Tap water and bottle water Name: Institution: Introduction A raging debate has been ongoing for whether to use bottled or tap water. Others prefer bottled water while others prefer tap water. Many would prefer tap water because of the low costs involved while others would go for bottled water for safety purposes. Below is a description that clearly brings out the clear picture concerning tap water and bottled water. Tap water versus bottled water Tap water provides quality water used for human consumption and other general purposes. Apart from consumption tap water may be used for, bathing, washing clothes, commercial and industrial use via piped distribution system (International Bottled Water Association, 2015).Tap water system has exclusive rights of providing water to consumers in specified geographical and urban regions. Consumers cannot therefore choose the tap water system that should serve them at their residential places or even their business premises. On the other hand bottled water refers to a packaged food product being sold in individual, sanitary, sealed cont