" In my home, my husband and I usually drink water from the tap (although we let it run for at least 2 minutes from the faucet), and use it for cooking, cleaning, etc. With our children, it is a different story. We have a child recovering from leukemia, and we take absolutely no chances with tap water. There are so many children in Napa who are afflicted, it has to be considered. We recycle every single plastic bottle; if it was your child, you would do it too. "

" And if I had a child recovering from leukemia and insisted on bottled water, I guess I'd have that bottled water tested to find out exactly what's in water that might very well be tap water from another town masquerading behind a ritzy label. Or worse, it might be from an untested mineral geyser and contain tidbits of arsenic, selenium, etc., in unknown quantities. I have far less faith in the noble intention$ of corporate bigwig$ than I do in my local water agency comprised of local employees! "

" The water from my tap is not very good. However, I don't buy bottled water (I'm too cheap). Instead, I have a pitcher with a replaceable filter and I run the tap water through that with good results. "

" We use tap water for cooking but not drinking. It doesnt taste right and leaves a almost metal after taste in your mouth. "

" A very close friend of mine retired after 35 years from the City of Napa "Water Department" Guess what? nothing but bottled water can be found at his house, well except for a few bottles of wine. At our house we also use bottled water for drinking and making coffee or tea. Napa's water is horrible it has an almost clorox smell to it. And yes, we do recycle! "

" The only thing we use tap water for is cooking. The water in this valley may not be as bad as other counties, but its still bad enough for me to not drink it. "

" My wife and I filter our water. It's important to make sure your water is clean and chlorine free! We have a filter in our shower and you can't believe how nice your skin and hair will be after filtering the chlorine. Also if you shower with cruddy water, your skin absorbs it internally just as if you drank it! "

" I don't taste anything wrong with our tap water. I can't see spending money on bottled water. Sources I know who work for a large bottled water company say it's just tap water that is filtered. Why not just get a Britta and filter your own...it's a lot cheaper! "

" We live on first ave, have an old well onlt 180 ft deep which is drying up. We are surrounded by vineyards that spray all year long at different time and fertilize too so we drink bottled water. Its 25-30 dollars a ft to drill a new well and all our neighbors have had to drill 800-1000 ft for clear decent flow that doest have the sulphur smell. "

" I drink bottled water. I always buy the larger jugs because they are cheaper. You end up paying about $1 per gallon if you buy the larger sizes. "

" If you think Napa's tap water is bad, move to Texas or Fresno. There's nothing wrong with Napa's tap water. Besides, you can't believe the hype the bottled water people sell you. Follow the money. "

" Both. Just bought a Pur water filter for the tap water, which has a chlorine taste along with some MTBE maybe? Aren't we Americans so fortunate to have safe drinking water everywhere? Perhaps our whole economy depends on it. That aside, I also buy purified water, as opposed to spring water, in bottles for drinking on the go, and I also recycle all my bottles for an impressive amount of cash. Five cents each adds up quickly. I have been in towns that have no recycling bins apparent, and I feel that should be illegal. All garbage companies should have recycling mandated by law (and I'm what you might call a libertarian.) The Pur filter assuages my guilt over the bottles. As for bottled water being from a tap--I don't care, as long as it tastes good. That's why I always buy the purified water (Target or Sam's brand, or Dasani or Aquafina--says "purified" right on the label) and NOT Fiji, Alhambra, Calistoga, etc. The "spring" waters taste as bad as tap water, and it's the taste I care about, not the source. Ugh. "

" I drink very little straight water, but I make coffee and similar drinks from tap water that has been filtered through a PUR filter. That way you get the best of both worlds. Bottled water is a rip-off of the consumer as well as an environmental problem. "