Whether your restaurant is brewing, steaming or pouring water into glasses, the overall quality of the finished drink will never rise above the quality of the water.

Restaurateurs are beginning to recognize that offering house-filtered tap water and ice cubes not only reduces empty bottled water waste, it also offers a high-quality, safe water experience for guests.

Filtration options allow you to achieve clear, fresh, great-tasting water with a water treatment sytem designed to accommodate the unique water conditions in your restaurant.

• Activated carbon filtration enhances the taste of drinking water by reducing the off-taste and odor caused by chlorine. Replacement carbon filters also can reduce the risk of health contaminants such as volatile organic compounds.

• Reverse osmosis (RO) systems remove greater than 95% of the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in water, which affect its taste, odor and appearance. RO systems also reduce heavy metals such as lead and copper.

Investing in a commercial water treatment system can be a cost-effective, quality approach, but before you purchase it's best to get a professional water analysis and site survey from a qualitfied local dealer with trained technicians.