It is estimated that 25% of the bottled water in the United States comes from municipal water supplies. The chances are good that if your bottled water is labeled as "purified" or "drinking water", it came from a municipal water supply.

When it comes to water, marketing can be very deceptive. Bottle labels display images of mountains, snow, or bodies of water that give you the feeling that the water in the bottle came from these natural sources when, in fact, the water came from municipal supplies. Two of the largest companies in the bottled water market, Pepsi (Aquafina) and Coke (Dasani), are bottled using their municipal water supply - despite label images which may suggest otherwise!