Welcome. Yes, it certainly is. I think that ANY water system must filter because of the drug residues, heavy metals, bacterial & other organisms present. Since the municipal water is not even tested for drug residues, I have to ask, what else are they not testing for? I am not interested in ingesting drugs that way. Chlorinated water gives me a stomach ache.

I started out with distilled in the late 70s and then lived in a place with well water. That was good for awhile. After that, I had a Nikken system but then I realized that it was not filtering the water--and it was fluoridated. Soon after that, I began using a Berkey filter, since 2010. Got very dissatisfied with their filters during 2020 and found them not very helpful. I rent and didn't want an under-the-counter system so, since then, I have a countertop R/O system. I add minerals to it before drinking it. My 15 year-old cat has always had good filtered water. :-)

Welcome. Yes, it certainly is. I think that ANY water system must filter because of the drug residues, heavy metals, bacterial & other organisms present. Since the municipal water is even tested for drug residues, I have to ask, what else are they not testing for? I am not interested in ingesting drugs that way. Chlorinated water gives me a stomach ache.

I started out with distilled in the late 70s and then lived in a place with well water. That was good for awhile. After that, I had a Nikken system but then I realized that it was not filtering the water--and it was fluoridated. Soon after that, I began using a Berkey filter, since 2010. Got very dissatisfied with their filters during 2020 and found them not very helpful. I rent and didn't want an under-the-counter system so, since then, I have a countertop R/O system. I add minerals to it before drinking it. My 15 year-old cat has always had good filtered water. :-)