Be Smart. Drink Tap…

There are plenty of reasons to drink Ann Arbor tap water (A2H2O): it's good for you, your wallet and the environment! For further information on the negative impacts of commercially-bottled drinking water in contrast to municipal tap water see the Bottled Water Issues Summary (PDF).

Be Safe
Did you know the US EPA closely regulates municipal tap water? Ann Arbor’s Water Treatment Plant lab staff and operators perform over 150,000 types of analysis on the City’s drinking water annually—some tests occur every hour. These tests monitor nearly 280 different substances, and the vast majority has never been detected. Tap water is more closely regulated than commercially-bottled water. Ann Arbor’s tap water is a frequent winner of the regional Michigan Water Tasting Competition, too!

Save Money
Besides offering a safe and reliable source of water, Ann Arbor’s tap water is a great value. Refilling a 16-ounce water bottle from the tap costs less than one penny.  In fact, you can fill 4,000 16-ounce water bottles for less than one dollar.

Be Green 
Disposable water bottles generate substantial waste. Thousands of tons of plastic and millions of barrels of oil are used each year to make plastic water bottles for commercially-bottled water; millions of tons of carbon dioxide result from this process. Drinking tap water provides the opportunity to use refillable bottles rather than disposable ones.

Refillable “A2H2O” water bottles are available from the Customer Service Center, First Floor, Larcom City Hall,  301 E. Huron, open weekdays from 8-5, 734.794.6333. Share photos of you with an Ann Arbor water bottle on the Panoramio world map under “A2H2O.” View Press Release (PDF) and Photo Uploading Instructions (PDF).	17-ounce silver stainless steel bottle with sip top. Made in China. $5	Insulating wrap with carabineer clip. Fits many refillable bottles (and cans). Made in China. $1
16-ounce blue stainless steel bottle with carabineer clip. Made in China. $4	20-ounce gray #2 HDPE plastic water bottle made in Madison Heights, MI of US plastics. (same non-BPA plastic as used for milk jugs and shampoo) $4	30-ounce blue curvy bottle with sip top. Made of #7 plastic, non-BPA. Made in China. $4