Disney's water system???

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Wee beige jobbies bobbing their way to freedom, or for use in colouring turkey legs.

 

[stratman50th]

I took a tour of the RCID water treatment plant, one of the engineers there walked me through the entire process.



The engineer told me that they do treat for bacteria, I'm not really familiar with the science behind it so I don't know if this means all bacteria, but he did say that the water was perfectly safe to drink but it was not allowed just because of its source.



I was told that it was raw sewage and grey water as well. I actually saw what was being pumped into the plant it was a dark brown color there were solid objects as well including paper and a few other things that hadn't broken up. The smell also seemed to be a definite indication of raw sewage.

I was reading about this as well, and it said the same thing. All water from the developed property is treated as if it was going back into the drinking supply. It doesn't, but it could and was perfectly safe.
As far as taste in general, there's a lot of places in Florida that has pretty funky tasting water. I've had family in Jacksonville all my life, and that is some of the worst tasting water I've ever encountered. Actually, I'm not sure it's the actual taste as much as smell, but they go closely hand in hand and it's difficult to differentiate one from the other.

 

[s8film40]

I was reading about this as well, and it said the same thing. All water from the developed property is treated as if it was going back into the drinking supply. It doesn't, but it could and was perfectly safe.
As far as taste in general, there's a lot of places in Florida that has pretty funky tasting water. I've had family in Jacksonville all my life, and that is some of the worst tasting water I've ever encountered. Actually, I'm not sure it's the actual taste as much as smell, but they go closely hand in hand and it's difficult to differentiate one from the other.

It does actually go back into the water supply eventually. Only a small portion is used for irrigation and the remainder is sent to rapid infiltration basins where it is pumped back into the ground to replenish the aquifer.

 

[DisneyHamm]

Reguardless of where it came from, or how it is treated, it was just fine for my family to drink, swim, bath in. As with anywhere you go, the water always tastes just a little bit different than home.

 

[ddbowdoin]

Ah a fellow New Englander I believe we are the only one that call water fountains "bubblers."

I always thought the water tasted of sulfar myself, It takes a few days to get used to.

HAHA, now that I think about it... yeah, we may be the only ones!

I am cheap, so I deal with it... but it tastes awful

 

[maxairmike]

After a year down there, I still was not completely used to drinking the tap water. One thing I definitely appreciated about free cups of water at Universal was that it was filtered. At Disney, it seemed to be hit or miss, depending on where you got it.

 

[Phonedave]

It does actually go back into the water supply eventually. Only a small portion is used for irrigation and the remainder is sent to rapid infiltration basins where it is pumped back into the ground to replenish the aquifer.

That does make sense, it being an inland loacation and either sandy soil, or limestone karsks.

Around these parts our "rapid infiltration basin" is otherwise known as The New York Harbor.

-dave

 

[pixiesteno]

We purchased a small Brita filtering pitcher and used that in our RV last fall and it did wonders for the taste of the "florida water" I started using it all the time at home, so I will probably be getting a replacement for the RV before our May trip. If your hotel has small fridges you could have one in there with nice cold water when you return from the parks and at least cut down on some of the bottled water.
Gee, makes you wonder what we might have drank (and survived) out of the garden hose when we were kids:ROFLOL:

 

[MansionGoer13z]

I'm a bottled water type of guy unless I'm in Bowie which has the best water ever because it's cleaned clorinated, and florinated as well. Florida water I've tried. Nasty Stuff! Even if they say its treated, I'm not buying it.

 

[Tiggerish]

Apple, if you are accustomed to drinking NYC tap water, I don't think you''ll care too much for the tap water at WDW.

Growing up in the Bronx (and continuing to live there for 10 years after I got married) I only drank tap water. When I moved to 30 minutes north to Westchester, I had to start buying Brita pitchers. :shrug:

We stop at one of the Hess stations and stock up on bottled water, it's much less expensive there than on WDW property. Last month, I picked up a case of 24 20-oz bottles for $6.

 

[stratman50th]

I'm a bottled water type of guy unless I'm in Bowie which has the best water ever because it's cleaned clorinated, and florinated as well. Florida water I've tried. Nasty Stuff! Even if they say its treated, I'm not buying it.

Don't let him fool you people. Bowie is downstream from Ft Detrick where the army experiments with all the chemical and biological weapons:slurp:
All kinds of good stuff soaking into our groundwater here in Maryland!

 

[loveofamouse]

The way I see it is all water deemed drinkable has to meet the same standards. Yet, because it comes from different sources and different plants, it's going to taste different. It's the same thing when you cook chicken(or whatever) at home vs. a neighbors house. Personally, there are some tap waters I can't stand. There are some bottled brands I think are disgusting. I HATE Dasani water! lol Couple of weeks ago, I got water from the Sheetz gas station, their brand, it was...weird. Almost tasteless.

I'm from Jax. I had no problems with our water but didn't like SOME of disney's water. Water is even different from different sides of town in Jacksonville.

 

[goofntink]

If you do a google earth or mapquest search and pull up wdw property.Look between the MK and AK on Bear Island Road,and you will find the South Service Area where our water treatment plant is located. Let me tell you sometimes depending on the wind direction and the time of year you can smell the plant from MK and AK.:hurl:

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Is that what it is, I blamed Mrs Sak

 

[rsoxguy]

Is that what it is, I blamed Mrs Sak

If I were a betting man, which I am not, I would place my money on the probability that you are a good, loving husband and father. I sometimes wonder if "Mrs. Sak" knows about the Pumbas smack-talk that we are so accustomed to reading.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Oh she knows the things but she gets revenge, but then they call her the Rottweiler in the Children's Hospital because she scares errant Dads, junior doctors and consultants alike. I put it down to 30 years (in June) of dealing with me and my tired and emotional friends over the years.

 

[rsoxguy]

Oh she knows the things but she gets revenge, but then they call her the Rottweiler in the Children's Hospital because she scares errant Dads, junior doctors and consultants alike. I put it down to 30 years (in June) of dealing with me and my tired and emotional friends over the years.

:lol:

Scottish quote of the day: “But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever” Robert Burns

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

:lol:

Scottish quote of the day: “But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever” Robert Burns

Pretty ironic verse coming from a womanising drunk. So you can see why hes a Scottish icon, the Charlie Sheen of his day.

 

[apple]

Thank you all sooo much!!!!!! Soooo helpful!!!! This is a busy little thread!!! I am in upstate NY but we have a distiller... So all of our drinking water is distilled... Plus we have well water but I think it's hard whatever that means.... I think maybe I will get that brita thingy for my water bottle, wonder if they fit on those stainless steel water bottles I use??? Not a fan of plastic either... Are britas good at getting chlorine and salt out too???:lookaroun I am kinda a raw vegan, well I am.... and I am neurotic a bit... I know, I know, I am weird and crazy!!!!!!! Now you are all gonna run away from me... But just particular about stuff like that.. Not sure if I wanna drink chlorine... haha

 

[Tiggerish]

Tried looking for info about what Brita filters out, here's what I found:

The filter includes activated carbon for creating great-tasting water and an ion exchange resin that reduces mercury, copper, cadmium and zinc that might be found in tap water. It also produces completely desalinated water, so I guess the answer to your question about salt is yes, it does take salt out of water. It doesn't mention chlorine, but that doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't remove it, it might.

http://www.brita.com/about-brita/

I'm pretty sure you have to buy one of their bottles to use the filter in it. Since you're in a DVC unit, you could bring a Brita pitcher and use it in the room to refill your bottles.



This is supposed to be another good option for a filtered water bottle, I've never tried it, but I know people who swear by their Bobble:

http://www.waterbobble.com/#/Bobble-Water-Our-Story

You can get these at Target for $10