Water supplies a mixed bag

A few years back, a local TV station had chemical analyses done along with tests concerning taste and smell on water samples from around the valley. Half were from store shelves. The results were surprising. Bottled water wasn't superior to the first two, which were municipal water supplies. Another surprise was the impurities in the artesian well on 800 South and 500 East — a favorite of many people who line up at the well each day. It contained metal fragments from the casing as well as minerals not necessarily good for you.

Robert Taylor

Salt Lake City