in some of it, and stuff leeching from the plastic.

I just get it from the tap then filter it. I'm sure it's still not 100%, but at least it doesn't have that nasty chlorine smell afterward.

 

[B.K.]

I get bottles of distilled water. I don't trust the water where I live. The cancer rate is pretty high where I live. It may not be the water, but I'm not taking any chances. I live about 50 miles from Oak Ridge, TN. I wouldn't be surprised if this whole area is at least somewhat contaminated from what they used to do in the 40s for the Manhattan Project.