Thanks for posting your comment and sorry it’s taken me so long to reply.

In short, yes, of course we are very much aware of where our water ultimately originates. In fact, we’ve written about it once or twice. We even posted pictures, that’s how very proud we are. It’s just that, by saying that it comes from the New York City public water system (its last stop before it reaches our bottles) what we’re really saying is that there is, at least in New York City, nothing wrong with tap water and no need to ship in bottles from half-way around the globe. You see, both Coke and Pepsi (Dasani and Aquafina) have gotten in trouble lately for not clearly marking their bottles as have come from “a public water source.” This is what we’re talking about when we say “Truth in Hydration.” We just mean that Tap’d tries to be as open and honest as possible in our marketing efforts.

That said, we appreciate every township, region, and burg, our water passes through as it makes it’s way from the mountains to the city. Without it, New Yorkers like us with wither away. Thanks for sharing. If you’re ever in town, give a ring, and have a bottle on us. As you seem to already know, it’s some of the best stuff on Earth.

Penn & Teller did a show on this where they made a fake restaurant that served all kinds of “premium” waters. In reality, they were all Las Vegas tap water, yet people still talked about them as though they all tasted different and better than tap water.

So the picture is probably a reservoir. Regardless, if it’s the Ashokan it’s some damn good water.

Yay! I have been reading for YEARS about the aqueducts and the quality of the water. Now I want in. I want some shipped to me!