The difference is that Nestle is drilling and maintaining its own well, purifying the water itself, and distributing the water itself. All of those costs are fa

The difference is that Nestle is drilling and maintaining its own well, purifying the water itself, and distributing the water itself. All of those costs are factored in to what your city charges for water (and it's breathtaking just how expensive a network of pipes to every single house is). I don't know what a fair price in Michigan for raw, untreated, drill-pump-and-distribute it yourself groundwater might be. I'd be surprised it it were more than a cent per thousand gallons, though.