What's your beverage of choice?

When in Italy, I, with the necessary flair and confidence, convinced I am fluent, order "una bottiglia d'acqua sensa gas per favore" an action that is simply what you do when dining there. Here, in New York, paying for my water seems unnecessary and expensive, so "tap water is fine, thank you" ordered with my decidedly nasal New Yawk accent.

Maybe, not so much, anymore. 

For it seems, according to the Times article Millions In U.S. drink dirty water  that the Safe Drinking Water Act has been violated. VIOLATED? That's pretty strong language when applied to our tap water. Don't you think?

Nonetheless, illegal concentrations of arsenic or radioactive substances, and dangerous bacteria found in sewage, is not what I had in mind when turning on my tap for a glass of water. 

Moderately comforting was the statement that in some cases water violations were one time events. This, of course, was negated with the statement that illegal contamination has persisted for years in other systems. I read that you could go to www.epa/gov/safewater/index.html which I dutifully did, to find out the quality of water in my area.

I couldn't figure out how to navigate the site to find the answer. 

So, I have made a decision going forward until I have clarity about the quality of my water.

I will only order wine.