Where does my water come from and how does it get there

The title is fairly self-explanatory. I want to know where my water is coming from and if it is indeed safe, as well as answer a few other questions. First and foremost, I live in Riverside, California. I used the Riverside Public Utilities website to find out that the water that I get from my tap gets there from the Evans Reservoir, but before it gets there, it comes from local mountain streams and lakes. The helpful water report let me know that in California, they have some of the highest standards, and that the water here exceeds both federal and state standards, making it safe. No extra filtration is needed unless I would like to cut out the amount of chlorine that is in the tap water.

So who makes sure my water is safe? The United States Environmental Protection Agency does, at least for the water that I get through my tap. For water that I get from bottles, it is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Typically, bottled water does not contain added fluoride while tap water does. Another thing is that chemicals can be leached from the plastic and glass bottles onto the water, but the same goes for water from the tap, which can get chemicals from the pipelines. One thing that does differ though, is that EPA tested water is tested much more regularly and also tested by the States as well. So in a sense, tap water is tested much more.

As mentioned above, some of the drawbacks of bottled water include the leached chemicals, as well as the high cost. It also isn't tested as often, and sometimes isn't even changed when it is packaged. It also has to come from somewhere, often the tap, so it is just as safe and unsafe as tap water, but then gets the chemicals leaked from the bottles. As the story of stuff had mentioned, all these bottles of plastic also end up being thrown away if not recycled, or downsized. It also costs money and valuable water to make the bottles. There is also the means of transporting it, wasting time and energy, as well as emitting gases into the atmosphere. Now I know you shouldn't believe everything you see or hear, but what I do know from my own experience is that tap water is cheaper, and doesn't use or waste any plastic bottles, which is good enough for me.