Originally Posted By: philip



The Alameda County (California) Water District has a page on storing water for emergencies:
I emailed them to ask about the storage. The answer was that heat and sun will likely cause chemicals in the plastic to leach into the water, and they don't know the effects of drinking water with those leachates in it........



Asking a California .gov agency if something is safe? I could have told you the answer they would give you LOL.


Considering what 99.999% of the world's population has used for potable water throughout history, I am not too worried about bottled water in my trunk.