Ahh, Phantom, we agree. It was exactly THAT restaurant that pushed me over the edge. We LOVE the food there, but the water.... wooof. Silly complaint, I suppose, but they bring it too you automatically so it's possibly your first impression. They are not the only ones, though, and it seems like a simple thing to me, but as you said, local regulations may make things more difficult than they seem.
I agree with TIS too, the lake tastes great. And Laconia water at my house isn't bad either. But when I built our new place I put in my own whole-house GE Smartwater system. Easy to maintain and inexpensive. All the water in the house tastes like it came from a Brita. I guess you could say I'm a bit of a fanatic.
