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Hi jlfrs,

No, not Evian, the Cambrian mountains, Wales.

The reason we ended up with our own supplies, was because the water board was way to costly to install mains water (remote location), the property was a derilict Barn, the previous owners had installed a well & holding tank for a gravity feed, so they could sell the Barn as a possible conversion. We purchased it along with some land and shortly afterwards, the well dried out (comes back in the winter), so I had a bore hole drilled 130ft, through solid rock, and fitted my own system. Our water now comes straight outa the ground when we turn on a tap, pure and crystal clear. It is quite common practice here. I would imagine Scotland is similar, not sure about the colour of water you describe, but I would be wary of such a supply, as those supplies can vary in quality throughout the season, depending on the activities of local farmers. We pass our water over a UV light before it enters the plumbing system, kills any bacteria, just to be safe.

Tom - good thing it didn't turn the colour of Liebfraumilch as you wouldn't be able to taste it apart either!!!

I'm not paranoid or anything, but here is a thought:
If there was a terroist attack to poision our water supply, it wouldn't come through tap water because it is constantly monitored and tested at least hourly. Bottled water however gets into the bottle and is then shipped all over the world without any further testing. If there was something wrong with it, it would be almost impossible to alert everyone that had bought it.
Just a thought

Brown tap water is fairly common in Scotland, I don't like to see it in my glass but apparently it is harmless. They used to add loads of Aluminium to bleach it in certain areas - that certainly isn't harmless.
Even worse than bathing/showering in brownish water is using the geothermal water in Iceland. The smell of sulphur had me checking to see if the drains were blocked...

I was in Inverness during the summer, and having a bath in brown water really didn't look too pleasant.

Rasher - if the terrorists did do this it would wipe out most of Mayfair, and the French and Italian restaurants would get it first.....
Talk about gratuitous stereotyping.....