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<br />What's Your Preference? <br />Bottled or Tap? <br />nce, most Americans got their <br />water only from the tap. Today <br />they're often buying water in a <br />bottle. At work, after a workout, or just <br />about any time, Americans are drinking <br />bottled water in record amounts- five <br />billion. gallons in 2001, according to the <br />Food and Drug Administration (FDA). <br />That's about the same amount of water <br />that fa1Ls from Niagara Falls in two hours. <br />Same standards for bottled and tap water <br />Whether bottled water is better than <br />tap water and. justifies its expense <br />remains under debate. The Minnesota <br />Department of Health maintains that <br />consumers can depend on bottled <br />water's safety and quality, but that they <br />should feel the same way about the <br />quality of their tap water. Tap water <br />may sometimes look or taste differently, <br />but that doesn't mean it's unsafe. In fact, <br />the most dangerous contaminants are <br />those that consumers cannot see, smell, <br />or taste. But consumers don't need to <br />worry about their presence. Municipal <br />water systems serving 25 people or <br />more are subject to the federal Safe <br />Bottled or Tap? Continued on page 3 <br />C' t y- <br />S 5 By Jeanne Prok <br />ver since humans began traveling <br />over land and sea, a significant <br />redistribution of animals, fish, plants, <br />and pests has taken place. This is a <br />result of both intentional and <br />unintentional <br />introductions of <br />species into areas other <br />than their native <br />habitat. <br />Rzr <br />these species can become invasive and <br />can create major biological and <br />Department of the <br />Interior. <br />Rusty Crayfish <br />~=J <br />The Enenzy Continued on pnge 5 <br />